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Paperback - Gollancz (2007)

First British Edition Gollancz (2007)

Shout For The Dead
The Ascendants of Estorea Book 2
It has been a decade since Estorca’s war with Tsard and life remains difficult. The first Ascendants, Arducius, Gorian, Mirron and Ossaccr, who brought the awesome power of magic into the world, are no longer teenagers but still face uncertainty and persecution. The Conquord’s Advocate, Herine Del Aglios, is increasingly isolated by her support of the Ascendancy. Paul Jhered, Exchequer of the Gatherers, is her only true ally.
And while three Ascendants strive to gain acceptance in the face of continuing demands by the Order of The Omniscient for their deaths, Corian’s power has grown. His grip on reality weakening.
Meanwhile, on the borders of the Conquord, discontent still grows. The war with Tsard was costly, Tsardon ambitions still run ‘high and there are rumours. Rumours that should be dismissed as ridiculous. Stories of people once dead, walking the earth once more.
But then Mirron’s son is kidnapped from the very heart of the Conquord, and a merciful decision made ten years ago threatens to tear the Conquord apart.
A new terror is coming. The dead arc on the march.
‘The Sergio Leone of the genre’ SFX
‘Truly excellent heroic fantasy’ sfsite.com
‘Extraordinary, ambitious. Wonderfully confident’ Steven Erikson
'Truly excellent heroic fantasy' SFSite.com
'He created novels you want to read again and again' David Gemmell

British Pbk Original - Gollancz (2005)

Cry of the Newborn
The Ascendants of Estorea: Book One
The Estorean Conquord has stood for 850 years. Its Advocate, Herine Del Aglios, knows that she presides over the greatest civilisation in history. But she wants more. And in Estorean recently conquered territories dissent is brewing. Forced to fight old friends and neighbours in the cause of the evergrowing Conquord, they face brutal choices and savage demands for money and men to be fed into Estorea’s wars - demands made by Paul Jhered, head of the Gatherers and the iron hand of the Advocate. With Jhered by her side, Herine believes that nothing can go wrong. Until a disastrous and bloody reversal in the war threatens to overrun the Kingdom of Tsard, puts Estorea’s armies on the backfoot and has Tsardon troops flooding into the Conquord.
As the empire trembles, far from the war four unique children are discovering their powers. They are the first true Ascendants, in touch with the elements, able to shape the world. An empire descending into war is about to discover the wonder and terror of magic …
‘A most extraordinary and impressively ambitious novel. Wonderfully confident’ Steven Erikson, author of The Malazan Book of the Fallen
Reviews for James Barclay
'Truly excellent heroic fantasy' SF Site.com
‘The Sergio Leone of the genre’ SFX
‘Assured ... a great eye for action ... fine imagination and jolts of wit’ Time Out

First British Edition Gollancz (2004)

Demonstorm
This is the end . . .
The dragons have gone home, the elves are safe. The Raven have kept their promises. But fate has not finished with them.
As the war between the colleges rages on, an old enemy senses that his chance to avenge a bitter defeat has come. Tessaya, Lord of the Paleon Tribes, has waited patiently for his moment and now, with Balaia in flames, he makes his move and unleashes the Wesmen hordes.
In Xctesk, his forces scattered, Dystran, Lord of the Mount, faces certain defeat by the Wesmen unless he unleashes the horrifying power of dimensional magics. And Dystran has not come this far to be beaten at the last by a rabble of ignorant tribesmen. And so the veil between dimensions is torn . . .
And beyond, a predatory evil stirs. Demons catch the scent of countless souls in Balaia.
Can even the Raven prevail when the world is coming to an end?
Reviews for James Barclay
'A good fast read perfect for the legendary train journey, but more thoughtful than many novels in this area' SFX
'Barclay writes with power, pace and a wonderful sense of humour. Better than that, he created novels you want to read again and again.' David Gemmell
‘Quite simply spectacular storytelling’ Amazon.co.uk
‘Action fantasy at its best’ SFX
‘The best modern pulp fantasy of the last few years’ Waterstones Enigma Magazine
'Brings a genuine aesthetic to the fantasy action novel' Time Out

First British Edition Gollancz (2003)

Paperback - Gollancz (2004)

Shadowheart
Legends of the Raven
War Has Come...
It has been smouldering for years but now the conflict between Balaia’s four colleges of magic has finally blazed into furious life.
Xetesk, the Dark College, determined to impose its rule, now faces an alliance of Lystern and Dordova. Julatsa is crippled, still struggling to find Elven mages to raise its Heart and remake its link to Balaia’s constant flow of Mana.
And so the armies mass, the people flee and the barons play the lethal game of promise and betrayal.
Caught in the flames of the war are The Raven. Three of the legendary mercenary band are dead. One of them struggles with a burgeoning power that could herald a new world and destroy the old. But the survivors will keep their promises to lost friends, to the enslaved Protectors and to the dragon, Sha-Kaan. To Balaia.
The Raven will keep the faith. They will triumph. It’s what they do ...

Paperback - Gollancz (2003)

First British Edition Gollancz (2002)

Elfsorrow
Legends of the Ravens
The elves are dying…
The rivalry between the four colleges of magic has brought misery to Balaia. The scourge of the wesmen, Civil war, Mana coursing unchecked through the bones of the land. But through it all the elves have lived their ancient, secret lives. Even the deaths of the elven mages in the destruction of Julatsa was seen by the elders as the price paid by a foolish few for meddling in human affairs.
From their homeland in the southern continent of Calaius they have watched human dynasties come and go, aloof and untouched. Until now. Until elves young and old begin dying of a terrifying affliction, struck down at random, in their thousands . . .
Faced with the death of his race, caught up in the web of hatred and intrigue that binds the colleges together, the elven mage llkar is uniquely placed to find out what is happening to the elves and to try and stop it.
For Ilkar is one of The Raven: a tiny mercenary band of warriors and mages, bound by a vow stronger than blood. Over many years their prowess, their sheer lethality, has become legendary. But even heroes, like elves, are mortal…
Reviews for Chronicles of the Raven
‘A page-turning romp with engaging characters and bags of, often brutal, action. It is story telling at its very best: excellent entertainment’ Vector
‘The best modern pulp fantasy of the last few years’ Enigma Magazine
‘Truly excellent heroic fantasy’ sfsite.com

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Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.

Shout For The Dead (Gollancz, 2007) Gollancz Pbk Dec 07

Cry of the Newborn (Gollancz Pbk, 2005)

Demonstorm (Gollancz, 2004)

Shadowheart (Gollancz, 2003) Gollancz Pbk Jul 04

Elfsorrow (Gollancz, 2002) Gollancz Pbk Jul 03

Nightchild (Gollancz, 2001) Gollancz Pbk Jul 02

Noonshade (Gollancz Pbk, 2000)

Dawnthief (Gollancz, 1999) Gollancz Millenium Pbk Jul 00