A Fortress of Grey Ice

Even better then the first book! J.V Jones' 2nd book in the 'Sword of Shadows' series is simply a great fantasy/adventure read. The story continues where book I left off and follows sequentially Raif, Ash and Effie; their stories take some interesting twists and turns throughout the course of this book. The terrain is the same basic bleak winter tundra (although spring appears to be coming) of the first book. One of the... Read Full Review

Love the series and have even re-read the first 2 books while waiting for the sequel... Waiting 2 years now! I would highly recommend Sword of Shadows to pretty much anyone looking for depth of character, great story lines and some of the best descriptive writing around. I would highly recommend you find another few writers too if you want to pass the time waiting for the sequel. Sword from Red Ice has been advertised... Read Full Review

After reading Jone's first book I couldn't wait for the second to come out, and I wasn't dissapointed. Jones retains all the mystery and sensetivity in her characters that she showed us in her first book. Even with several characters her story flows together well. Jones spins the story of the clans going to war and now Raif is abandoned by Ash and travels in search of acceptance from a people he has been cast out by. Ash... Read Full Review

A Fortress of Grey Ice is the second novel in the Sword of Shadows series, following A Cavern of Black Ice. In the previous volume, Raif and Asarhia are captured by Bludd warriors. The Dog Lord sends Ash back to her foster father, but Raif is thrown into a cell. On the way back to Spire Vanis, her escorts decide to rape Ash, but she panics and uses some of her power to kill her attackers. Raif is freed from captivity by... Read Full Review

J.V. Jones delivers another amazing manuscript with A Fortress of Grey Ice. I have been a fan since her first book, The Baker's Boy came out 8 years ago, and she has only continued to improve with astonishing ease. With her new novel she advances the overall story of the series in some surprising, but delightful ways. The only real problem was that for the last hundred pages I had to force myself to read, not because it was... Read Full Review