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Chronicles of Shadow #3
Exile's Legacy: The Chronicles of Shadow Book III
Only family can leave wounds so deep they still fester generations later.
Historian's betrayal has left thousands of elves and humans dead. Teresland is no more. In a parting act of spite, Historian murders his clan's children before fleeing First Home amid the chaos.
The Dragon Queen's demonic attacks have left the elven army demoralized and in tatters. The Shadow Elf psion, Lord W'rath, proposes a reckless plan. A plan which leaves him facing their implacable enemy alone, with no hope of backup.
Raven, still struggling to control her powers must fulfill her promise to the gryphons. But winter is coming, making an assault against the wyverns suicidal. Unbeknownst to either elf or gryphon, something darker and more insidious lurks amid the crags of Gryphon Mountain.
Can W'rath prevail against the Dragon Queen and finally put his past to rest? Can Raven unite the fractured aspects of her persona to claim her power before more die?
Exile's Legacy is the third volume in the Chronicles of Shadow epic fantasy series. If you enjoy engaging banter, complex relationships and vile villains, then you'll love Lee Dunning's series.
Buy Exile's Legacy and join the fight today!
Historian's betrayal has left thousands of elves and humans dead. Teresland is no more. In a parting act of spite, Historian murders his clan's children before fleeing First Home amid the chaos.
The Dragon Queen's demonic attacks have left the elven army demoralized and in tatters. The Shadow Elf psion, Lord W'rath, proposes a reckless plan. A plan which leaves him facing their implacable enemy alone, with no hope of backup.
Raven, still struggling to control her powers must fulfill her promise to the gryphons. But winter is coming, making an assault against the wyverns suicidal. Unbeknownst to either elf or gryphon, something darker and more insidious lurks amid the crags of Gryphon Mountain.
Can W'rath prevail against the Dragon Queen and finally put his past to rest? Can Raven unite the fractured aspects of her persona to claim her power before more die?
Exile's Legacy is the third volume in the Chronicles of Shadow epic fantasy series. If you enjoy engaging banter, complex relationships and vile villains, then you'll love Lee Dunning's series.
Buy Exile's Legacy and join the fight today!
- GenresFantasy
433 pages, Paperback
Published January 22, 2019
About the author
Lee Dunning
11 books26 followersLee has done many things over the years, including daring the horrors of IT for over 26 years. Having grown weary of that, she went back to school to study accounting. While such a job may not be the stuff of legends, it is a skill needed pretty much everywhere which makes it possible for her to keep a roof over her head regardless of where she chooses to live.
Of course, there is more to Lee than that. She's loved writing since grade school. She finished her first novel length story in high school, though she cringes now to read it. She's also worked with digital art since 2004. She's done several book covers for other authors as well as her own books. She also games both on the computer and tabletop. Her dice slinging has encompassed all versions of D&D, Fantasy Hero and most recently 13th Age.
As of July 26th, 2014, Lee published her first book, "Exile's Redemption" available here at Amazon in Kindle and Trade Paperback formats. The second book, "Exile's Gamble," and the third book, "Exile's Legacy," have since hit the virtual shelves of Amazon. Lee has finally finished the fourth book—"Exile's Vengeance" which concludes the current story line in the Chronicles of Shadows series. Currently she's working on some short pieces taking place ten years in the future from the events in Chronicles.
She currently shares her home with three cats, two Siamese and one horrified orange tabby. She recently moved to the Pacific Northwest, but longs to relocate to Alaska someday.
Of course, there is more to Lee than that. She's loved writing since grade school. She finished her first novel length story in high school, though she cringes now to read it. She's also worked with digital art since 2004. She's done several book covers for other authors as well as her own books. She also games both on the computer and tabletop. Her dice slinging has encompassed all versions of D&D, Fantasy Hero and most recently 13th Age.
As of July 26th, 2014, Lee published her first book, "Exile's Redemption" available here at Amazon in Kindle and Trade Paperback formats. The second book, "Exile's Gamble," and the third book, "Exile's Legacy," have since hit the virtual shelves of Amazon. Lee has finally finished the fourth book—"Exile's Vengeance" which concludes the current story line in the Chronicles of Shadows series. Currently she's working on some short pieces taking place ten years in the future from the events in Chronicles.
She currently shares her home with three cats, two Siamese and one horrified orange tabby. She recently moved to the Pacific Northwest, but longs to relocate to Alaska someday.
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September 24, 2019
This review was originally posted on Camryn DaytonaChronicles of Shadow is one of my favorite book series of 2019. You can read my review of the first two books in the series here.
This book was really different from the other two in the series.
That's not necessarily a bad thing, but some of the plot reveals were HUGE twists that I honestly was a bit confused by (I'm not sure if they were good or bad, and I'd have to reread the series to decide if they were foreshadowed or not).
The first hint at what's to come is in chapter 2, when Firefox is narrating:
Excuse me? Mushroom cloud? As in, atomic bomb? When I first read that, I marked the quote because it was so anachronistic. The rest of the series is pure fantasy, so I wasn't expecting Firefox to suddenly be talking about photographs or atomic bombs.
At this point, I was starting to realize that the mushroom cloud thing wasn't an accidental slip by the author (sorry Lee, I shouldn't have doubted you).
In fact, what we end up discovering, is that this entire series is actually post-apocalyptic. I won't go into any more details, because I don't want to spoil it, but holy moly what a plot turn. I loved it!
Overall
READ THIS SERIES.
Please. I love it.
This book was really different from the other two in the series.
That's not necessarily a bad thing, but some of the plot reveals were HUGE twists that I honestly was a bit confused by (I'm not sure if they were good or bad, and I'd have to reread the series to decide if they were foreshadowed or not).
The first hint at what's to come is in chapter 2, when Firefox is narrating:
As a boy, he'd seen aerial photos of scenes of that matched what lay below him. He squeezed his eyes shut but it did nothing to remove the image of a mushroom cloud as it rose in his imagionation. (location 350)
Excuse me? Mushroom cloud? As in, atomic bomb? When I first read that, I marked the quote because it was so anachronistic. The rest of the series is pure fantasy, so I wasn't expecting Firefox to suddenly be talking about photographs or atomic bombs.
Firefox chuckled. "Damn, it's like he's on a twelve step program for assholes."
"You're talking strange again," Kela muttered.
"I know," Firefox said. "Trust me, it's funny." (location 1362)
At this point, I was starting to realize that the mushroom cloud thing wasn't an accidental slip by the author (sorry Lee, I shouldn't have doubted you).
In fact, what we end up discovering, is that this entire series is actually post-apocalyptic. I won't go into any more details, because I don't want to spoil it, but holy moly what a plot turn. I loved it!
Overall
READ THIS SERIES.
Please. I love it.
October 17, 2020
I just spent a lot of time creating a good reads account because I really feel the need to tell the fantasy community about the fantastic shadow chronicles. I actually already finished the 4th book and I can tell you that after finishing this one you can look forward to a thrilling next sequel with unexpected twists and turns.
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