Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. After the events of cephraels hand, the dagger of adendigaeth and paths of alir, the realm of alorin remains unbalanced. Melissa mcphail is a classically trained pianist, violinist and composer, a vinyasa yoga instructor, and an avid fantasy reader. I always appreciate feedback from my readers, but especially when theyre happy with the story and inspired to write to me to tell me so. With a background in philosophy and comparative religion, she is passionate about the fantasy genre because of its inherent philosophical explorations.
Kingdom blades a pattern of shadow and light book 4 ebook. Melissa mcphail books list of books by author melissa mcphail. A player must mold himself out of fortitude and conviction. I love how he brings both the male and female characters to life with such believability. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mcphail lives in the pacific northwest with her husband, their twin daughters and two very large cats. Shes the mother of twin girls who think boys in books are just better, and the adoptive. Melissa loves sailing, skiing and discussing books and philosophynot necessarily in that order. Melissa loves sailing, skiing and discussing books and philosophynot necessarily in. The first two novels in melissas fantasy series a pattern of shadow and light were finalists in foreword magazines book of the year contest. But iirc book 4 is better in this regard, and book 3 is still brilliant in spite of the darker parts. Firstly, a caveat before i give my thoughts this was the first epic fantasy series i read aside from a song of ice and fire, so i didnt have the experience of already having read stories such as lord of the rings or the wheel of time or really being that. Melissa mcphail audio books, best sellers, author bio. Melissa mcphail a pattern of shadow and light melissa.
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She wrote a preface reminiscent of steven eriksons noteworthy one for the malazan book of the fallen, and cephraels hand entirely lived up to its promise though it was not the daunting read she warned against. The fifth vestal, bjorn van gelderan, has cast his players on the field. I definitely enjoyed books 3 and 4 more overall, even though i also enjoyed the. Kingdom blades a pattern of shadow and light book 4 by melissa mcphail sold by. Now they must hold their positions against malorinathgul as well as their immortal allies. Like each of them she has crafted a new worlds with meticulous detail that will, i am sure, earn her a place with them in fantasy circles. And within the pattern of the realm of alorin, three strands must cross. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kingdom blades a pattern of shadow and light book 4. Join facebook to connect with melissa mcphail and others you may know. This is going to be a longer book than the previous three in order to move forward all of the many extant threads in the story.
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