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After a harrowing escape from their first landfall in the southern lands and worse disasters in the city where they seek refuge, the crew of the Chathrand discover that the worst imaginable thing has happened: Arunis has stolen the Nilstone. Now our heroes face a terrible choice. They can flee with the crew, and leave Arunis to do what he will—or they can pursue him into the wild, abandoning all but the slimmest chance of ever returning home, and travel the River of Shadows, a waterway rumored to be connected to the spirit realm. They are running out of time before Arunis masters the Nilstone—and unleashes the Swarm of Night into the world.
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"Robert VS Riddick River Of Shadows. The Charthrand finally reaches the south only to find, well, all manner of horrible things. This is the third book in a fun, well written series that combines an epic scale with lots of pacey adventure and excitement and twists and setbacks and peril and darkest hours for our heroes. Seeing as we're obsessively comparing everything to Martin (I DO SWEAR THESE CORNFLAKES ARE FIT FOR A KING'S LANDING WEDDING FEAST), then the young age of the book's main protagonists gives the book a YA feel, though clearly aimed at an older audience (I suspect teen fantasy fans will eat this up, though) which, I think, is how both books maintain the sense of pacey adventure and epic scale. It does repeat one plot from the previous book, albeit reversed, and while it comes across as justified, one can see the author finessing things a bit to get his required outcome. It's weak, but it's over soon enough and doesn't detract inordinately."
— Nigel (5 out of 5 stars)
The River of Shadows Listener Reviews
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" Book 3. I am interested in the series but it felt like it fell a little flat near the end in the forest. It dragged and I struggled to keep up. But I am really enjoying the world and the series created so looking forward to the next book. "
— Robert, 2/18/2014 -
" Brilliant, on par with Hobb's Liveships Trilogy. He manages to keep the momentum of the plot going while still keeping the characters fresh and interesting! Never a dull moment. "
— Christina, 1/30/2014 -
" Part Three of The Chathrand Voyage series is just as good as the first two. Redick has crafted a world unique, unlike any others. Characters you care about, magical lands. It's a dense book, not an easy read, but worth the effort. "
— Matt, 1/20/2014 -
" The third installment in an inventive epic fantasy, with interesting characters and an imaginative plot. A fun way to pass the time during the next five years while we wait for George R.R. Martin to finally produce his next book. "
— Ben, 12/26/2013 -
" I wish I would have re-read the other two books before I read this one. It was quite a while in between book 2 and this one. So it took me a while to remember of all the key players and the names of places, etc. Overall I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next book in this series. "
— Rebecca, 12/9/2013 -
" Good 3rd installment. Look forward to the 4th book. "
— Magnus, 8/23/2013 -
" I have really enjoyed the series, but I didn't enjoy this book as much as the others. I am impressed with Redick as a writer especially since these are his first books (I think). "
— Emily, 11/26/2012 -
" I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first two - still good stuff but it seemed like I was reading it forever; but that could have just been because the entire book is basically one big chase scene. "
— April, 10/18/2012 -
" I actually stopped reading this about halfway through, which I never do. The writing was just too wooden. "
— Brenda, 10/6/2012 -
" Not as good as book 2, it kind of drifted. But I give it the 4th for originality "
— Phil, 9/4/2012 -
" This book in the series almost got too weird. I was able to accept a lot of the strange stuff Redick introduces in his first two books but this one pushed it a little past ridiculous to me. I'm hoping his final book returns to a more realistic story and wraps things up nicely. "
— Lauren, 8/29/2012 -
" Fantastic. The Chathrand Voyage series is one of my favorite all-time series (along with Rothfuss' Kingkiller series and Weeks' Night Angel series...both fantastic as well). This book is no exception. I look forward to lots more of Redick's work. "
— Matthew, 4/10/2012 -
" not as good as the first two got to see where he is going with it "
— Nomdeplume22, 12/6/2011 -
" As good as Red Wolf Conspiracy! After Rats of the Ruling Sea not living quite up to my expectations set by Wolf, I wasn't sure what to expect. Don't get me wrong, book 2 was good, but I loved 1 & 3. Thanks for the adventure Mr. Redick! I'm all caught up for when book 4 comes out. "
— Nathan, 8/25/2011 -
" This book in the series almost got too weird. I was able to accept a lot of the strange stuff Redick introduces in his first two books but this one pushed it a little past ridiculous to me. I'm hoping his final book returns to a more realistic story and wraps things up nicely. "
— Lauren, 5/10/2011 -
" Fantastic. The Chathrand Voyage series is one of my favorite all-time series (along with Rothfuss' Kingkiller series and Weeks' Night Angel series...both fantastic as well). This book is no exception. I look forward to lots more of Redick's work. "
— Matthew, 4/28/2011 -
" not as good as the first two got to see where he is going with it "
— Nomdeplume22, 4/28/2011 -
" I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first two - still good stuff but it seemed like I was reading it forever; but that could have just been because the entire book is basically one big chase scene. "
— April, 3/22/2011
About Robert V. S. Redick
Robert V. S. Redick is an author whose novel The Red Wolf Conspiracy was a finalist for the 2008 Locus Award for Best First Novel, and according to SFX magazine, one of the top ten science fiction and fantasy releases of the year. Book two of this series, The Ruling Sea, was rated the #1 fantasy of 2009 by Fantasy Book Critic. A social and environmental justice consultant, he has worked in Indonesia, Argentina, Colombia, and many other countries..
About Michael Page
Michael Page has been recording audiobooks since 1984 and has over two hundred titles to his credit. He has won numerous Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As a professional actor, he has performed regularly since 1998 with the Peterborough Players in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He is a professor of theater at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.