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This was certainly a lot better than Maze of Moonlight, in my opinion. I was so glad that Christopher was out of the picture that that just lightened the book for me. Omelda constantly being raped and not caring, however, ugh. She was such a weak person. And Natil...still boring as ever, but at least she got some good parts here. I was so tired of hearing about her being depressed by the half way point, that I almost threw the book out the window. I'm glad I didn't, because it got better. Not much better, but it did get better. I'm probably the only person who was happy when Omelda's voices finally stopped the way they did. I loved when Natil got a glimpse of the stars in the prison and finally got up the courage that was missing from her for two whole books. She was almost like Miriam.


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Natil is the last of her peaple and her powers are fading. She still trys to heal even if all she can give is a song. The church is burning anything and any one it can not accept. Is there still room in the world for magic or elves anymore. Gael Baudino's 'Shroud of Shadow' is a dark book as the title might suggest but it is not just about what harm peaple do to each other it is also about redemption.There is light at the end of the tunnel.A compelling read.
WARNING TO SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS This book has quite explicit depictions of sexual abuse and is likely triggering.

The author substitutes gratuitously explicit descriptions of torture and sexual abuse for narrative tension, plot advancement, and character development. Not impressed.

This is a book of many flaws in terms of story, in terms of structure, in terms, even, of simple proofreading. It is tedious, it is populated by almost entirely unsympathetic characters, it has nothing particularly insightful to say about human nature nor has any particularly novel or thoughtful way of putting it. Much of the plot is painfully predictable. It is not utterly without merits the character of Omelda is well drawn and psychologically realistic, if no pleasure to read. But the only reason I slogged all the way through was because I was stuck home with a cold and had already read the backs of the cereal boxes. I can't imagine recommending it to anyone else.
I usually like this author's work.

This one -- don't spend the money on it or the series. If someone offers to give it to you, say no; buy one of her other books. Unless you're interested in the psychology of abused women, like to read scenes of sexual and other forms of torture or have absolutely nothing else to read. I also have trouble believing in someone who is four and a half billion years old; even an elf. Also got tired of the stereotypical villains - male religious fanatics.
Natil is the last of the Elven race, and in this novel she takes a runaway nun, Omelda, under her wing during the time of the Inquisition. Natil's powers are mostly gone, except for her miraculous harp playing, which is the only thing that saves Omelda from suicide. Natil herself is suicidal, and wants nothing more than to crawl under a rock and cease to exist. Obsessed with this goal, she doesn't do much for Omelda except get the two of them indentured to a selfish rich man, his greedy sons, and his perverted grandsons. Much description of sadistic rape follows.
Natil keeps herself going because she has visions of Elves reawakening in the twentieth century--the only trouble is that these elves are this rather boring couple who spend all their time navel-gazing and talking about how groovy their new powers are. So anyway, they're the hope of the Elven race, and Natil goes on about her business, bemoaning her own lack of powers and still planning her departure from this world. Natil's self-pity blinds her to the much more dire plight of Omelda; I was sorely disappointed in Natil over this.
Eventually, all the major characters end up charged by the Inquisition. Description of nasty tortures follows. Some of the characters get a semi-happy ending, due to the fact that money conquers all, but the end suffered by one of the characters is absolutely pointless and depressing. Overall, the book sunk me into a morass of despair while all the while making me want to throw up. I wanted to wash my brain out with soap afterward. (Literally--after I finished the book, I had to read some pages of something else before I could sleep.) Perhaps this is the effect Baudino is trying to acheive. And yes, I know that these atrocities really happened to real people during those times. But there's no law saying I have to enjoy reading about it in detail. The scenes where Natil actually *does* something, for example when she plays the harp or when she stands up to the Inquisitor, are quite good, but you have to wade through hundreds of pages of gross-out to find them.
This has turned into a top class and epic series. well written and well imagined. love it
This was certainly a lot better than Maze of Moonlight, in my opinion. I was so glad that Christopher was out of the picture that that just lightened the book for me. Omelda constantly being raped and not caring, however, ugh. She was such a weak person. And Natil...still boring as ever, but at least she got some good parts here. I was so tired of hearing about her being depressed by the half way point, that I almost threw the book out the window. I'm glad I didn't, because it got better. Not much better, but it did get better. I'm probably the only person who was happy when Omelda's voices finally stopped the way they did. I loved when Natil got a glimpse of the stars in the prison and finally got up the courage that was missing from her for two whole books. She was almost like Miriam.