Citadel of Shadows: Loremasters of Elundium

Loremasters of Elundium #5

by Mike Jefferies

Taking refuge from Elundium's mob in the ruins of a great city, the peaceful Tunnelers are threatened by Nevian, the Master of Magic, and a crippled boy and a runaway archer's son find the fate of their people in their hands. Original.

Genres: Fantasy

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Mike Jefferies is a British screenwriter, film producer, and author. Jefferies founded the media and publishing group Mondiale in 1991 which he sold to the Daily Mail in 1999 after winning the HRH Queens Award for Enterprise in 1998.
He was born in Liverpool and now resides in Los Angeles. When he is not working in Hollywood, he is writing fantasy novels.

Reviews

[The Honest Book Reviewer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another entertaining novel in the Loremasters of Elundium series. This series is something of a hidden gem for me - I'd never heard of it before I came across the seven Elundium novels in a second-hand book store.

The story of Drib and his friends, now forced in somewhat of an exile in Crawdor, is a wonderful piece of story-telling. They are all great characters, and I find myself silently cheering whenever the defeat an obstacle. The villain of this later set of Elundium novels, Snatchpurse, is a brilliant foe. Such vileness, but we also see he how he feels he's the true hero of this story. That is the mark of a great villain.

I recommend this series to anyone who enjoys high fantasy.