The Silver Hand, Stephen R. Lawhead
The Silver Hand, Stephen R. Lawhead
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The Silver Hand
The Song of Albion series, Book 2

Author: Stephen R. Lawhead

Narrator: Stuart Langton

Unabridged: 12 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2008

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

Picture a world intricately entwined with our own yet separate, pulsing with the raw energy and vivid color of Celtic myth come to life. Enter Lewis Gillies, an Oxford student whose search for a missing friend leads him through a door to another realityand unimagined discoveries about life, good and evil, and his own identity and destiny. The words of a prophetess foretell a coming king. But Lewis, as Albions renowned champion Llew, has a more immediate concern: retrieving the treacherous SiawnHy, who has eluded him in the doorway between worldsand who now, lusting for power, has allied himself with the usurper Meldron. Forced to flee for their lives, Llew and the bard Tegid find refuge deep in Albions heartland. Under their leadership, a wilderness citadel arisesand the miraculous reign of Silver Hand begins.

About Stephen R. Lawhead

Stephen R. Lawhead is the internationally renowned author of the bestselling Pendragon Cycle, which received critical acclaim for its creative retelling of the Arthur legend and its historical credibility. In addition to that series, he is the author of more than twenty-eight novels and numerous children's and nonfiction books of fantasy and imaginative fiction, including the award-winning Song of Albion trilogy. Lawhead makes his home in Oxford, England, with his wife, Alice.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kalmar on May 08, 2024

In. Cred. Ible. The Silver Hand picks right up where The Paradise War ended, and takes the story further than I expected. It's deeper, darker, and more intense, while still being a beautiful tale with great themes and great characters. The decision to switch perspectives is a bit jarring at first, bu......more

Goodreads review by Alain on August 28, 2018

Tragic. Brutal. Dark. Masterful. Very satisfying ending (for a midway book) but justice still has ways to go (R.I.P. Ynys Sci). > The Endless Knot.......more

Goodreads review by Taneil on January 09, 2012

The Silver Hand continues the story of Lewis Gillies, now called Llew a name he earned by noble deeds, and his task righting two worlds that are tied together. Prince Meldron, goaded on by Simon's treacherous words, is seizing all of Albion for himself, and bringing destruction and cruelty wherever......more