Holder of Lightning

by S.L. Farrell

Book Overview

It had been so many generations since the mage-lights were last seen that they'd become the stuff of legend. But for seventeen-year-old Jenna Aoire legend became reality one night on Knobtop Hill when... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756401305
• ISBN13: 9780756401306
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

This is a riveting book!

I was blown away with this book. The feeling of reality brought out from this fantasy was overwhelming. Holder of Lightning caught my attention and kept it. If you have always been interested in the Irish ways and Celtic times and tradition as I have, you will love this book. This book explodes into a riveting tale of love, lust, and magic. The magic of the mage lights, the love of Coelin, the lust of Mac Ard. Follow Jenna Aoire as she learns of a power that has chosen her and brought on burdens and pain but also gifts and power. Feel her pains and fears, her hopes and joys, as this amazing tale becomes one with you as you read. The powerful strength of the words and feeling in this book will not let you put it down. This is truly a tale to be told.

Get the buzz going!!

This is a fabulous book and I don't understand why I haven't heard more about it. I know it's the first book in a series by a new author, but this is easily as good or better than other boks I've read by much better known authors. A great story with wonderful characters and a well-drawn society. Read the other reviews if you don't believe me -- and if, like me, you've read this book and loved it, write your own review! I can't wait for the second book.

Strong characterization is a plus here

Be prepared for a complex story not to be completed in a single volume: Holder Of Lightning is Book 1 of the Cloudmages series, and is the first in an anticipated epic which, if this is any indication, will be a powerful set indeed. Jenna is a teen when she discovers a magic stone which will change her abilities and her world: she becomes a mage of magic with the weight of the world on her shoulders and faces a quick introduction to adulthood in this fascinating story. Strong characterization is a plus here, moving the adventures right along.

Original, Exciting...a Book You Won't Want to Put Down

Holder of Lightning continues the great fantasy remniscent of writers like Robert Jordan and J.R.R. Tolkein. I can't wait to read the next book in this series. The Celtic lore combined with the magnificent plot line and realistic characters make for a great read. I would recommend this to all fantasy lovers! I especially liked seeing the main character, Jenna, grow as she learns how to weild her new power. This book really reminded me of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series (which I love) but, frankly, without the occasional slowness of the Jordan books. I look forward to seeing more books like this from S.L. Farrell.

Bought the book by its cover

I'm a voracious fantasy reader, and yes, what brought me to this one was the cover painting. I wasn't disappointed -- the story inside the covers was wonderful: well-drawn and deep characters, a world that has the breadth and past of a true history, and a rollicking storyline that has a truly satisfactory ending, unlike a lot of series fantasy work. The book completes itself and doesn't leave you in mid-story, but it WILL make you wish the second book were available right now.I highly recommend this!