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I have mixed impressions on this most peculiar book: the five-star rating is a homage to the writer's skill and originality.

Set in a pre-historical, probably mycenaean, Greece -a hypothesis supported by garments' descriptions, warfares' strategies and proper names-, this book stands out from the many historical novels available because of the supernatural touch in it.
The plot is not particularly interesting in itself: the main character, a crippled boy healed by a mysterious witch, is on a quest to look for his past and for his true self. As other reviewers have pointed out, the plot twists are such as to shame any soap opera writer and this flaw taints the novel so much as to make it very slow at times.

On the other hand we are faced with a most talented writer: his descriptions are minute, detailed to the point of being fastidious. His use of the language is simply beautiful: night and shadow are a constant background but every description he conceives is lyrical. Mr Bailey pays much attention to everyday aspects of life but in a way he manages to sublimate them into poetical images.

His treatment of characters is understated: in a most dark, ambiguous, grim atmosphere which dims even the most gruesome deaths (and there is a lot of violence in this book, only muted) Innowen and the others slide silently as if afraid to stir the wrath of the rarely mentioned but omnipresent gods of their land.
Only in time we are explicitly told that the deep attachment of Innowen and Razkili is love: though we understand this love to be an extremely passionate one, we watch it on tip toe, fearful of disturbing the hero while he discovers he does not love the witch as he believed before and he slowly comes to admit he cares for his friend and companion of five years. By the way here is a major contradiction: in this world homosexuality is no issue for anyone and still Innowen seems ashamed to love his companion: I guess Mr Bailey wanted this to be a fear to love in general but he omitted any explanation and it looks like Innowen fears his love of men.
Luckily enough he does not forget anything else and though sex between the two is never graphic, well it is never mentioned as such, actually, we look with pleasure at the growing intimacy of their touching.

This is an original, interesting read suited for anyone (gay or straight) who is at least 16 y.o. provided he has some superficial knowledge of ancient history and a love for beautiful writing.


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Shadowdance Robin Wayne Bailey 9781565049468 Books Reviews

This one is defiantly one of those books that fascinates you, a very unique story and more than worth a read.
I love this book. I'm so thankful that I found it again here on , sure the shipment cost more than the book but it was worth it.
I had a copy of this right out of high school, what got my attention was the silky feel of the paper cover and the inside pages.. Add to it a great story!

This copy from this seller was in most excellent condition and still retained that silky feel that lots of white wolf published paperbacks had!
I can't say that this is a bad book, but is unfortunately not my cup of tea. The story of an individual given new legs (kind of literally) was itself interesting and there was some promise with the characters, however this promise didn't last long as very little of the characters receive very much fleshing out and the majority of the book seemed to dwell more in erotic thoughts and inclinations. One constant theme of this book seems to be the dancing, where as the character literally dances or the way they view the world around them and how characters interact. This would be interesting if not for the fact that much of the dancing also seems to be implying something sexual. What turned me off about this book was the constant undercurrent of sexual energy. I didn't mind it when it appeared to be related to magic, but why every character seemed to be seized by it even when not affected by magic means was distracting to me and I thought it played on fantasies a little too much. While there were some characters who seemed immune to it, they were often either so minor or villains, that it almost implies there is something wrong with them.

While some might say that's kind of the point of the shadow dance, it just isn't my cup of tea.

I can't say this is a bad book, but be prepared for the subtext if you decide to read it. In my case it isn't my cup of tea.
Parts of this book were very interesting - the story of a paralyzed boy who makes a deal with a witch, that she gives him the ability to walk (only at night), and in turn he has to dance for the god the witch serves, every single night, or else lose the use of his legs again completely. The witch herself, going power crazy, and on a quest for revenge against the family that left her to die as an infant. The old woodcutter, whose shame drives him to tear out his own eyes and live as a beggar. The king's daughter, who played the pipes and fell in love with the shadowdancer. Elements of this story were very interesting, indeed.
The problem was...parts of the story were really bad, too. The dialogue was pretty weak, for instance. And the erotic scenes never did more than tease.
In hindsight, I still would not pass this book up - but its not worth passing up other, more exciting options for. Its a decent addition to my collection but I won't be excitedly telling my friends about it, for sure.
I could go on, but I'll just end with, as another reviewer put it "I wanted to like it."
It was good, but I found myself mildly uncomfortable by the sexuality that wove throughout the book. If it was just the boy using his sexual magic to make men and women do things it might have been less comfortable; books/movies/etc. have used females in that role for years. For me it was the fact that the no one was exempt from the sexual magic ... even the man who raised the boy ... and it caused the boy such pain.
I have mixed impressions on this most peculiar book the five-star rating is a homage to the writer's skill and originality.

Set in a pre-historical, probably mycenaean, Greece -a hypothesis supported by garments' descriptions, warfares' strategies and proper names-, this book stands out from the many historical novels available because of the supernatural touch in it.
The plot is not particularly interesting in itself the main character, a crippled boy healed by a mysterious witch, is on a quest to look for his past and for his true self. As other reviewers have pointed out, the plot twists are such as to shame any soap opera writer and this flaw taints the novel so much as to make it very slow at times.

On the other hand we are faced with a most talented writer his descriptions are minute, detailed to the point of being fastidious. His use of the language is simply beautiful night and shadow are a constant background but every description he conceives is lyrical. Mr Bailey pays much attention to everyday aspects of life but in a way he manages to sublimate them into poetical images.

His treatment of characters is understated in a most dark, ambiguous, grim atmosphere which dims even the most gruesome deaths (and there is a lot of violence in this book, only muted) Innowen and the others slide silently as if afraid to stir the wrath of the rarely mentioned but omnipresent gods of their land.
Only in time we are explicitly told that the deep attachment of Innowen and Razkili is love though we understand this love to be an extremely passionate one, we watch it on tip toe, fearful of disturbing the hero while he discovers he does not love the witch as he believed before and he slowly comes to admit he cares for his friend and companion of five years. By the way here is a major contradiction in this world homosexuality is no issue for anyone and still Innowen seems ashamed to love his companion I guess Mr Bailey wanted this to be a fear to love in general but he omitted any explanation and it looks like Innowen fears his love of men.
Luckily enough he does not forget anything else and though sex between the two is never graphic, well it is never mentioned as such, actually, we look with pleasure at the growing intimacy of their touching.

This is an original, interesting read suited for anyone (gay or straight) who is at least 16 y.o. provided he has some superficial knowledge of ancient history and a love for beautiful writing.