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Shadows of Treachery by Nick Kyme, C.Z. Dunn

agarnett76's review

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

l0rdtim865's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book is a mixed bag. I enjoyed the first novella. It helps me understand the Imperial Fists better. The short stories just felt like they were put in to bulk out the book so some were ok. The second novella and final part of the book was amazing. It gives so much more depth to the Night Lords and they have really made me want to read more about them.

Overall opinion is read the novella's instead then this book.

wilhelheim's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

oddroad's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

areidfunk's review

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

charliebk_2's review

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

f4ustu5's review

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adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

itcamefromthepage's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

As with all short story collections not all of these are exemplary but the opening and closing novellas are OUTSTANDING.

drwilko's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

garybake's review against another edition

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3.0

The Crimson Fist - Bit slow, not too bad 3/5
Prince of Crows - Bit crazy, not too bad 3/5
The Dark King - Small 2/5
The Lightning Tower - Boring Dorn 2/5
Death of a Silversmith - Nice bit of a human backstory 5/5
The Kaban Project - What happens when your AI isn't 3 laws safe! 4/5
Raven's Flight - Like reading a long shrug 2/5

After this book I liked Dorn less and Curze more, who would have thought it.
Overall 3/5