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A Shadow in Summer: Book One of the Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham

3 reviews

venti's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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laurentined's review against another edition

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

4.5

Daniel Abraham's best worldbuilding is still in his Dagger and Coin series, in my opinion, but Shadow In Summer proves he's always had incredible character work. He juggles a range of POV characters well and the plot is always moved along by their combined faults and feelings. He's so persistent and consistent in each portrayal that you get the joy of realizing moments before it happens exactly how they're about to screw everything up.
This is an interesting world controlled by trade and social formalities and though I don't think it's quite as deeply painted as his other series it's still a great setting. Really dark subject matter for the plot but clearly a great setup for even more character development in the rest of the series.
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changeablelandscape's review against another edition

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

4.0

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