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majorrawne's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ncghammo's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
trackofwords's review
4.0
Warning: there are spoilers here if you haven’t read City of Secrets.
A direct sequel to the short but very enjoyable City of Secrets, this explores Witch Hunter Hanniver Toll’s single-minded pursuit of ex-High Arbiter Ortam Vermyre. Leaving Excelsis behind, Toll and ex-Freeguild soldier Armand Callis pursue their enemy across the land, sea and air as Vermyre seeks out a long-lost artefact with the power to inflict untold damage on the Mortal Realms. It’s a journey that forces them to call upon all their skill and determination, and allies, just to survive.
Away from the grand scale of epic battlefields, it’s hugely satisfying to go on this sort of globe-trotting adventure with a few plucky characters in pursuit of a charismatic and devious enemy. It’s a book that continues the trend in Age of Sigmar fiction for exploring the Mortal Realms and mortal characters, and in doing so demonstrates once again just how much scope there is in the setting. While there’s plenty of danger and bloodshed, it’s not the darkest of books, but if you’re after something pacy and fun, which does a great job of showing off some of the spectacular sights and inhabitants of the Mortal Realms – floating mountains, hidden cities, monstrous sea beasts and so on – then this should be high up on your list.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/07/06/callis-toll-the-silver-shard-nick-horth/
A direct sequel to the short but very enjoyable City of Secrets, this explores Witch Hunter Hanniver Toll’s single-minded pursuit of ex-High Arbiter Ortam Vermyre. Leaving Excelsis behind, Toll and ex-Freeguild soldier Armand Callis pursue their enemy across the land, sea and air as Vermyre seeks out a long-lost artefact with the power to inflict untold damage on the Mortal Realms. It’s a journey that forces them to call upon all their skill and determination, and allies, just to survive.
Away from the grand scale of epic battlefields, it’s hugely satisfying to go on this sort of globe-trotting adventure with a few plucky characters in pursuit of a charismatic and devious enemy. It’s a book that continues the trend in Age of Sigmar fiction for exploring the Mortal Realms and mortal characters, and in doing so demonstrates once again just how much scope there is in the setting. While there’s plenty of danger and bloodshed, it’s not the darkest of books, but if you’re after something pacy and fun, which does a great job of showing off some of the spectacular sights and inhabitants of the Mortal Realms – floating mountains, hidden cities, monstrous sea beasts and so on – then this should be high up on your list.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/07/06/callis-toll-the-silver-shard-nick-horth/
courland's review
4.0
I'm not sure what I expected from this one. Following up from the excellent city of secrets, everything was left up in the air really and Horth could have gone anywhere with his characters. That being said I certainly did not expect an indiana jones-esque adventures in the mortal realms, and I certainly did not expect that it would be this entertaining. This is not a deep character study, nor is it a web of intrigue that unravels as you go along, it's 400 pages of swashbuckling, ruin exploring fun.
4.5 stars
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