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A review by humvee
Stories of the Raksura: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below: Volume Two: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below by Martha Wells
4.0
Ideally to be read between "The Edge of Worlds" and "Harbors of the Sun"
There is a major life event that takes place in the final story of this collection that slots right into the opening chapter of "Harbors of the Sun". It's not critical that you read these short stories before reading the fifth novel in the Books of the Raksura series, but I had read "Harbors" before reading "Stories of the Raksura, Volume Two" and was left wondering if I had mistakenly skipped a novel. I hadn't - it takes place in "The Dark Earth Below" novella. These interlude stories are not critical, but they do add to the rich world building that Martha Wells is known for. I always look forward to any tidbits I can glean about the life of Moon, and the court of Indigo Cloud.
There is a major life event that takes place in the final story of this collection that slots right into the opening chapter of "Harbors of the Sun". It's not critical that you read these short stories before reading the fifth novel in the Books of the Raksura series, but I had read "Harbors" before reading "Stories of the Raksura, Volume Two" and was left wondering if I had mistakenly skipped a novel. I hadn't - it takes place in "The Dark Earth Below" novella. These interlude stories are not critical, but they do add to the rich world building that Martha Wells is known for. I always look forward to any tidbits I can glean about the life of Moon, and the court of Indigo Cloud.