David Dalglish
Paperback | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 3.75 | 11792 Users | 606 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Dance of Cloaks (Shadowdance #1) |
| Author | : | David Dalglish |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | October 8th 2013 by Orbit (first published August 16th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy |
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Thren Felhorn is the greatest assassin of his time. Marshalling the thieves’ guilds under his control, he declares war against the Trifect, an allegiance of wealthy and powerful nobles.Aaron Felhorn has been groomed since birth to be Thren’s heir. Sent to kill the daughter of a priest, Aaron instead risks his own life to protect her from the wrath of his guild. In doing so, he glimpses a world beyond poison, daggers, and the iron control of his father.
Guilds twist and turn, trading allegiances for survival. The Trifect weakens, its reputation broken, its money dwindling. The players take sides as the war nears its end, and Thren puts in motion a plan to execute hundreds.
Only Aaron can stop the massacre and protect those he loves…
Assassin or protector; every choice has its consequences.
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| Original Title: | A Dance of Cloaks |
| ISBN: | 031624239X (ISBN13: 9780316242394) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Shadowdance #1 |
| Characters: | Thren Felhorn, Aaron Fellhorn |
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Ratings: 3.75 From 11792 Users | 606 ReviewsJudge About Books A Dance of Cloaks (Shadowdance #1)
Giving this an average rating because I thought it was a pretty average book -- not bad, but not great either. Right away, I sensed that Dalglish was attempting for a "Song of Ice and Fire" feel for this book. The title format as well certain phrases and names dropped as homages hinted at this, but he also states as much in his afterword.This was both good and bad. On the one hand, I knew I was going to be in for some political intrigue; on the other, I also knew I was going to have to prepareUgh what a terrible book. One of my New Year's resolutions this year was to give authors more of a chance. Especially indie authors. This book definitely tried my patience and I had to force myself through it. I'm now regretting that resolution because Dance of Cloaks never got better, the ending wasn't satisfying and it was a total waste of time. I should have gone with my instinct on this one and put it down after the first few chapters but I figured, well, this book has a pretty high rating
I'm left feeling quite conflicted after finishing this book. I did throughly enjoyed this book but I was also in a constant state of confusion while reading it. There are so damn many names and places and it all moves so quickly that it's insanely difficult to keep everything straight. But part of what I enjoyed about the book was how fast paced it was. Hence the feeling conflicted. Despite all of that, it was an excellent and deliciously vicious story and I'm definitely looking forward to the
Review: http://tenaciousreader.wordpress.com/...Dance of Cloaks by David Dalglish is dark and bloody delve into the world of assassins. If you are one to enjoy the grimdark path that a book like this will take then definitely give it a shot. Personally, I really enjoyed it. Its a book that sucked me in and kept me turning pages. I love unpredictability; I love books where any characters safety is not a sure thing. In this, Dance of Cloaks succeeds extraordinarily well. It is not as complex as
Rating: 5 out of 5Its nice when you find an author whose work you adore. When this happens, you gleefully anticipate each coming release, and dive into every volume without the I hope this doesnt suck feeling that can come about when opening a virtual unknown.Luckily for me, Ive found a couple new favorites over the last few months. At the top of that list is David Dalglish, he of the half-orc series Ive been raving about on this site (and others) since I first opened Weight of Blood. Now from
First posted at Fantasy Review BarnUpdate 10/4/13- I received a copy of the now traditionally published version from NetGalley. At the 40% mark I realized I had no desire to reread the whole book. I checked my book marks from the old version and skipped around the new and didn't find any major differences. All the previous complaints were still there, as well as the things I liked the first time around. Therefore my review from December (seen below) still stands. (If my review includes details
Amazing. The action/fight scenes were so good and the characters are badass. It was honestly just a pleasure to read.
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