sonofthe's review
4.0
A fun beginning to the story. The combination of cold war spies and magic intrigued me right off the bat, and the character set-up in this first installment has convinced me to subscribe.
taysbookshelf's review
3.0
I picked this up because I saw that Ian Tregillis wrote one of the sections, but, unfortunately I won't make it that far. The story didn't captivate me, and I don't feel any urge to continue.
It wasn't bad, but it also wasn't for me.
It wasn't bad, but it also wasn't for me.
ril_amber's review
1.0
You know what, revisiting this - it was spectacularly Russophobic with ear-splittingly bad ascent work in the audio version. I see Max Gladstone worked on both this series and the Bookburners, which kinda makes me think that his hang-ups are at fault.
anatl's review
3.0
The setting seems promising, the streets of Prague during the cold war, but under the surface there are magical factions at odds. The book took off with a riveting action scene and then wound down with world building and characterization. I am going to have to hold my judgement and see how it goes.
soless's review
3.0
I love the mix of cold war paranoia mixed with keeping the magical veil in place. Two layers of secrets make for really tense character dynamics.
declaired's review
4.0
An exciting beginning for the cold war magical spy thriller! putting the rest on my wishlist.
civreader's review
4.0
An interesting and promising start. A couple of niggles (some unevenness in narrative), but well-worth checking out. Looking forward to reading part two.
allisonthurman's review
4.0
Intriguing start to an addictive series. Think John LeCarre spy thriller + witches.
leons1701's review
4.0
Interesting introductory chapter/episode. I'll have to keep an eye on this. Cold War spy games plus a magical cold war, playing out in 1970's Prague? Yeah, I'm interested.