Reviews

Shadows of Treachery by Nick Kyme, C.Z. Dunn

f4ustu5's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

itcamefromthepage's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

As with all short story collections not all of these are exemplary but the opening and closing novellas are OUTSTANDING.

drwilko's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

garybake's review

3.0

The Crimson Fist - Bit slow, not too bad 3/5
Prince of Crows - Bit crazy, not too bad 3/5
The Dark King - Small 2/5
The Lightning Tower - Boring Dorn 2/5
Death of a Silversmith - Nice bit of a human backstory 5/5
The Kaban Project - What happens when your AI isn't 3 laws safe! 4/5
Raven's Flight - Like reading a long shrug 2/5

After this book I liked Dorn less and Curze more, who would have thought it.
Overall 3/5

farilian's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

civreader's review against another edition

4.0

Bit mixed, with some exceptional fiction (from Abnett, Thorpe and Dembski-Bowden), and some above-par fiction as well. Aaron DB's closer was easily the best in the book, and I can't wait for his next Heresy novel (Betrayer - out April 2013).

camellia's review against another edition

5.0

By the Emperor — I didn’t think I’d ever read an anthology where every story was a 5-star read. I was wrong.

fragfritz's review against another edition

4.0

The last story was the best of the set