trackofwords's review
5.0
Following on from the fantastic Execution, this sees the 11th Antari Rifles evacuating a city besieged by the forces of Chaos. When the Valkyrie carrying Commissar Severina Raine, a handful of troopers and an important military advisor is shot down before they can reach safety, it’s up to Raine and the decidedly untrustworthy Antari Sergeant Wyck to find a way to survive.
There’s no glory here, just grit and determination, and an intriguing layer of strangeness and mystery. Like Execution it’s the characters and the glimpses of their hidden depths that really makes this work, but while Raine is the main protagonist there’s enough attention paid to Wyck to set him up as a fascinating character in his own right.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/08/23/quick-review-a-company-of-shadows-rachel-harrison/
There’s no glory here, just grit and determination, and an intriguing layer of strangeness and mystery. Like Execution it’s the characters and the glimpses of their hidden depths that really makes this work, but while Raine is the main protagonist there’s enough attention paid to Wyck to set him up as a fascinating character in his own right.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/08/23/quick-review-a-company-of-shadows-rachel-harrison/
civreader's review
3.0
Another good story. These characters and regiment have a lot of potential to become a new Gaunt’s Ghosts-type series. Looking forward to reading more about them.
The pacing still seems a little off, though. Something about each of the stories didn’t quite grab me totally. Not sure what it was specifically, though. Maybe I’m just tired.
The pacing still seems a little off, though. Something about each of the stories didn’t quite grab me totally. Not sure what it was specifically, though. Maybe I’m just tired.
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