elite_reading_wizard_3000's review
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
iggyebab's review
3.0
Interesting novellas highlighting many of the events leading up to the first book. However, I still want to know how it is that Valora cheated.
jercox's review
4.0
Fun collection of short stories from the powder mage series - background, they don't drive the main story but are fun to come back to after finishing the rest.
mousie_books's review
3.0
Hope's End - 3/5 - Eighteen years before Promise of Blood. General Tomas orders Captain Verundish's lover to lead a dangerous charge that could turn the tide in the Gurlish war. Meanwhile, she is being threatened by her husband.
The Girl of Hrusch Avenue - 4/5 - Ten years before Promise of Blood. Vlora meets Taniel.
Green-Eyed Vipers - 3/5 - Eight years before Promise of Blood. Baroness Petara plays a dangerous game with Tomas.
The Face in the Window - 3/5 - Two years before Promise of Blood. Taniel meets Ka-Poel at the start of the Tristan Basin (Fatrastan war).
Return to Honor - 3/5 - Between Promise of Blood and The Crimson Campaign.
Contains:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18569078-hope-s-end
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18139131-the-girl-of-hrusch-avenue
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33985598-green-eyed-vipers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20653339-the-face-in-the-window
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23654163-return-to-honor
The Girl of Hrusch Avenue - 4/5 - Ten years before Promise of Blood. Vlora meets Taniel.
Green-Eyed Vipers - 3/5 - Eight years before Promise of Blood. Baroness Petara plays a dangerous game with Tomas.
Spoiler
She betrayed his wife to the Kez because she had a crush on Tomas. He finds out and kills her.The Face in the Window - 3/5 - Two years before Promise of Blood. Taniel meets Ka-Poel at the start of the Tristan Basin (Fatrastan war).
Return to Honor - 3/5 - Between Promise of Blood and The Crimson Campaign.
Spoiler
Vlora and Olem hunt down one of Charlemund's Privileged to avenge Sabon.Contains:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18569078-hope-s-end
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18139131-the-girl-of-hrusch-avenue
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33985598-green-eyed-vipers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20653339-the-face-in-the-window
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23654163-return-to-honor
bookaneer's review
4.0
Overall rating: 3.6 (I have rated most of the stories individually)
'Green-Eyed Vipers' only: 4. Great seduction-gone-wrong story. I love all these court intrigue stuff. And I want more Tamas!
'Green-Eyed Vipers' only: 4. Great seduction-gone-wrong story. I love all these court intrigue stuff. And I want more Tamas!
slezadav's review against another edition
4.0
Velmi dobrá kompilace krátkých příběhů, které výborně doplní trilogii Prachmistrů. Některé napínavé a geniální, některé trochu slabší, ale celkově asi solidní čtyři hvězdičky. Jednoznačně za mě nejlepší byl duch Tristanské pánve. Nejslabší byla jako i v trilogii část s inspektorem Adamatem, který mi k sedci příliš nepřirostl.
truestorydesu's review
4.0
Wait, but didn't Taniel meet Ka-Poel when he saved her from slavers? I'm so confused.
Also I need a whole novel of Taniel, Vlora and Bo being kids. A novella wasn't enough. I need all of their youthful adventures, I need to know how/when Bo found out he was a Privileged, I need to know when Taniel and Vlora started to fall for one another...I need all of those things.
Also I need a whole novel of Taniel, Vlora and Bo being kids. A novella wasn't enough. I need all of their youthful adventures, I need to know how/when Bo found out he was a Privileged, I need to know when Taniel and Vlora started to fall for one another...I need all of those things.
nightshift8's review
3.0
Hope's End - 3.5
The Girl of Hrusch Avenue - 3.5
Green-Eyed Viper - 3
The Face in the Window - 3.75
Return to Honor - 4.5
The Girl of Hrusch Avenue - 3.5
Green-Eyed Viper - 3
The Face in the Window - 3.75
Return to Honor - 4.5
speljamr's review
4.0
I specifically got this short story collection for the unpublished "Green-Eyed Vipers" story since I have already read all the other stories as they came out. If you haven't read them then get them all in this one collection, they help fill in pieces and flesh out characters from the Powder Mage trilogy.