Loved itGreat banter, good action. And I'm not someone who often enjoys or appreciates good action on a page. But because of the nature of this one, I just felt like it was really well described and again just had a great time with it.
Knight's shadow (2015)
Others: Mostly positive A few days after the horrifying murder of a duke and his family, Falcio val Mond, swordsman and First Cantor of the Greatcoats, begins a deadly pursuit to capture the killer. But Falcio soon discovers his own life is in mortal danger from a poison administered as a final act of revenge by one of his deadliest enemies.
- ISBN:
- 9781623653989
- Length:
- 580 pages
Genres: fantasy
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Loved it
Mixedthe Friendship stuff in here is really cool like some of the combat stuff's really fun it's really easy to listen to on audiobook so there's like pros and cons
Loved itthis one in particular just reached out to me and pulled me into the story it's kind of like a Musketeers three musketeers and sword and sorcery blend it builds very fun very fast-paced
Loved itI love the characters. Has great writing, great plot development. I just love everything about the series.