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Tasked with a new assignment, journalist Harriton is given explicit orders to write a series of articles on the Virtual Gaming World of Fayroll and its developers. Harriton grudgingly accepts the assignment but soon finds himself enthralled by the virtual fantasy world and its amazing quests, unpredictable challenges and nearly endless possibilities.
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King Boric the Implacable knows death comes to all great warriors. He just didn't expect it to be so damn fickle. Felled by an assassin's blade, he should be spending eternity carousing in the Hall of Avandoor. Instead, his spirit is bound to his decaying body by the enchanted sword of Brakslaagt. And unless he can hunt down the mysterious Lord Brand, who gave him the weapon so long ago, he is cursed to wander the earth forever as an undead wraith.
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Cole Randolph was just trying to have a fun time with his friends on Halloween (and maybe get to know Jenna Hunt a little better). But when a spooky haunted house turns out to be a portal to something much creepier, Cole finds himself on an adventure on a whole different level.
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Death Becomes Her
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What you thought you knew about vampires and werewolves is wrong...so very, very, wrong. A thousand years of effort to keep the Unknown World hidden is unraveling and the Patriarch is tired. He needs to find someone to take over. He finds Bethany Anne.
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Vamp action at its' finest
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"There is fear and hatred in your eyes. To you I am a monster, a skulker in the shadows, a fiend to scare your children with. A creature to be hunted down and slaughtered llike a beast in the fields. It is time you pay heed to the beast. And see the beast in yourself. I have your fear. But I have earned your respect. Hear my story. Feel the flow of blood and be thankful. Thankful that it was me, not you, who bore the sword. Thankful to the Orcs: born to fight, destined to win peace for all."
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From birth to death, The War is all the citizens of Dystance know. As children it is drilled into their heads that war is the purpose behind all existence. Winter doesn't agree. She's stumbled across remnants of life the way it was before The War began, and now she longs to be as free as her ancestors. With help from her best friend Cedar and the boy she is forbidden to love, Tallow. She believes she can do it. Winter can see a life beyond the Pickets, beyond the constant hunger and the threat of death, beyond the war machine.
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Unbelievable, melodramatic romance.
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Touch the Dark
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Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits - talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead alike. The ghosts of the dead aren't usually dangerous; they just like to talk...a lot. The undead are another matter. Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires, but when the bloodsucking mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with vengeance on his mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection.
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An army is gathering; thousands of giants, ogres, and other creatures are joining forces from all across the Desolate Lands, united, for the first time in history, under one, black banner. By the spring, or perhaps sooner, the Nameless One and his forces will be at the walls of the great city of Avendoom.
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COULDN'T KEEP MY INTEREST
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- MrBoobo
- 12-30-11
Lots of Fun
I've been listening to a few audio books lately that while were good always felt like a bit of work to get through, that was not the case with Shadow Games.
First off let me say you really don't want to start your Black Company experience here. While Cook does a very good job of allowing this book to be an intro to the series it really will shine in it's proper place as #4.
Following Croaker from book 1 to now you really get a great feel for the guy and are either really interested in his journey or have given up before now. This books picks up right from 3 and does a good job of answering a lot of lingering questions you may have had.
It has as much action as the previous books and brings back enough of the past characters to keep you attached to the events while also adding in enough new gems to keeps things fresh.
Don't get me wrong there book is not perfect. My main gripe relates to the mystery surrounding the villains. It makes some sense but it also is annoying that Cook couldn't come up with better.
Vietor does a great job as always of voicing Croaker and I always felt his performance fit. I have more to add but I want to avoid spoilers even the most obvious ones.
All in all this is a fun read and if you are into the Black Company or this kind of military fantasy style you would really enjoy it.
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- G. Parish
- 04-27-15
New Life
This book yields new life to this series. It draws one back to this story with a vengeance and it is totally worth listening to.
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- Joe
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Don't jump on this one too fast!
First of all, I just want to state my opinion that even though this is listed as book 4 (and was written in that order) you should probably think about reading book 5, The Silver Spike, BEFORE this one. Shadow Games starts a brand new story arc that will take you far from the events of The White Rose. The Silver Spike however, is directly related to The White Rose, so you will want to have those events fresh in your memory.
The Silver Spike is also a MUCH better book than Shadow Games.
Perhaps I could just use a break from shotgunning the series on long car rides home, but Shadow Games really starts to feel a little draining. So far this was the only book in the series that I could not wait for the end.
That said, things do get quite a lot more interesting towards the end of the book. But along the way you are introduced to a plethora of new characters that are difficult to care about, racist stereotypes, and a whole culture of hard to pronounce/differentiate fantasy names. When you get to Tagliose, do yourself a favor and start picturing them as analogues to the middle-east/India, it will save you the confusion when listening to the next audiobook. Perhaps they were meant to be this from the beginning but i missed it due to boredom? I don't know...
Also, be prepared to dig your fingers into your steering wheel in frustration as de-powered ladies make way for the menz to step up their commander game.
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- Crawtrapman
- 05-08-23
just as good as I remembered
good book. good performance. lots of stuff I didn't remember going on so listening was almost like a brand new book.
the last of the free companies of khatovar is going home. whatever and wherever that is. don't get in the way.
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- Luke B.
- 11-26-20
Great stuff
It's been a long road getting this far in the series, and every time we're on the road a lot has changed surrounding our favorite band of mercenaries. Without spoiling I'll say there has been a rift in what was once the more full band of the Black Company and has to be repaired by those surviving. Rebuilt, and made stronger. A hint of war threatens from the horizon, with grim omens and moments of tense fear. Glen Cook's writing is, as always, dry and gritty but also clever, occasionally tinged with humor and sometimes even beautiful poetry. It has and maybe always will shock me to read his work when there are so few that capture the same doom and gloom without coming off as completely boring. He thrives in the darkness. I wonder what happened in his life to train him so well for this literature. In any case, I had a feeling through most of this particular entry in the series that most of the really exciting stuff was behind me, with promise of maybe a little more excitement ahead, but here we are stuck in the bridge between. The bridge is still a worthwhile journey. It just wasn't as glorious as the previous books, which to me rivaled the Lord of the Rings when played in the theatre of my mind. That's giving it a lot of credit, but I think in terms of how it made me feel then it deserves it. It made me feel like the world, the war and it's characters were real, flawed people, but not flawed so much that I can't sympathize with or like them. I like them very much. It even turns some of the most famously villainous characters into anti-heroes into heroes! But it's done so believably, which takes the story to places I never imagined were possible. I am looking forward to reading more immediately. I hope there are other books that capture my interest beyond five novels or I will have lost faith in the capabilities of our modern day fantasy authors. Oh, well, I already have for the most part. At least there's always Miles/Christian Cameron, Bernard Cornwell (Arthur trilogy), to name a few.
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- Pam W
- 09-01-18
Shadow Games for sure
Croaker's in charge of the Black Company on a path south to Khatovar. Down to a company of seven, it recruits along the way introducing us to a few new characters. One-Eye and Goblin have to be at the top of their game with their wizardry skills, while adding comedic relief to the story. The Lady is still adjusting to the loss of her powers, but seems to have a hidden agenda with new allies. Lots of mystery surrounding the Shadowmasters, crows and a shadowy figure following Croaker. It all leads up to a bloody battle and a heck of a cliffhanger.
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- Joel Eustice
- 03-17-16
Best series and best voice... really good.
Best characters ever. Hands down. You should really read or listen. Many more books to go.
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- Flop
- 10-13-15
A good continuation of a great story.
First time through this book. Read the Black Company books of the North and loved them. This story was a little odd by comparison in my opinion. The Performance continues to be great!
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- austin
- 03-19-24
This one was just ok
The plot was straightforward and somewhat anticlimactic at the end, and the release of “tense” didn’t help.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-17-24
Awesome
Every bit of the fantasy realism you can shake a stick at and then some
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