Death from the Shadows

Space Assassins, Book 4

De: Scott Baron

Narrado por: Eric Bryan Moore

Looks can be deceiving. A fact sometimes learned at the pointy end of a blade.

It makes for a very short learning curve.

Underestimating an opponent is a common mistake made by people wielding power. And when the most elite sect of assassins are involved, that blunder could prove to be a particularly fatal one. In times of subterfuge and plotting, though, it is clear they are not the only ones with tricks up their sleeves, and sometimes death is a two-way street.

©2020 Scott Baron (P)2020 Scott Baron

If you're this far in you are just getting started

Worth it. This book is on heck of a build up to book 5. So sit down buckle up and give her a whirl. You can't go wong here.

Very well written

I throughly enjoyed this book. it was engaging and interesting. and kept me guessing. very good.

Excellent read

Loved it. Easy to follow along. Creative escapes from danger. Easy to keep track of characters.

Twists, Turns, and Amazing Surprises

Hozark and the team are on a mission to reunite Visla Jinnik with his son Hapizano.  The team gathers to complete the mission.  Underestimating your foes is never a good thing as our team sets out to prove.  Danger and surprises are at every turn.  

Character and world-building have been a strong point in this series.  Our fourth outing is not different as Scott quickly expands on the world and introduces us to new characters.  There is a lot that happens in this book and with plenty of twists and turns that will leave you rooting for our team of assassins in the end.  The ending left us with a bit of a cliff hanger but sets the next book up nicely.  Henni has quickly become one of my favorites and I can’t wait to see where this story takes her.

Eric Bryan Moore narrates his story, as he has done in the previous books within the series.  He does a great job reading the book and providing voices and fluctuations to characters.  He changes his speed and demeanor when reading as the characters to add even more depth to action scenes and characters.  Great job here!     

Overall, this was a great listening experience.   

The audio production of this story was clear and well done, there were no issues.

This book was awarded the AudioBookReviewer Choice Award. This prestigious award is presented to the author of the book whose book is believed to deserve higher than the standard 5 Star Rating.

Disclaimer: This Audiobook was provided free of charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher in exchange for a non-bias, honest review.

Just Keeps Getting Better

The benefits that you get with a series like this (especially one set before another series I’ve read) is that you have a certain comfort level when going into it. Another benefit of books by Scott Baron is that that comfort level only goes so far, which each book in the series adding either more depth to the characters or turning the story on its head with unique storylines or new and interesting characters. Death From The Shadows does all of these things. But doesn’t just do them, it does them extremely well.

We’re introduced to some new things right away in this one (and a lot of continuations as well). And the story just builds from there. I was intrigued right away diving deep into the book in my first listen. After that, I couldn’t put it down – needing to know where the story was going to go and what was going to happen to these characters. Baron is able to bring certain things to the forefront without making them glaringly obvious. And if you’ve read enough of his stories, sometimes he “gives away” parts of the story that will be important later early in the story but not in a way that makes it obvious what’s coming next.

I don’t want to dive too deep into the actual story here since it’ll spoil the books before it, but know that you’re in for some great action, character, and world building. Along with a story that just flows off of the page. Baron’s writing is quickly becoming some of my favorite (I think this is book number 17 I’ve read and reviewed) and it’s for a good reason.

Another thing I wanted to point out that I thought I noticed in the last book but it really stood out in this one was that Eric Bryan Moore’s narration gets better as the books go on. In the first two books things were a bit off (hard to explain) but they weren’t as good as I was expecting or hoping. But book three, I didn’t notice them as much, but I figured I’d just gotten used to them. But listening to book four I noticed right away that his narration and his “getting into the story” vibes were much better. A really nice surprise for sure.