A Dance of Shadows

Name: A Dance of Shadows
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Author: David Dalglish
ISBN: 9781478953401

Author: David Dalglish

Series: Shadowdance #4

Narrator: Elijah Alexander

Unabridged: 14 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 05/20/2014

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Action & Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Urban

Synopsis

From USA Today bestselling author David Dalglish

"Prove that you can stand against the darkness and live."

In book #4 of the Shadowdance series, Haern is the King's Watcher, born an assassin only to become the city of Veldaren's protector against the thief guilds.

When Lord Victor Kane attacks the city, determined to stamp out all corruption, foreign gangs pour in amidst the chaos in an attempt to overthrow the current lords of the underworld.

And when a mysterious killer known as the Widow begins mutilating thieves, paranoia engulfs the city. Haern knows someone is behind the turmoil, pulling strings. If he doesn't find out who -- and soon -- his beloved city will burn.

Light or darkness: where will the line be drawn?

Fantasy author David Dalglish spins a tale of retribution and darkness, and an underworld reaching for ultimate power in this fourth novel of the Shadowdance series, previously released as Blood of the Underworld.

About David Dalglish

David Dalglish currently lives in rural Missouri with his wife, Samantha, and daughters Morgan and Katherine. He graduated from Missouri Southern State University in 2006 with a degree in Mathematics and currently spends his free time playing not nearly enough Warhammer 40K.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mihir on May 25, 2014

Full review over at Fantasy Book Critic ANALYSIS: As with the previous three books that have been self published by the author. A Dance Of Shadows was previously reviewed here upon its release. This book is slightly different from its previous incarnation as "Blood Of The Underworld" and I'll try to......more

Goodreads review by John on September 28, 2020

David Dalglish certainly knows what his readers like and continues to deliver the goods in this latest installment of the Shadow Dance series. Good, murderous, entertaining, stabby fun.......more

Goodreads review by Avery on March 15, 2017

4.5 At first, when I was reading this, I thought this was going to be a carbon copy of the third book, A Dance of Mirrors, because it deals with a mysterious assassin (The Widow) that affects the characters and the city of Valdaren. However, the last 150-ish pages just seemed to turn a quick 180 and......more

Goodreads review by LJ on November 11, 2019

David Dalglish seems to go in another direction from the first three books in this series. I continue to believe in Dalglish, I genuinely like the story, the characters and the intensity of the action, however, I do not believe this is the direction I would have chosen. There were some strong charac......more

Goodreads review by Mihir on August 13, 2012

Full Review Originally at Fantasy Book Critic ANALYSIS: David Dalglish’s previous trilogy was a revelation for me as it introduced me to the author as well his dynamic storytelling prowess. The series was supposed to focus on Haern’s origins and explore his need to become the person he is currently......more

Quotes

"Fast, furious, and fabulous."—Michael Sullivan, author of Theft of Swords on A Dance of Cloaks

"[A] winning combination of A Game of Thrones, sword-and-sorcery RPGS, and vivid description...Dalglish puts familiar pieces together with a freshness and pleasure that are contagious."—Publishers Weeky on A Dance of Cloaks