A Dance of Blades

4.5 Stars A Dance of Blades is the rare middle book in a trilogy in that it was better than the first. This book is better for the writing, the maturing characters, the plot line, the action, and the outcome. I loved this book and this series. Dalglish has done an amazing job at creating a fantasy wo......more

This is the second in a series...however since the library didn't have the first and I'm too cheap to buy the book this is the first I've read. It took me a while to get involved on the story (I don't know if that was due to an expectation that readers would already know the characters or not). I lai......more

Full review over at Fantasy Book Critic ANALYSIS: As with my re-review of A Dance Of Cloaks, I'm attempting to do a similar thing with this one as this book has changed the least with only some minor text changes. I read this book more than two years ago and since then have absolutely loved this seri......more

Rating: 5 out of 5 Sequels are tough business, especially when the first book of a series is extremely well written. There’s a ton of pressure to put out something equally as good, and there’s a good chance readers could walk away disappointed because the author wasn’t up to the challenge. After readi......more

A Dance of Blades by David Dalglish is the second book of the Shadowdance Trilogy. After completing A Dance of Cloak, I debated whether to continue with the second book in the series or start the Half-Orc series, which is also written by the same author. I then learned that the Half-Orc series takes......more