A Dance of Blades
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"Veldaren aches for a purge, and I will be the one to deliver it. Cry out at me if you wish, but it will change nothing. The gold is spent, the orders are given. Let the blood flow." ---- It's been five years since Haern faked his death to escape the tyranny of his father. He has become the Watcher, a vicious killer who knows no limits, and whose hatred of the thief guilds is unrivaled. But when the son of Alyssa Gemcroft, one of the three leaders of the powerful Trifect, is believed murdered, the slaughter begins anew. Mercenaries flood the streets, with one goal in mind: find and kill the Watcher. A DANCE OF BLADES by David Dalglish Peace or destruction; every war must have its end. ------ About the Author: David Dalglish currently lives in rural Missouri with his wife Samantha, daughter Morgan, and snake, Velixar. He graduated from Missouri Southern State University in 2006 with a degree in Mathematics and currently spends his free time watching Spongebob Squarepants with his daughter.
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6 primary books7 released books#2 in Shadowdance
Shadowdance is a 7-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by David Dalglish.
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This book was a much better read than the first. I feel as though the first book allowed the author to stretch his writing muscles in preparation for Dance of Blades.
We have a much more rounded character with Haern, and the immaturity seen in the previous book is gone, as this one takes place 5 years later. I do have to admit that some of his fight scenes confused me and I had to read them over several times to form a clear picture in my mind. I did like the originality behind some of his moves, it wasn't simply trading sword blows and his cloak dance was impressive.
Switching between different character's point of view also ran much smoother in this book and the reader is given less to bounce between.
All together this was gritty, dark and fast paced, just like I enjoy my books though some of the gore seemed a bit too forced. The ending of this novel and the secrets that are spoken of leave me eager to find out what happens next.
