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The Underdark. A place of brooding darkness, where no shadows exist, and where Drizzt Do'Urden does not wish to go. The noble dark elf must return there, though, he must go back to find his friends in the gnome city of Blingdenstone, and on to Menzoberranzan, the city of drow. Only then can Drizzt discern what perils might reach out from that dark place to threaten his friends in Mithril Hall.
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Amazing, one of my favorites!
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Publisher's Summary
After the devastating battle at the Tower of Charm, Croaker leads the greatly diminished Black Company south, in search of the lost Annals. The Annals will be returned to Khatovar, 8,000 miles away, a city that may exists only in legend...the origin of the first Free Companies.
Every step of the way, the Company is hounded by shadowy figured and carrion-eating crows. As they march every southward, through bug infested jungle; rivers dense with bloodthirsty pirates; and cities, dead and living, haunted by the passage of the Company north, their numbers grow until they are thousands strong. But always they are watched by the Shadowmasters, a deadly new enemy. They are twisted creatures that deal in darkness and death, powerful, shadowy creatures bent on smothering the world in their foul embrace.
This is the first round in a deadly game, a game that the Black Company cannot hope to win.
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- Jay
- 2018-04-07
Awesome<br />
Loved it ! Amazing twist at the end. Slow to start but that may have been my time to listening.
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- MrBoobo
- Bethpage, NY, United States
- 2011-12-30
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
- WILLOUGHBY, OH, US
- 2015-04-27
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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- HTH Hunsaker
- Sandy Utah
- 2018-11-04
another strange story majesty
Could not put the damn thing down....addicting. I truly actually care how this saga coalesces, some inventive military strategy, and badgering wizards, subtle love plot, and realistic dialogs "sometimes" worth every minute and penny.
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- Think about this
- IL, United States
- 2018-09-01
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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- ELISHA_CANADY
- 2017-05-28
If you made it this far...
If you're at this point in the black company series's you know as well as I do that things are getting a little strange. The narrator for the series is so fantastic but this story is getting a little sideways.
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- Mary Karowski
- 2017-01-17
The company is headed home!
Back to khatovar they go. But will they make it? Will the lady lure them into a tower trap? Will she join them? Will she and croaker....will goblin and one eye be enough to get them there? Will the company grow? Will it just be a handful
On a hopeless quest? How far can the annals take them with so much lost? All this and more my fellow company fans all this and more
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- Conrad Schnakenberg
- 2016-12-15
dark and gritty fantasy
oh well written story definitely worth the time I don't even mind that it ended with a cliffhanger8
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- Joel Eustice
- 2016-03-17
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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- 2015-10-13
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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- Joe
- 2015-03-06
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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