Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
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Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthology and now available as a solo ebook, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a chilling novella of the Cosmere, the universe shared by Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. When the familiar and seemingly safe turns lethal, therein danger lies. Amid a forest where the shades of the dead linger all around, every homesteader knows to follow the Simple Rules: “Don’t kindle flame, don’t shed the blood of another, don't run at night. These things draw shades.” Silence Montane has broken all three rules on more than one occasion. And to protect her family from a murderous gang with high bounties on their heads, Silence will break every rule again, at the risk of becoming a shade herself.
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1 primary book7 released booksThe Cosmere
The Cosmere is a 7-book series with 7 released primary work first released in 20 with contributions by Brandon Sanderson and Rik Hoskin.
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2.75 stars.
It was an enjoyable short story, but I could not connect to the characters. The plot was pretty simple, although the setting is still interesting. I would have appreciated more explanation about the world and the shadows in typical Sanderson's style, but due to space constraints I am aware it gets tricky doing so. I am curious to know more in detail how this story and characters will connect to the rest of the cosmere.
This came from a GRRM collection ([b:Dangerous Women 3 21531493 Dangerous Women 3 George R.R. Martin https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407773333s/21531493.jpg 43000942]) and it feels like it (I'm currently (still!) reading [b:Rogues 20168816 Rogues George R.R. Martin https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1404616147s/20168816.jpg 27565413], Shadows has a similar vibe to the stories included in Rogues). Not enough of a story to hinge a whole novella on, but certainly enough to spend 50 pages one afternoon.
