The Way of Shadows (The Night Angel Trilogy) by Brent Weeks
The story line is fast-paced in spite of this being the opening gamut in the Night Angels saga, which denotes setting up the culture and environment and providing insight into the key characters. However, the plot is character driven as the key players which include [...]

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Unholy Domain by Dan Ronco
Unholy Domain is a mixture of science fiction and modern thriller, and it has the strengths and weaknesses of both. The weaknesses: The plot and motivation of the characters is loose and at times—although not often—the technology and back story bog down. The strengths: It has the fast pace and plotting [...]

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D.C. Noir 2: The Classics (Akashic Noir)
Rather than just traveling the same mean streets as the first “D.C. Noir” — a much-lauded gathering of original tales — this new anthology of 16 works (stories, novel excerpts and one poem) draws on more than a century of published writings. Stretching from Paul Laurence Dunbar’s story “A [...]

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