The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy
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Summary
Bestselling author S。A。 Chakraborty’s acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before， during， and after the events of The City of Brass， The Kingdom of Copper， and The Empire of Gold， all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated， and even those without a voice in the novels。 The River of Silver gathers material both seen and new—including a special coda fans will need to read—making this the perfect complement to those incredible novels。
A prospective new queen joins a court whose lethal history may overwhelm her own political savvy…
An imprisoned royal from a fallen dynasty and a young woman wrenched from her home cross paths in an enchanted garden…
A pair of scouts stumble upon a secret in a cursed winter wood that will turn over their world…
Now together in one place， these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder。 From Manizheh’s first steps towards rebellion to adventures that take place after The Empire of Gold， this is a must-have collection for those who can’t get enough of Nahri， Ali， and Dara and all that unfolded around them。
A prospective new queen joins a court whose lethal history may overwhelm her own political savvy…
An imprisoned royal from a fallen dynasty and a young woman wrenched from her home cross paths in an enchanted garden…
A pair of scouts stumble upon a secret in a cursed winter wood that will turn over their world…
Now together in one place， these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder。 From Manizheh’s first steps towards rebellion to adventures that take place after The Empire of Gold， this is a must-have collection for those who can’t get enough of Nahri， Ali， and Dara and all that unfolded around them。
Reviews
Rosh （read in the A。M。）
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*3。5Do not read this as a prequel there are spoilers for the whole trilogy。I wanted more Ali and Nahri because it felt like they were secondary characters in a series where they are MCs。 I know we got 3 books with them but I deserved more。 If you are curious about Manizeh and Muntadir this is the book for you。 We get more of their thoughts。 I would never tell anyone to not read it because this is my favourite series of all time and will defend it will all my breath。The last story glued my heart *3。5Do not read this as a prequel there are spoilers for the whole trilogy。I wanted more Ali and Nahri because it felt like they were secondary characters in a series where they are MCs。 I know we got 3 books with them but I deserved more。 If you are curious about Manizeh and Muntadir this is the book for you。 We get more of their thoughts。 I would never tell anyone to not read it because this is my favourite series of all time and will defend it will all my breath。The last story glued my heart together and will become a comfort read for me。 。。。more
Beccabooks
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** I received a copy from netgalley/the publisher for an honest review**In my opinion I don’t believe this was totally needed。 I felt some of the tales were good and I’m glad I read them but for the rest I just felt they were not needed。 Still overall this was a good book。 The writing was fantastic as always and I really appreciated the author explaining when each tale took place and whether or not it was spoiling anything
Tia
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Alizayd al Qahtani you will always be famous 💗🥰💘💝😘💕I love these characters so damn much 🥹 It was so comforting being back in their world and being in their heads again， it makes me want to drop everything and reread the entire series。 I can't express my adoration for Nahri and Ali， my children deserve the best - even my sad tragic boy Dara。 It was great to get more background on characters we never got to meet in the main series too。 The Duriya chapter was one of my favourites。 That final Nahri Alizayd al Qahtani you will always be famous 💗🥰💘💝😘💕I love these characters so damn much 🥹 It was so comforting being back in their world and being in their heads again， it makes me want to drop everything and reread the entire series。 I can't express my adoration for Nahri and Ali， my children deserve the best - even my sad tragic boy Dara。 It was great to get more background on characters we never got to meet in the main series too。 The Duriya chapter was one of my favourites。 That final Nahri chapter though。。。nobody touch me rn I am fragile。 If you haven't already read the Daevabad trilogy this is your sign because what the hell are you waiting for？！？！ 。。。more
Laura ☾
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I absolutely loved being back in Daevabad， and those two scenes at the end absolutely killed me。。。 I WANT MORE！It was great to see some more of the characters that we've grown to love throughout the Daevabad trilogy， especially from some of the characters who weren't necessarily POV characters throughout the original trilogy！ I absolutely loved being back in Daevabad， and those two scenes at the end absolutely killed me。。。 I WANT MORE！It was great to see some more of the characters that we've grown to love throughout the Daevabad trilogy， especially from some of the characters who weren't necessarily POV characters throughout the original trilogy！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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I received an ARC of this book through a giveaway here on Goodreads。 I enjoyed reading the stories in The River of Silver。 It was great to read one more book with characters I loved from the series， and gain insight on characters we didn't get to meet in the main series。 I would highly recommend this book to those who enjoyed the books in the Daevabad Trilogy。 I received an ARC of this book through a giveaway here on Goodreads。 I enjoyed reading the stories in The River of Silver。 It was great to read one more book with characters I loved from the series， and gain insight on characters we didn't get to meet in the main series。 I would highly recommend this book to those who enjoyed the books in the Daevabad Trilogy。 。。。more
Jenn || everythingshereads
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Alizayd al Qahtani， I WOULD DIE FOR YOU 😭
Tifany
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The Daevabad series has a special place in my heart， and I was beyond thrilled to read The River of Silver。 The stories within The River of Silver are a wonderful complement to the series。 In chronological order， we are taken back to Daevabad， complete with spoiler warnings for each story and a timeline of when each scene took place。It was glorious to return to this world。 This collection added so much depth and gave a behind-the-scenes look that we weren’t privy to before。If you’ve read and lov The Daevabad series has a special place in my heart， and I was beyond thrilled to read The River of Silver。 The stories within The River of Silver are a wonderful complement to the series。 In chronological order， we are taken back to Daevabad， complete with spoiler warnings for each story and a timeline of when each scene took place。It was glorious to return to this world。 This collection added so much depth and gave a behind-the-scenes look that we weren’t privy to before。If you’ve read and loved this series as much as I have， or even if you’re making your way through the series now， The River of Silver is a wonderful companion read。Special thanks to Harper Voyager and NetGalley for the ARC。 All thoughts in this review are honest and my own。 。。。more
Adriana | nannersreads
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Thank you to NetGalley， Harper Voyager， and SA Chakraborty for providing me with an eARC of this book。 This is my honest review。-To be very transparent， this is less of a coherent review and more of a blubbering， fangirling session 😂 The Daevabad trilogy is one of my favorite fantasy series of all time， so reading the River of Silver felt like coming home。 I had already read some of the stories included here， but I honestly didn’t even mind。 I missed this world and these characters so much！ If I Thank you to NetGalley， Harper Voyager， and SA Chakraborty for providing me with an eARC of this book。 This is my honest review。-To be very transparent， this is less of a coherent review and more of a blubbering， fangirling session 😂 The Daevabad trilogy is one of my favorite fantasy series of all time， so reading the River of Silver felt like coming home。 I had already read some of the stories included here， but I honestly didn’t even mind。 I missed this world and these characters so much！ If I could read about them for the rest of time， I think I would。 You get to see things that we’ve never seen before and little moments in between what we already know。 Some of these stories even gave me a new perspective on a few characters。 It’s a beautiful collection of stories told with so much warmth and care。 There’s a reason SA Chakraborty is one of my favorite authors and this is just another stunning example。-If you haven’t read the Daevabad trilogy， why not？！ Please drop everything and go do that right now！ And if you’ve already read the Daevabad trilogy， please do yourself a favor and pick up River of Silver。 I promise you won’t regret it。-The River of Silver is a compilation of stories set in the same world as SA Chakraborty’s Daevabad trilogy。 It is available for purchase NOW in ebook， hardcover， and audiobook format。 。。。more
Anne Hughes
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I love the rich world Chakraborty created in her Daevabad trilogy and it was so wonderful to revisit in this collection of short stories。 Many of these stories provided a wonderful view into the minds and feelings of some of the interesting but less developed characters。 I particularly liked Manizheh， Hatset， Jamshid， and Zaynab's stories。 I struggled to remember the context of these stories。 Because the world is so rich， there are so many characters， and so much happens in each book， the short I love the rich world Chakraborty created in her Daevabad trilogy and it was so wonderful to revisit in this collection of short stories。 Many of these stories provided a wonderful view into the minds and feelings of some of the interesting but less developed characters。 I particularly liked Manizheh， Hatset， Jamshid， and Zaynab's stories。 I struggled to remember the context of these stories。 Because the world is so rich， there are so many characters， and so much happens in each book， the short intro to each chapter wasn't enough to place the story into the larger events of the books。 I struggled to remember exactly what was happening at the same time。 A more detailed intro would have been helpful。 I think the author was trying to warn readers of spoilers but there should have just been a blanket "don't read this if you haven't read the rest" disclaimer at the beginning then a longer description to properly set context for each story。 If I had just read the books， it might not have been such a problem， but it has been over 6 months since I finished Empire of Gold。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Super fun short story collection- so glad they decided to publish this！
Olivia Biller
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Getting to spend more time with these beloved characters was so comforting， and many lingering questions I had after the end of book 3 were answered。
Monika
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I really enjoyed coming back to the world and the characters
Melissa
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”Daevabad had seemed the very definition of magic。”These collected tales offer new insight into characters and hidden moments that readers didn’t necessarily get to experience during the original trilogy。 We see the mourning that followed the death of Ghassan‘s first wife; the congenial start to Ghassan and Hatset’s marriage; the pure and wholesome chance encounter that eventually begets Nahri; and so much more。 We experience Jamshid’s loyalty， Zaynab’s courage， Ghassan’s thoughtfulness， Manizeh ”Daevabad had seemed the very definition of magic。”These collected tales offer new insight into characters and hidden moments that readers didn’t necessarily get to experience during the original trilogy。 We see the mourning that followed the death of Ghassan‘s first wife; the congenial start to Ghassan and Hatset’s marriage; the pure and wholesome chance encounter that eventually begets Nahri; and so much more。 We experience Jamshid’s loyalty， Zaynab’s courage， Ghassan’s thoughtfulness， Manizeh’s humanity， and Daevabad’s magic anew。 For sure， you’d have to be familiar with the series already in order to appreciate this book。 I’d even say that， not only do you need to have read the first three books in order， but probably fairly recently。 There are so many characters and plot lines referenced here， so if it’s been a while since you left the world of Daevabad， you might appreciate a refresher before diving back in。 Admittedly， The River of Silver isn’t a necessary component of the Daevabad series。 It is entirely possible to fall in love with the story and the characters， and to experience the fullness of Chakraborty’s unparalleled fantasy world， by only reading the original trilogy。 This book is like the bonus content that they used to include on purchased DVDs - something extra special to enhance the experience， for you to enjoy if you’d like to， but choosing not to partake will in no way diminish the basics。I loved this， simply because the Daevabad series is my favorite fantasy series to have ever been written， and any extra dose of Daeva/Nahid magic is a home run for me。 All of the original characters were well-represented， and even the villains are humanized in new， moving ways。 Five whole-hearted stars！---A huge thank you to S。A。 Chakraborty， Harper Voyager， and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Heidi
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It’s four stars if you’ve read the trilogy that this fills in the corners for。 If you haven’t read the trilogy it’d be a bad place to start。 She’s an excellent author on the more literary end of the father’s genre and would be a solid choice if you don’t usually read fantasy but want to try some。 I look forward to seeing more from this author and I hope she has ideas for new stories in different worlds。
Melissa
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This review is based on an advance reader copy。I have to admit when I received this ARC， I had never heard of Daevabad， but I'm always down for a good new fantasy series。 And wow am I glad I found out about this one！ When I first got this book， I thought that since it was short stories based in the world of Daevabad， it would be fine to have it as an introduction to the world and that I would read the trilogy if I Iiked this book。 Two pages in， I realized that wasn't going to work。 So， bottom li This review is based on an advance reader copy。I have to admit when I received this ARC， I had never heard of Daevabad， but I'm always down for a good new fantasy series。 And wow am I glad I found out about this one！ When I first got this book， I thought that since it was short stories based in the world of Daevabad， it would be fine to have it as an introduction to the world and that I would read the trilogy if I Iiked this book。 Two pages in， I realized that wasn't going to work。 So， bottom line is: this book is for people who read and liked the Daevabad trilogy。The world sounded interesting enough that I decided to give the trilogy a try。 Striking out at the library， （there is a months long wait for these books because they are amazing） I took a chance on buying myself a set （worth it！） and did it right。 Read the trilogy and then River Of Silver。 This book is a great companion to the trilogy。 It is like a deleted scenes reel - full of stories that add depth to the characters， add details that fill in gaps in the trilogy， and provide more insight into what happens to the characters after the trilogy。 I thoroughly enjoyed it！ 。。。more
Haley~
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I forever love this series so so much and I miss it always 😭 give me short stories about them forever please！！！！！！
Hannah [thebookium]
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Finished reading 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 and craving more adventures set in the same world？？ Then 𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓 is the book for you and is the answer to all our hopes and prayers if you’re a 𝑫𝒂𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒅 groupie like me。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 brilliant starsA delightful collection of 15 short stories from a range of main and side characters， this companion novel for 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 happens before， during， and after the events of the trilogy。 A wonderful glimpse into events going on behind the scenes， I ca Finished reading 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 and craving more adventures set in the same world？？ Then 𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓 is the book for you and is the answer to all our hopes and prayers if you’re a 𝑫𝒂𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒅 groupie like me。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 brilliant starsA delightful collection of 15 short stories from a range of main and side characters， this companion novel for 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 happens before， during， and after the events of the trilogy。 A wonderful glimpse into events going on behind the scenes， I can sleep more peacefully at night knowing I’ve read this beautiful book！Five stories happen before the start of 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒔， the first book in the series。 Eight stories take place concurrently with the trilogy。 And this one of the many many reasons I love Shannon Chakraborty: she provides us with an alternate epilogue and a final bonus chapter post epilogue！ I loved both endings equally and am just all around obsessed with this epic adult fantasy story and it’s amazing characters。For all of reasons above， I would recommend reading this novel after finishing the trilogy！ I think the reader will enjoy this book more having more background and understanding of the characters and the world of Daevabad。 。。。more
Natalie
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Such a perfect reunion with our trio & key side characters。 I loved returning back to this world， getting glimpses into not only how things pan out after Empire of Gold， but also getting richer details that feed and further color in and flesh out Dara， Ali， and Nahri along the three books。 I also feel that this successfully filled both the fan fervor for certain side character favorites， but also gave us another layer to some of the more controversial characters。 As always， Chakraborty doesn’t m Such a perfect reunion with our trio & key side characters。 I loved returning back to this world， getting glimpses into not only how things pan out after Empire of Gold， but also getting richer details that feed and further color in and flesh out Dara， Ali， and Nahri along the three books。 I also feel that this successfully filled both the fan fervor for certain side character favorites， but also gave us another layer to some of the more controversial characters。 As always， Chakraborty doesn’t make it easy to make any damning indictments over anyone — there’s always layers and reasons， even if the actions are those we don’t agree with。 The last POV and chapter definitely gave me some warm tingly feelings， so much so I wish it had made it into the original trilogy， but in a way that I also appreciate having to wait for it and letting us fill in our own thoughts before sharing Chakraborty’s。 Will any amount of extra content like this satisfy us fans？ Probably not， but this felt like such a gift。 I also loved seeing Chakraborty’s note at the beginning， sharing with us her vulnerability， especially in such moments in time that found all of us lost and anxious， yearning for stories。 。。。more
Dakota VanLinden
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I love the world that Chakraborty created in City of Brass and The River of Silver lets me revel in the world for just a little longer。 I suggest reading the original trilogy before reading this collection of short stories as some of the stories are better when you understand the characters and world。 Very beautiful。
Devon
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River of Silver is precisely what it says on the tin。 It is a simple collection of outtakes from the universe of Daevabad trilogy。 It is less a collection of short stories and more just scenes that were cut out of the published works for one reason or another。 Which is by no means to say these were bad。 It was just difficult to find a thread that gave a reason to this work getting published。 there was not any new world building or a common theme that I would have expected from a short story coll River of Silver is precisely what it says on the tin。 It is a simple collection of outtakes from the universe of Daevabad trilogy。 It is less a collection of short stories and more just scenes that were cut out of the published works for one reason or another。 Which is by no means to say these were bad。 It was just difficult to find a thread that gave a reason to this work getting published。 there was not any new world building or a common theme that I would have expected from a short story collection。 It also makes it difficult to present a firm review as there is no real plot or driving force behind the stories at large。 But taken as a group of scenes cut from the books these were perfectly presentable。 I had a good enough time going through each of them。 。。。more
warnettes baby
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loved reading so many of these povs！！！
Christina Wang
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Omg I loved this book so much。 It was such a fun quick read and it was great to get back into the daevabad books。I loved all of the stories and getting to learn more about the characters and events in each book as well as getting stories for before and after the books events。I also loved how the author included a bit of information about at the beginning of each story。 She included when the story took place， context for it， and spoiler warning。 She would also sometimes include some extra fun inf Omg I loved this book so much。 It was such a fun quick read and it was great to get back into the daevabad books。I loved all of the stories and getting to learn more about the characters and events in each book as well as getting stories for before and after the books events。I also loved how the author included a bit of information about at the beginning of each story。 She included when the story took place， context for it， and spoiler warning。 She would also sometimes include some extra fun information which I really liked seeing。I really enjoyed reading this book and would highly recommend it for anyone who enjoyed her other books。 。。。more
Rachel Cooper
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Five million stars！ 🤩 I didn’t realize how much I desperately missed these characters & needed more of them 🥹🥹🥹
Quinn
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I was so excited to see more stories from Daevabad！ This was a pretty mixed bag。 I really liked Hatset's story， learning more about Nahri's parents and some of the Nahri and Zaynab chapters。 It's been awhile though since I've read the original books and I've forgotten so much that I was often lost when it came to the context of some of the stories that took place in the middle of the series。 Also there were more than a few points of view who I either had completely forgotten about， or didn't car I was so excited to see more stories from Daevabad！ This was a pretty mixed bag。 I really liked Hatset's story， learning more about Nahri's parents and some of the Nahri and Zaynab chapters。 It's been awhile though since I've read the original books and I've forgotten so much that I was often lost when it came to the context of some of the stories that took place in the middle of the series。 Also there were more than a few points of view who I either had completely forgotten about， or didn't care about or just didn't like。 Overall good， not great。 I listened to the audiobook version of this。 。。。more
Becca Mee
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The Daevabad Trilogy is an all time fave of mine so I was 100% stoked to receive an ARC of this one。 This book is a compilation of short stories and content about characters backgrounds， scenes the author wrote that didn’t end up in the trilogy， and some content about our fave characters after the events in EMPIRE OF GOLD。 I loved being in the world of Daevabad again and seeing my fave characters some more。 Bless the author for including notes about context and where these stories fit into the o The Daevabad Trilogy is an all time fave of mine so I was 100% stoked to receive an ARC of this one。 This book is a compilation of short stories and content about characters backgrounds， scenes the author wrote that didn’t end up in the trilogy， and some content about our fave characters after the events in EMPIRE OF GOLD。 I loved being in the world of Daevabad again and seeing my fave characters some more。 Bless the author for including notes about context and where these stories fit into the original books as well as a brief summary of what happened before。 That made it a lot easier for me to get into this one。 I’m weird with short story collections but this is one that absolutely worked for me！ 。。。more
Mitchel
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DNF。 Probably good， but i find I'm not a fan of backstory when i know where the characters will end up。 Something about preferring to have no destination so i can enjoy the suspense of the journey。 DNF。 Probably good， but i find I'm not a fan of backstory when i know where the characters will end up。 Something about preferring to have no destination so i can enjoy the suspense of the journey。 。。。more
Leah
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This book was AMAZING。 If you are a fan of Chakraborty's work， you need to read this too。 The River of Silver includes some stories that take place after the trilogy ends and it was wonderful to be able to see how some of the characters are continuing their lives。 I don't want to spoil anything for other readers so I'll contain my excitment about a few of the chapters， but trust me when I say ！！！！！！！。 With some narrations taking place before and during the trilogy's canon you can also get more o This book was AMAZING。 If you are a fan of Chakraborty's work， you need to read this too。 The River of Silver includes some stories that take place after the trilogy ends and it was wonderful to be able to see how some of the characters are continuing their lives。 I don't want to spoil anything for other readers so I'll contain my excitment about a few of the chapters， but trust me when I say ！！！！！！！。 With some narrations taking place before and during the trilogy's canon you can also get more of a glimpse into character's motivations and history。 It is very well written and I cannot recommend it enough。 。。。more
Ayre
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This book is a short story collection that supplements the Daevabad Trilogy with stories before during and after their events。 This contains spoilers for all three books but each story tells the reader what books with be spoiled。 This was cute。 Worth it if you loved the Daevabad trilogy and miss the characters but isn't required reading。I received and ARC copy of this book from Netgalley。 I wasn't required to leave this review。 This book is a short story collection that supplements the Daevabad Trilogy with stories before during and after their events。 This contains spoilers for all three books but each story tells the reader what books with be spoiled。 This was cute。 Worth it if you loved the Daevabad trilogy and miss the characters but isn't required reading。I received and ARC copy of this book from Netgalley。 I wasn't required to leave this review。 。。。more
SF&F at BPL
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Jennifer Hall
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