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Loading... The Duchess of the Shallowsby Neil McGarry, Daniel Ravipinto
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   )1   Martin_Maenza | Apr 14, 2017 |  http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2014/06/foodfic-please-welcome-neil-mcgarry.html sroywork | Jun 12, 2014 | Duchess of the Shallows is a deceptively simple book, but rich in details. The plot revolves around Duchess, once the youngest child of a wealthy family, but now living in secret, disguised as the daughter of a baker after the horrifying death of her father and family. The story is driven by a single heist mission in which Duchess, assisted by her street-friend, Lysander, must pull off an impossible robbery in order to gain Duchess admission to the secret world of thieves. But despite the simplicity of the plot, the world woven around Duchess, and the characters that inhabit her world with her, are anything but simple. Political maneuvring between different factions of society, and the power-players calling the shots, all serve to create a textured backdrop, giving the story depth and appeal. While I found the exposition a bit heavy in one or two places, the characters soon had me rooting for them, and I was carried along quite happily, all the way to the end. I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't more story after the heist. In a way, it felt like one long, drawn out act, rather than the three-act pulse of most modern fantasy, but it definitely left me liking the characters and wanting to hear more. ( )1 Jefficus | Apr 25, 2014 | no reviews | add a review
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In the fog-shrouded streets of Rodaas, a game is played. From the mansions of the Garden to the slums of the Shallows, favors and secrets, lives and deaths are bartered and bet upon in a contest that has lasted for centuries.Of the many players, none surpass the legendary society of thieves, spies and rumormongers known as the Grey.To uncover the secrets of her own past, the bread girl known as Duchess will dare a daunting initiation and in doing so discover that, in Rodaas, the most dangerous game is one even the Grey does not play..."The story pulls in the reader from the first sentence and doesn't let go...a fresh, compelling twist on fantasy."Kirkus Reviews"The writing is excellent...the story hits the turbo button and becomes a terrific page turner....These two authors have a sure touch for creating the emotional resonance that I look for in a book."Pauline's Fantasy Reviews"The ending kept me up until 2 AM so I could finish it...I had an early day next day, but damn it, I had to know what the whole thing was about "Bibliophilia, Please No library descriptions found. |
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