Sissoylu 5 - Benligin Gölgeleri

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Published Nov. 4, 2021 by Akilcelen Kitaplar.

ISBN:: 978-605-2382-83-7

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Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts.

This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now faces its first instance of terrorism, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax and Wayne, assisted by the lovely, brilliant Marasi, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife stops Scadrial’s progress in its tracks.

Shadows of Self will give fans of The Alloy of Law everything they’ve been hoping for and, this being a Brandon Sanderson book, more, much more.

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Chaos_reads@ramblingreaders.org reviewed Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

More Thriller than Fantasy

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It's hard to write a review that is not a comparison to either the first book of the series or to the other Sanderson series. But as I haven't written reviews to those, that's not an option.

So as a stand-alone book, this one tones down the fantasy elements a bit. Mind you, there are still present and very much in the foreground, but the magic/alchemy system has grown so complex by now that the book wisely choses to not depend on a deep understanding or even base it's story to much on discovering more unknown details about it. It rather just treats some characters as having super hero-like abilities to fancy up the action scenes and more than one time offer an easy way out (narrative-wise) to otherwise pretty dead-end situations. The thriller part can't really decide if it wants to be serial-killer hunt or whodoneit. It introduces some …

It's hard to write a review that is not a comparison to either the first book of the series or to the other Sanderson series. But as I haven't written reviews to those, that's not an option.

So as a stand-alone book, this one tones down the fantasy elements a bit. Mind you, there are still present and very much in the foreground, but the magic/alchemy system has grown so complex by now that the book wisely choses to not depend on a deep understanding or even base it's story to much on discovering more unknown details about it. It rather just treats some characters as having super hero-like abilities to fancy up the action scenes and more than one time offer an easy way out (narrative-wise) to otherwise pretty dead-end situations. The thriller part can't really decide if it wants to be serial-killer hunt or whodoneit. It introduces some distracting characters to finally return back to the central cast for the resolution, which in hindsight wasn't that elegant. I'm personally a big fan of the magic system and the 'discovering long-lost knowledge and abilities' concept so this book let me down a little. I treat it as a bridge to the third which hopefully returns to old form.