Shadow's Son

Every few weeks, I root around on Amazon or various fantasy review sites looking for potential reading material. Since the Night Angel trilogy, I think I've leaned a little more toward the "good" rogue/assassin gets in over his head sub-genre. Admittedly, some elements of that are starting to feel cliche, but what doesn't these days?

So on one of these little searches, I came across Shadow's Son. kyn_elwynn, stop me if this starts to sound familiar: an assassin named Caim who's a decent guy (considering he kills people for a living), of somewhat mysterious bloodline, who possesses shadow-based powers...

Granted, Caim has the additional touch of a spirit-friend that only he can see and hear most of the time, too, but there's enough there I had to read it and see. I could draw some parallels between Caim and Caelan, but I find they're different enough, at least. ;) Overall, the book's a fine read. Nothing truly astounding, but I found it worthwhile and enjoyable. I think I'll look for the sequel when it comes.

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  1. kyn_elwynnMay 2, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Caim probably doesn't have an attractive mentor figure running him through tests and trials.

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  2. marinredwolfMay 2, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    *chuckles* No, and no mention of such - he seems a bit past the training portion of his life. Kit, his "guardian spirit" of sorts, is a girl that seems to have some degree of a crush on him, though. There's even a Ral in the story - another assassin in the city.

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  3. northawkeMay 2, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    have you read "Name of the Wind" (by, er, Kevin Rothfuss or something like that)? I'm currently reading it and am enjoying it so far. In case you're looking for another suggestion!

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  4. marinredwolfMay 3, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    One of my favorite books/series in recent years. ;)

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