SHIFTING SHADOWS
REVIEW
I usually don’t like short stories. I
tend to feel that many of the short stories I read are more teasers for the
real series and thus lacking substance to reel the reader fully in.
Patricia Briggs’ short stories do not
fall into this category.
Now that said, I would not recommend
this anthology for newcomers to Briggs’ Mercy series. Part of the magic of this
anthology is Briggs’ sensational ability to create compelling stories that fill
in much of the eagerly anticipated backstories of many of the secondary
characters.
My personal favorite of these stories
was Silver which illuminated much of
Samuel, Bran, and Arianas’ backstories, thus finishing the story that began in Silver Borne. Readers finally are able
to get a taste of Samuel and Bran’s turning, the torture inflicted upon them
while they were under the control of Bran’s mother, and the love born between
Samuel and Ariana. On top of that, Silver
is more of a novella than a short story, spanning 70 pages, thus allowing
Briggs is really able to get to the meat of the story. Personally I’d recommend
this anthology based solely on this story alone.
Of course there’s more than just this
story, some of my other favorites included In
Red, with Pearls, which is told from Warren’s POV, Redemption, which illuminates Ben’s backstory and is told from his
POV, and Hollow, which is a Mercy POV
story that takes place AFTER Night Broken, so fans of the series that are
already in Mercy withdrawal can get a fix with some events that take place
after the most recent book in the series,
Night Broken.
This anthology includes new stories:
Silver
Roses
in Winter
Redemption
Hollow
Previously released stories:
Fairy
Gifts
Gray
Seeing
Eye
Alpha
and Omega
The
Star of David
In,
Red, with Pearls
And some extra chapters from Night Broken and Silver Bourne.
All in all, I highly recommend this
anthology for fans of the Mercy series. Many of the stories are closer to
novellas than short stories, and if you haven’t read Briggs’ Alpha and Omega
series, then this is the perfect opportunity as the novella that started the
series is included in the selection of previously released material included in
this book. Great buy.
INFO
Publisher: Ace
Published: September 2, 2014
Price: $26.95
Link to Buy: http://www.amazon.com/Shifting-Shadows-Stories-World-Thompson-ebook/dp/B00IOE4M9O/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409343344&sr=1-1&keywords=patricia+briggs
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