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Sunday, February 4, 2024

THE SHADOW CASKET by Chris Wooding

Currently nearing the 30% mark in Chris Wooding's 'The Shadow Casket', the second book in his epic fantasy series The Darkwater Legacy.

I initially had no intentions on returning to this series after reading The Ember Blade last year, but somewhere along the way I had a change of heart about the book, and so I wanted to see where things went. 

Spoiler Warning

Needless to say, I am glad I did because I am seeing things here that, at least in my own reading experiences, I haven't seen done in a heavy fantasy setting yet. Eldritch monstrosities aside, the potential for cosmic horror is there too. But the most surprising aspect introduced in this book has been biological mutations performed in a Krodanian laboratory. Human testing, though using what exactly hadn't been divulged, but they're specifically targeting Sards in their experiments.

I am really excited to see where this goes now. 

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