Werthead Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Darke said: So question - I remember reading a long time ago that Port of Shadows is simply the collected version of all of the Black Company short stories that have been published over the years (like "Shaggy Dog Bridge" from the Fearsome Journeys anthology a few years back, etc). Is this accurate? "Tides Elba" and "Smelling Danger" are 2 chapters from Port of Shadows. The book itself is a lot bigger than that, so even if all 5 short stories were from the novel (and I don't think they are, the last couple IIRC are set after The White Rose), the book would still be mostly new material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darke Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I went ahead and bought the ebook, and it looks like "Shaggy Dog Bridge" and "Bone Eaters" are not in Port of Shadows (unless they have been renamed). "Tides Elba", "Bone Candy", and "Smelling Danger" are all chapter titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Looks like three of the short stories are part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Yep, that's it. Reading it now and it doesn't really feel like a novel. Just three short fiction pieces cobbled together and padded with filler material. It's fun to be reunited with the old crew, but so far PoS is nothing to write home about. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 The abbreviation convention for PoS is quite unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 About 100 pages to go and the book is still underwhelming. Like Cook is just going through the motions. It's not bad per se, just extremely lackluster. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 *prepares bag of rotten fruit and veggies to throw* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Have you read it? I so wanted to like it, but it's decidedly lackluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I have yes, I thought it was pretty good, if a bit meandering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 To each his own, I guess. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 We must Kung fu fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usul Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 have read it good one until the last chapter where, nah i won't tell you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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