Shadow Dance

Shadow & Dagger #3

by Anne Logston

Elven thief Shadow, now Guildmistress, has just about whipped the Guild of Thieves into shape when a lethal plague arrives in Allanmere. Abruptly, chaos ensues and questions abound. Why are only the humans dying? Who is the mysterious six-fingered stranger found wandering in the woods? Can the elves of the Heartwood and the humans of Allanmere maintain the Compact that keeps them all safe? Off to find answers at a mysterious Temple in the sodden depths of the Dismal Reaches, will Shadow and Donya find themselves right in the midst of trouble? Bet on it!

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fae, Fiction

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 1992

Reviews

[Erica Hernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slutty elf finds ruins in the swamp.

[Hazel Penelope Allen-Flaga · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had read Shadow many times before I finally got the remaining Shadow books. I was enamored with this one. Beautifully written and fantastic world.

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Daft. I enjoyed it. Very basic. Like me.

[House Hesson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The *third* book in the Shadow trilogy, much of what we said about the first applies to this one. Don't believe the GoodReads info, and you really want to read Shadow Hunt before this one.

The appearance of a stranger with the ability to go through a hut's walls presages a plague that's deadly to humans but seems not to affect elves at all, and the answers seem to lie in the swamp that Shadow crossed in the prior book.

The romance in this book is extremely glossed over and feels very much like an adolescent thing. They snipe at each other initially, they have a lot in common, someone slaps them upside the head and they get together. It feels like it's just a set-up for Jaellyn's story in the next two/three books, however many it turned out to be.

Farryn's interaction with the rest of the group feels much more organic and the events in the temple of Adraon are not just suspenseful, but completely true to the characters. It's a great ending. We just wish there was more after this one.

-Kearil

[Camille · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book when I was in high school and I remember really liking it, despite the fact that I deep into horror at the time. I didn't find out until later, when I was bored one night and flipping through the frontpages, that it was part of a series and not even the first book. Maybe one day I'll start from the beginning and re-read.

[Ilana Waters · Rating 5 out of 5]

A stunning conclusion to this all-too-short series. A little darker than the previous books, but that makes for some page-turning suspense. Love the ending--perfectly suited to Shadow's character and personality.

[Kate H · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always loved this book and all the author's other stories. I wish she had written more books. Her characters are approachable and yet also wonderfully foreign. The land is just obscure enough to not be ours but also familiar enough to make it believable. I love her humor and her characterization.

[Karen Dransfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this whole series of books. Own them and reread them every couple of years.