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New World of Darkness
World of Darkness: Three Shades Of Night
Shadows Run Deep
There is a taint in Chicago, a barely suppressed shiver of horror that touches all who make their home in the city. In this collection of three connected novellas, vampire, werewolves and mages all pursue their visions of power. Each novella tells part of the story of the hidden monsters of the Windy City.
A World of Darkness Novel
Author Janet Trautvetter reveals the vampires of Chicago. Author Sarah Roark focuses on the werewolves. Author Myranda Sarro tackles the mages. Together they tell a story larger than any one monster.
• 288 page Tradeback companion to the hardcover game book World of Darkness: Chicago and follow-up to the ongoing mass-market fiction series
• Ties into the recent Vampire: The Requiem novels
286 pages, Paperback
First published March 20, 2006
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May 11, 2015
I've been a fangirl for the World of Darkness since high school - back when it was still Vampire: the Masquerade, not Vampire: the Requiem. Seriously, though, their revamp (cue terrible pun) was something I eyed skeptically as a threat to my nostalgia but they have surpassed themselves. Everything White Wolf did great, just done better.
One character I got invested in through the short stories appearing in VtR source material was Trey "Loki" Fischer. I don't want to call him my "vampire boyfriend" but the little story I got about him made me intrigued.
This book gave me an opportunity to read a novella about Loki - A Murder of Crows - and it was shockingly freaky, funny and sincere. Being a fan of VtR undoubtedly made me appreciate the story better since I'm familiar with the material its based on but it was seriously wonderful to have a chance to read about a side character I developed such affection for, having his own spooky mystery and being a charming foul-up every step of it.
One character I got invested in through the short stories appearing in VtR source material was Trey "Loki" Fischer. I don't want to call him my "vampire boyfriend" but the little story I got about him made me intrigued.
This book gave me an opportunity to read a novella about Loki - A Murder of Crows - and it was shockingly freaky, funny and sincere. Being a fan of VtR undoubtedly made me appreciate the story better since I'm familiar with the material its based on but it was seriously wonderful to have a chance to read about a side character I developed such affection for, having his own spooky mystery and being a charming foul-up every step of it.
August 30, 2013
very good read, in depth of the world of darkness story, enjoyed the progressive three views on the same story.
March 26, 2018
This book solidified my feeling about the New World of Darkness setting. I don't think I will read another nWoD fiction after this. The grandness and monstrosity of the Old WoD is gone, replaced by patently petty humane characters and their squabbles. Coming off from the Clan Novel Saga, this book does not look good. The prince of Chicago is a more than a little senile (which is kinda the norm according to rules) and surrounded by local dicks. Each vampire is now not only in a clan but also hangs out with a sorority, excuse me, a covenant which dictates the social dynamics. Half of the vampire book is spent on the protagonist's identity problem with his covenant. And in the end his actions only have a vague relevance to the events, the main conflict is resolved by his mom, excuse me, covenant elders.
The second book is about the werewolves and they have become visibly cuddly. The pack, it's all about the pack, you know, don't forget about the pack, the pack matters, we need to cuddle some more. Half of the book later the pack starts doing the important stuff and it gets mildly interesting but is quickly resolved by the dramatic confrontation. The third one is about the mages but at this point I was so thoroughly bored I didn't want to spend another minute reading it so who knows, maybe mages are actually interesting. Except they already did their job in the werewolves book.
The second book is about the werewolves and they have become visibly cuddly. The pack, it's all about the pack, you know, don't forget about the pack, the pack matters, we need to cuddle some more. Half of the book later the pack starts doing the important stuff and it gets mildly interesting but is quickly resolved by the dramatic confrontation. The third one is about the mages but at this point I was so thoroughly bored I didn't want to spend another minute reading it so who knows, maybe mages are actually interesting. Except they already did their job in the werewolves book.
September 2, 2024
This is a tough book to review, as it is effectively three books in one.
Overall, I kinda enjoyed it. The vampire book at the beginning was a bit hard to get into, but when I got into it, it became quite thrilling and interesting.
The werewolf book had decent characterisation and I found myself enjoying this story the most.
I did not enjoy the mage book. While the other books focused on a single key main character, the mage book flips around far too much between different characters. This is made even more confusing by the fact that the mages all have multiple names. At one point, I realised that three different characters were in fact just one person.
Adding to the confusion and disatisfaction of the mage book is that it feels the need to skip scenes that were present in the vampire and werewolf books. While the werewolf book was not afraid to repeat a scene from the vampire book from the werewolf's perspective, the mage book rather skips over it - causing a jumping and jarring narrative that just left me confused and not caring too much.
Overall, read this if you enjoy the setting. But otherwise, not recommended.
Overall, I kinda enjoyed it. The vampire book at the beginning was a bit hard to get into, but when I got into it, it became quite thrilling and interesting.
The werewolf book had decent characterisation and I found myself enjoying this story the most.
I did not enjoy the mage book. While the other books focused on a single key main character, the mage book flips around far too much between different characters. This is made even more confusing by the fact that the mages all have multiple names. At one point, I realised that three different characters were in fact just one person.
Adding to the confusion and disatisfaction of the mage book is that it feels the need to skip scenes that were present in the vampire and werewolf books. While the werewolf book was not afraid to repeat a scene from the vampire book from the werewolf's perspective, the mage book rather skips over it - causing a jumping and jarring narrative that just left me confused and not caring too much.
Overall, read this if you enjoy the setting. But otherwise, not recommended.
April 2, 2021
It was definitely an interesting book. There is a book on the Vampires,Werewolves, and Mages all in one. I liked how it all connected together for one story. This is the first World of Darkness book I've ever read. I wanted to read some WOD books after playing Werewolf: the Apocalypse Earthblood.
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