5/20/2023 0 Comments Seven blades in black sam sykes![]() Most of all, she’d sacrifice her morals, her sense of identity, her body, her whiskey, and any chance of happiness or love to see the death of her betrayers. ![]() This includes her enemies, her allies, local bars, and entire towns. To put it bluntly, she’ll sacrifice whatever or whomever it takes to see her revenge fulfilled. Sal the Cacophony has a list of people who have betrayed her, and she’ll do whatever it takes to see each name on that list crossed out. Sam Sykes latest novel is a classic revenge tale. Lastly, the plot never feels as if it slows down to make room for character moments or explanations about the setting. Likewise, character development never gets lost in the shuffle for big plot points or exposition. ![]() The characters and plot are never lost to the world-building, as sometimes can be seen in fantasy novels. Seven Blades in Black fills the Venn diagram of a well-crafted plot, world-building, and character development to form a stellar novel that was difficult to put down. While his world building and the plot has never been shabby, where Sykes shined in his earlier series was his characters. Seven Blades in Black is easily the best work by Sam Sykes yet, which is saying something considering his previous series, Aeons’ Gate and Bring Down Heaven. ![]()
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