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An absolute great addition to the series with so much character building. My only complaint is that I have to wait for the next book.

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Ahhhhhh

As with everyone of the KDT books, they leave you wishing it hadn't ended, and then immediately googling to try to find information on the next book's release.

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kel has done it again!

another great addition to the series. i love how rezkin goes back to a role similar to what he was trained to be. a true shadow kinght!!!

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Never long enough!

My son and I have been listening to this series since he was a little boy. I think he has most of the books memorised as he has listened to them so many times! Nic Podel ( spelling?) the narrator does an amazing job of bringing all the characters, we know like family, to life. Although this book seems much shorter in terms of progression of the story it’s a return to the first trio of books that were just magical in terms of immersing the reader into Rezkin’s world.
The thing that worries me now, the TIME UNTILL the NEXT BOOK!!!!

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Great

Huge fan of the series listened to these books over and over. This is another great story thx for writing it.

ps put a Jimmy character in the next one 😂 that would be so great.

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Kept interested the whole time

I was never bored … many characters had me wanting to know more …. Is there another book? What about Tam and what will Reskin do next?

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awesome

I wish it was longer, I need more. other books I can fall asleep listening to but these ones it is almost impossible.

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Completely awesome

No doubt about it, this was the best book in the series for a few books now. Maybe even third best after first and second books. The first part is a bit slow and isolated due to the nature of the story, but the second and third parts were excellent.

Kel Kade was in top form with the new format, which was more narrowly focused and allowed for better storytelling. The previous books since book 3 had a problem with too many characters and too much ground to cover. A certain change was made in this book that allowed Rezkin to be where he needed to be when he needed to be there. This made for a more consistent story that moves the plot forward and a better pace.

One of the major story arcs was wrapped up very nicely in the latter part, with major character development, and the entire final part was a compelling listen.

Nick Podehl was also back in top form with this one. A couple of the previous books had a problem with consistent character voices, especially for Rezkin. Podehl went back to his roots and brought the characters back to their original voices for this one, which made it all around better to listen to.

Overall, this book was a great return to form. I felt that Kel Kade really took her time to make sure this one was right. And I think she really had fun with the Lereshi story arc. Recommend to anyone that has read the series and was dubious about continuing. It’s a good book.

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The worst of the series so far

Under baked and rushed. I love Kings Dark Tidings. It's one of my most listened to series I've ever read, literally probably listened to the first 3 books 5 times and the newer ones multiple times each. This book though feels rushed and lacks the charm of the previous entries in the series. There are so many elements that Kade needs to balance that they don't give any of them the time they deserve, leading to the storyline feeling like one thing is happening after the other with no real connection, like he's ticking boxes of "This happens then this happens then this" because he needs the story to progress but at the cost of pacing and sense. The journey and travelling, the events and characters along the way were what made this series shine but that's mostly missing here. This is one of the shortest entries and it really feels like it. I hope they don't make the same mistake in the next book but it feels like this was rushed out for Christmas 2024 and really needed another 6 months to add 25% more story. 3/5 let's hope the next is better and more true to form.

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Weak Instalment

The books meandering plot and inability to focus on any one of multiple story threads makes this a very difficult listen. dropping this series

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