Shadow City (Tales of the Shadow City #1) By Anna Mocikat
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As someone who generally enjoys dark fantasy I was hopeful when picking up this book Unfortunately it wasn t for me and I d struggle to pinpoint anything I particularly enjoyed. PDF Shadow city national Set in a post apocalyptic Los Angeles with danger around every corner human survivors have created a safe settlement due to a deal set up with vampires The vampires get blood the humans get safety everyone s happy Jean and Louis stumble across a strange man out in the city he can t remember anything about himself but he s strangely talented in combat Some people in the settlement believe he s the chosen one Meanwhile demon like creatures are spilling into the city desperate to overthrow the human race. Shadow City fantasy football The major issue with this book is that it appears as if it hasn t been edited I m not usually bothered by spelling and grammar errors but it was almost unreadable Wrong word structure wrong tenses wrong spelling wrong words awkward phrasing This book has it all On the positive side I ve heard that a new version is being released where this is fixed so I d recommend waiting until that comes out Outside of the writing I still didn t manage to enjoy much There s way too much going on So many different factions themes and characters meant that none of it was fully developed and I didn t feel connected to anything or anyone The plot twists were predictable the conversations were clunky and there was no tension because we had a constant POV of what the enemies were doing and planning The book had an interesting premise but it wasn t carried out well at all. Shadow citywide banks CW rape violence death Thanks to Booktamins and the author for providing me with a copy in exchange for participating in a book tour This is my honest review posted after the tour had ended Blog Twitter Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 In exchange for the opportunity to read this book from Net Galley I offer a review of Shadow City by Anna Mocikat brwpublisher Review can also be found at is a post apocalyptic fast paced and exciting thrill of a ride for aood die hard science fiction fan If you like mutants humans vampires and other evil creatures that you can only imagine coming from a place you never want to visit this is a story for you There is torture death friendship and love Set in Los Angeles the story follows four main characters with many side characters that round this story out nicely There is a vampire a cyborg a human with inhuman abilities and a creature unknown possessing a human They fight for the right to live in the horrible aftermath of a cataclysmic event What kind of a creature could possibly be a threat to all of these characters with their combined skills The only way to know who wins and who dies is to read this book Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 A post apocalyptic Los Angeles After The Glitch the city lies in ruins with charred remains 30 years later the sky is still covered and there is no sun Vampires have always been under us and can now roam free Mutants threaten from outside the city from a potentially radioactive wasteland The last remaining humans shelter in The Zone a protected enclave. City of shadows book Main characters are a pair of siblings that venture into the city to scavenge whatever they can find And there is Eric and his partner Bombshell He is an ex LAPD officer turned vampire shortly before the Glitch Bombshell is an ex bomb squad expert now cyborg after an almost fatal bomb related accident The siblings find a naked man without memories naming him Colton after the street where they found him on one of their scavenging trips And there is Vincent a cop working with Eric and Bombshell who is inhabited by a mysterious entity Maybe an alien Or an angel So much for the first chapter and the setting of the scene. Shadow city silver wolf series I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher or author through NetGalley All opinions are my own and I was not required to give a positive review I received this ARC in 2019 so it s been on my shelf for almost 5 years Mea Culpa The first chapter was rough The writing was not great and the grammar full of mistakes Strange sentence structures incorrect word order and word choices tenses changing in the same sentence or paragraph correct use of adjectives was missing entirely Maybe my ARC was an unedited first draft It definitely needed editing by a natural English speaker. Book shadow work I read chapter two as well which brought me to 22% About 60 to 70 pages depending on edition I am not terribly interested any in UF horror in a post apocalyptic setting with goth vampires and probably demons Sorry combined with the less than stellar writing DNF Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 Definitely a lot of action here I enjoyed the world building I felt like I was in the story Some of the transitions of the paragraphs to explain the backstory were rough The out of left field instalove did not fit the vibe at all but I could have liked it if handled differently Lots of different characters and seeing both sides of the rivalry was a plus Overall it could play out as a mindless action movie but as a book it lacked substance It was fun and original earning 3 stars from me Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 At the horizon just a few miles away a sign was visible standing on the dried up hill Huge letters once bright white were now dirty and gray Although some of the oversized letters were missing the following word could still be read HO LYWO D excerpt of Chapter 1 Shadow City by Anna Mocikat Had me hooked from the start The setting the characters the monstrous creatures the Dark Ones freaky as hell btw the delicious darkness in the writer s descriptive abilities especially in the fighting scenes which have an intense movie like quality to them just wow it all blew my mind Truly an incredible read and an amazing debut All fans of fantasy and dystopian post apocalyptic fiction and even horror since this novel has quite a few horror elements integrated into the narrative will fall head over heels with this book God I can t wait for the sequel Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 Anna Mocikat is a successful Cyberpunk and Space Opera author She was born in Warsaw Poland but spent most of her life in Germany where she attended film school worked as a screenwriter and aame writer for several years Her MUC novels have been nominated for the most prestigious awards for Fantasy and science fiction in Germany In 2016 Anna moved to the USA where she continued her writing career. Shadow City epub reader Since then she also published the Behind Blue Eyes series the Cyber Squad series the Nephilim series as well as Space Punks and Neon Nights Anna Mocikat is a successful Cyberpunk and Space Opera author She was born in Warsaw Poland but spent most of her life in Germany where she attended film school worked as a screenwriter and a game writer for several years Her MUC novels have been nominated for the most prestigious awards for Fantasy and science fiction in Germany In 2016 Anna moved to the USA where she continued her writing career. Shadow cityofcf Since then she also published the Behind Blue Eyes series the Cyber Squad series the Nephilim series as well as Space Punks and Neon Nights site_link Los Angeles is an apocalyptic wasteland Without orientation Colton stumbles through the vast deserted city He doesn t remember who he is and where he came from Scavengers save his life from mutants and bring him to the only remaining inhabited area and safe Zone in former Hollywood There he learns that after a devastating catastrophe called The Glitch reality shifted allowing nightmarish creatures from another dimension to enter our world These co called Dark Ones feed on suffering and violence wanting nothing less than the complete annihilation of humanity Colton discovers that he has extraordinary abilities and joins a league of unusual defenders ex cop Eric female cyborg Bombshell and Vincent a mighty entity from another world disguised as a human soldier But the Dark Ones are evil beyond imagination and with their ice cold enforcer the traitor Eurydice they are a threat nearly impossible to overcome Cunning and ruthless Eurydice sets a ploy in action which leads to the destruction of the Zone s defenses weakening the tiny community from within It s up to Colton and his friends to take a desperate stand against the superior enemy and save what is left of humanity from extinction Fast paced action driven and cinematic an eternal fight of good vs evil told in a way as never before Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 Shadow City is the opening salvo of a post apocalypse fantasy trilogy It s now several decades after the Big Glitch and the world will never be the same Outside of a few survivors in Hollywood the world is filled with radioactive mutants vampires who are now revealing themselves to be real not fictional demons erupting from a crack in the earth appropriately at LA s City Hall and some other ancient race still hidden somewhere The Zone survives only through a final alliance of humans and vampires against the Dark Ones from below And there are a few superheroes who have appeared like a lady ironman in her titanium cyborg suit affectionately known as Bombie and Colton who doesn t know where he came from or who he really is and Vincent who is in love with a rogue vampire The action is fast and furious from the start The battles and such are cartoonish but that s part of the charm It reads like a movie Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 I love to read in different genres because it makes the reading experience much intense and brings variety to my reader hungry mind This scifi fantasy postapocaliptic story is definitely something for everyone s mind This unbelievable gripping and creepy exciting story is really an amazing read The dystopian world is so unique and interesting described you just don t want to stop reading I m not a scifi expert but I ve read some of books in this genre and I ve never read so unbelievable realistic and detailed described book You really can see the whole scenes like you are living it I would like to see this book in the cinema on a big screen because the writing style is like a movie There are so many different characters and individuals in this story you are completely overwhelmed They all communicate with the reader at the same time No not from chapter to chapter but I mean constant I needed some pages to acclimate to the totally crazy and very creative apocalyptic world and writing style but afterwards the story didn t want to let me go You ve all the creatures that are usually in 10 different books in this one story Humans vampires mutants cyborgs dark characters and mystical beings All in one place This book is unbelievable gripping and terrible creepy at the same time I can t wait to read the next book in the series I m really curious about the future of Los Angeles s last free zone Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 Shadow City by Anna Mocikat is a different kind of dystopian future It has a bit of sci fi and fantasy mixed together There is my favorite character a cyborg that is a woman in a machine body There are mutant creatures vampires and Dark Ones that come from some other place The world has been destroyed but no one alive knows what happened They call it the Glitch This story is about a settlement of humans and a group of vampires that help protect the humans from danger There are evil bands of humans too One man is new he doesn t know who he is but he is a hero already to the people The vampires checked his thoughts and ok d him But the mystery is who is he Another mystery is that of a Being taking charge of a dead body No one knows it s not their friend they thought was dead Who is he It is very exciting and mysterious The only thing I had trouble with was the jump between points of view No warning or change of chapter Oh well I enjoyed it and starting the next book I got from NetGalley Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 A very entertaining well written part one of an urban fantasy trilogy Yes dear Anna I do want toet the answers to the questions you asked in the afterword and will be looking forward to the second part. Shattered wolf shadow city silver mate book 1 Set in post apocalyptic Los Angeles Shadow City focuses on the story of several characters representatives of categories typical for the genre humans vampires a cyborg a mysterious creature capable of superfast healing and other untold miracles and the Dark ones who are creeping into our world to feed on human pain and agony The book is fast paced and the whole experience is very visual as if you are already watching a film or a TV show I liked the differentiation and development of the main characters although understandably for such a large cast the secondary ones come across as a bit one dimensional There s romance but it is not the driving force of the plot My favourite character was Bombshell and I can t wait to find out her backstory. Shadow City horror stories Thank you to Edelweiss and Black Rose writing for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1 SHADOW CITY by Anna Mocikat is a post apocalypse urban fantasy horror novel and if that sounds like a mouthfull it s certainly a fascinating mash up premise The world has been destroyed by a kind of HALF LIFE esque weird event that has plunged the world into darkness as well as unleashed terrifying monsters In a interesting twist vampires have emerged from the shadows to protect the remainder of humanity because they don t want to endanger their food supply Oh and there s cyborgs too It is a crazy and fun book that I heartily recommend for those who like The Walking Dead and Zombieland Shadow City Tales of the Shadow City 1
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