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psofimis

Sword of Shadows series by J. V. Jones

I want to pick this series for quite some time now even if I am aware that she writes slower than Martin but I don't want to be stuck on a heavy cliffhanger. I 've read the recent news about the 5th novel which will probably come out in 2015 but I really don't want to risk it. Does anyone have a good stopping point to propose like the second book or the third or it is safe to read them all and just wait for the rest to come out in the next decade or so?

Posted May 10, 2014, 11:13 AM UTC

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MazWAMA Author•

iirc there is no natural stopping point. It's a continuous story, however, I wouldn't describe them as ending on cliff hangers. I would recommend going ahead and beginning the series.

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rmacdowe•

It is really is worth a look. You might want to try out Baker's Boy or barbed coil or whatever if you want something that is finished. But J.V. Jones' current series is absolutely amazing so far (her best imo-despite a few low points).

MazW is correct, they aren't really as self contained as some series are. But at the same time, the cliffhangers aren't too terrible (for the most part- there are some serious things that go unresolved or that are hinted at book to book- but that is true of a lot of longer series). It is a very absorbing series, and the wait for book five has been pretty grueling though. The main thing that I hate waiting for book to book is wondering how the relationships between characters etc will go forward/evolve/end up (no spoilers but yeah, that is a major driver in the series). Personally, I would just read it to the current stopping point and not worry too much. But that is just me.

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psofimisOP•

Alright I will start reading them as soon as possible then. I don't mind starting an unfinished series but as I came to understand JV Jones is a special case where her fans were wondering the last years even if she is still alive to be able to finish the 5th book... I don't want to try the Baker's boy because I've heard that is just a decent generic fantasy trilogy and not something special as her latest work. Btw I didn't want them to be self contained books but just to be sure she didn't end her 4th book with a crazy cliffhanger like the last book of Demon Cycle series by Peter V. Brett.

Thanks!

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rmacdowe•

Brett released the first chapter of book four btw for people who hated the cliffhanger. It is pretty much exactly what you think happened though. : /

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psofimisOP•

Yes I ve read it but I doubt JV Jones would have done something like that in a simiral case since she has 3-4 years to even use her facebook or her official site :).

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