Of all the mighty cities of the Khaiem, Saraykeht is the heart and lifeblood of all its wealth. Yes, there are other series I’ve read wherein I’ve enjoyed individual books more, but for a series as a whole, this one absolutely takes the ever-present cake (which is not a lie, in this case). SHADOW AND BETRAYAL ( Amazon) is an omnibus of the first two books of the Long Price Quartet, A SHADOW IN SUMMER ( Amazon) and A BETRAYAL IN WINTER Amazon) originally published by Tor in 20, and is the beginning half of my favorite fantasy series ever, bar none. Sometimes, sometimes, the best thing to do is to put the numbers away and just go with your instincts. Sometimes though, as I said, the numbers will lie. Writing and selling books is a business, and if the author doesn’t make his/her publisher enough money, then the numbers will tell them that the best idea is to drop the author and move on. Everything in the publishing industry, as has been frequently stated, comes down to the numbers. I know there are those that will disagree with me, but I believe that there are times when “the numbers” just flat-out lie.
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