false 61986 8 In a world half of light, half of darkness, where both science and magic strive for dominance, there dwells a man who is friendly with neither side. Jack, of the realm of shadows, is a thief who is unjustly punished. The vendetta on which he then embarks results in his becoming a man of prominence and, ultimately, perhaps, a hero. 60241 book 1971 Jack of Shadows total:456|5:124|4:190|3:120|2:21|1:1| 456 1783 564 23 4 2 false false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 12:31:47 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 07:17:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 23:42:14 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 00:03:52 -0800 2007
The main character is not particularly likable and as a tale of revenge it's fairly good but it's no Hamlet. The thing with even ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Dec 19 03:17:11 -0800 2007 Thu Oct 30 10:39:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1974 Sun Jan 25 02:51:05 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 22:44:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 12:01:43 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 10:46:47 -0800 2008
Jack gets beheaded on the first few pages for merely contemplating a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 17 10:19:39 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 10:32:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 1979 Sun Nov 30 19:16:06 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 19:29:59 -0800 2008 1 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 29 12:14:26 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 12:19:35 -0800 2008
RZ troubles the reader with a protagonist who not only isn't heroic, he's not particularly likable.

Jack, called Jack of Shadows and Shadowjack, is a night-sider. On a planet that turns so that one side always faces the sun, magic...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 23 17:50:25 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 17:51:52 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1986 Fri Jan 11 10:11:28 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 10:17:42 -0800 2008
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Good end, though. It's how to do an open-ending right.]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 05:58:24 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 06:01:07 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1982 Sun Apr 27 11:50:45 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 11:51:54 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Feb 19 13:56:53 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 06 08:40:08 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=61986