Review: "The River of Silver" by S. A. Chakraborty

Quick Summary

Type: Short story collection, book 3.5 of the Daevabad trilogy

Genre: Fantasy, historical fiction

Back Cover: "Now together in one place, these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder. Explore this magical kingdom, hidden from human eyes. A place where djinn live and thrive, fight and love. A world where princes question their power, and powerful demons can help you...or destroy you. A prospective new queen joins a court whose lethal history may overwhelm her own political savvy... An imprisoned royal from a fallen dynasty and a young woman wrenched from her home cross paths in an enchanted garden... A pair of scouts stumble upon a secret in a cursed winter wood that will turn over their world... From Manizheh's first steps towards rebellion to adventures that take place after The Empire of Gold, this is a must-have collection for those who can't get enough of Nahri, Ali, and Dara and all that unfolded around them."

Read Time: 3 days

Rating: 4.5 stars

Review

I picked this up because I loved the rest of the trilogy, and I really loved staying in the fantasy for just a little longer.

Some of the stories were better than others (as is to be expected in a collection of short stories). I didn't really enjoy Manizheh's story, but I loved Duriya's story, for example.

I thought that among the weaker stories in this collection were those that were deleted scenes from the novel. They were fun to read, of course, but not as good as the stories that served more as epilogues and side stories.

But despite the inconsistent enjoyment of the stories, I overall enjoyed the stories quite a bit.