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The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy

The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy

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  • Author：S.A. Chakraborty
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Summary

Bestselling author S。A。 Chakraborty’s acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before， during， and after the events of The City of Brass， The Kingdom of Copper， and The Empire of Gold， all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated， and even those without a voice in the novels。 The River of Silver gathers material both seen and new—including a special coda fans will need to read—making this the perfect complement to those incredible novels。

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…

Now together in one place， these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder。 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。

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Reviews

Zaynab ，

Not to be a bitch， but if a book is only available on audio and retails for 22+ dollars than I’d like for it to be a little bit more than a bare minimum amount of editing on short stories that were available for free online a year ago。 No， but on the real， I read a lot of anthologies， and generally speaking， they aren’t just a random collection of stories。 They’re supposed to have a shared theme， a general takeaway， most actually attempt to say something。 I understand this is adding to a complet Not to be a bitch， but if a book is only available on audio and retails for 22+ dollars than I’d like for it to be a little bit more than a bare minimum amount of editing on short stories that were available for free online a year ago。 No， but on the real， I read a lot of anthologies， and generally speaking， they aren’t just a random collection of stories。 They’re supposed to have a shared theme， a general takeaway， most actually attempt to say something。 I understand this is adding to a complete trilogy but any one of the story spots could have been picked to add something of substance to the established world。 None of them did。 Which means， imo， this isn’t an anthology， it’s just a cash grab。 。。。more

Ashley ，

River of silver Love。 Love。 Love。 Thank you NetGalley and Harper Voyager for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I was over eager and didn’t do a reread before this， which definitely isn’t the most ideal way to go into it。 This is also a story collection so it would be a bit confusing if someone where to decide to start with this。 Or read and trying to remember certain details。 That being said， it was absolutely excellent。 You get additional stories on all the characters you want to hear f River of silver Love。 Love。 Love。 Thank you NetGalley and Harper Voyager for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I was over eager and didn’t do a reread before this， which definitely isn’t the most ideal way to go into it。 This is also a story collection so it would be a bit confusing if someone where to decide to start with this。 Or read and trying to remember certain details。 That being said， it was absolutely excellent。 You get additional stories on all the characters you want to hear from。 The balance of prequel， during the story， and alternative epilogue is also delightful。 I definitely plan to go back when I do my reread and read this again as a companion novel in a tandem read type experience。 Without giving too much away， if you liked the Daevabad trilogy in the slightest you will adore this。 Definitely a must read and super well put together with plenty of context so nothing is confusing or jarring。 。。。more

Cait | GoodeyReads ，

Absolutely loved getting more stories and snippets from these characters！！ I've missed this bunch。 If you enjoyed The City of Brass and subsequent books I highly recommend reading this too。 Absolutely loved getting more stories and snippets from these characters！！ I've missed this bunch。 If you enjoyed The City of Brass and subsequent books I highly recommend reading this too。 。。。more

Kayla ，

This was just a treat。 If you enjoyed the Daevabad Trilogy and wish you could see more from all of the characters， pick this up ASAP。 I enjoyed every single story and I lost all interest in every other book I was reading in tandem with this one which is why I finished it so quickly because I put every other book down and just binged this one。

Melanie ，

I received a free copy of this uncorrected proof for participating in a Goodreads giveaway， I am giving my honest review。 The physical copy of this book is set to publish in October 2022Most of the stories in this book feel like， I imagine， deleted scenes from movies do: a little redundant or irrelevant but cool to see because you loved the original story or characters。 That is not to say that there aren't some gems in here。 Also， the last 3 stories are all their own kind of epilogue giving the I received a free copy of this uncorrected proof for participating in a Goodreads giveaway， I am giving my honest review。 The physical copy of this book is set to publish in October 2022Most of the stories in this book feel like， I imagine， deleted scenes from movies do: a little redundant or irrelevant but cool to see because you loved the original story or characters。 That is not to say that there aren't some gems in here。 Also， the last 3 stories are all their own kind of epilogue giving the main characters more of a bow-tied ending， which I appreciated。 I am giving the collection 4。5 （rounded up to 5 ） because of my enjoyment level even if I did feel like some of the stories were there mostly for vibes。 Sometimes， vibes is exactly what you need。 。。。more

Kelly ，

Loved this collection。 Listened to audiobook。 Can't wait to see the physical edition when it's published。 Loved this collection。 Listened to audiobook。 Can't wait to see the physical edition when it's published。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

Q: So is this book for people who want to know what happened after The Empire of Gold， people who are interested in what happened before The City of Brass， or Jamshid and Muntadhir fans？ A: Yes。

Rhiannon ，

It was so good to be back in Daevabad ， I only wish this was released closer to my reading the trilogy。

janelle ，

i want to re read this trilogy so bad， i love everything about this 🫂

Amina Mirsakiyeva ，

I love this seria， but not these stories

Ashley Shea ，

It's always very very hard to rate a collection of short stories。 If you hated one story， does it ruin the whole collection？ If you hated the last story， does that take away from your love of the middle stories？？ Yes， the answer is yes。 This must be really really tough for an author， to know if they get one story "wrong，" they might lose their audience。Well， I will forever and always give Chakraborty mad props for writing one of my favorite series ever， but I could have done without this。 It fel It's always very very hard to rate a collection of short stories。 If you hated one story， does it ruin the whole collection？ If you hated the last story， does that take away from your love of the middle stories？？ Yes， the answer is yes。 This must be really really tough for an author， to know if they get one story "wrong，" they might lose their audience。Well， I will forever and always give Chakraborty mad props for writing one of my favorite series ever， but I could have done without this。 It felt unnecessary。 I don't feel the need to go through all my rationale; I made sure to make notes after almost every story。I've given the entire trilogy 5 stars forever and always， but I had to take away a star here because this was slow and boring， without any sort of cohesion （unless you read the original trilogy alongside。。。）Even with the slow pacing， I would have given it five on general principle if not for the last story， which， general spoiler， took away my last hope for my favorite ship。 I've said I would read an encyclopedia from Chakraborty， and I would。。。 boredom would not be enough for me to take a star off this wonderful writer！ But sinking my ship？（I am totally 100% kidding！）HOWEVER， no matter who you ship， I URGE you to read the alternate epilogue any way you can （I alluded to this too in my review of the third book） because it hints at a continuation of the story that would be ABSOLUTELY AMAZING！！ I NEED THAT STORY！！！ I hope very much she keeps going with this world， our world needs it。Review of City of Brass: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Review of Kingdom of Copper: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Review of Empire of Gold: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more

Hayley Durbak ，

I really enjoyed this extra look into the world of Daevabad！ I feel like it was really enlightening about different aspects of characters that weren't given their own POV and helped to enhance my reading experience of the trilogy。 I loved getting to see more of Muntadhir and Jamshid's relationship through their scenes and getting to see the hope for them at the end。 I also loved the final scene between Ali and Nahri！ It was so pure and sweet and heartfelt， and I really hope that one day they wil I really enjoyed this extra look into the world of Daevabad！ I feel like it was really enlightening about different aspects of characters that weren't given their own POV and helped to enhance my reading experience of the trilogy。 I loved getting to see more of Muntadhir and Jamshid's relationship through their scenes and getting to see the hope for them at the end。 I also loved the final scene between Ali and Nahri！ It was so pure and sweet and heartfelt， and I really hope that one day they will be healed enough to be together。 。。。more

Alyshia ，

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc。 I was so excited to get this arc that I rushed to finish what I was currently reading。 I wanted to move onto this as soon as possible。 Ugh， the nostalgia。 I want to reread The Daevabad trilogy so bad after this book。 I recognized a lot of characters names， but I didn’t truly remember most of them。 I loved the story of Jamshid’s parents—although I hated feeling sympathetic towards his mom。 I also enjoyed the story with the shafit and her gard Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc。 I was so excited to get this arc that I rushed to finish what I was currently reading。 I wanted to move onto this as soon as possible。 Ugh， the nostalgia。 I want to reread The Daevabad trilogy so bad after this book。 I recognized a lot of characters names， but I didn’t truly remember most of them。 I loved the story of Jamshid’s parents—although I hated feeling sympathetic towards his mom。 I also enjoyed the story with the shafit and her gardening。 Truly I loved all the tales。 I love these books so much and will always be thrilled to get more of the world。 I’m looking forward to buying the Fairyloot edition。 。。。more

Kayleigh ，

This was very fun and good！！ Cheesy at a lot of points but still felt true to the characters。 I especially loved the Muntadhir and Jamshid content。

Courtney ，

Stepping back into this world felt like coming home。 💜This week has been an incredibly hard week for me personally， and this book was a light in the dark for me。 I love this world， and this short story collection was everything I wanted it to be。 The romances were captivating & Chakraborty’s storytelling was as magical as ever。 If you loved the Daevabad trilogy， this is a must read！

Joanna Goodrich ，

Listening to this has made me want to reread the Daevabad trilogy。 I love this world and the characters。。。and I loved getting a glimpse into what happened after The Empire of Gold。

Sadhbh Rubinson ，

ARC won at a giveaway on S A Chakraborty's Instagram！I took my time reading through this wonderful collection of short stories from Daevabad。 As a HUGE fan of the Daevabad this was going to be a sure hit with me。 However， I didn't anticipate how emotional this collection would be。 We hear from a number of characters that didn't have a voice in the original trilogy including Muntadhir， Jamshid， Zaynab， Hatset， Nisreen， and others。I was filled with so much joy， heartbreak， faith， and hope for thes ARC won at a giveaway on S A Chakraborty's Instagram！I took my time reading through this wonderful collection of short stories from Daevabad。 As a HUGE fan of the Daevabad this was going to be a sure hit with me。 However， I didn't anticipate how emotional this collection would be。 We hear from a number of characters that didn't have a voice in the original trilogy including Muntadhir， Jamshid， Zaynab， Hatset， Nisreen， and others。I was filled with so much joy， heartbreak， faith， and hope for these characters。 I'm also so happy that S。 A。 Chakraborty decided to commit to certain relationships and give complicated yet happy endings to certain people who she really put through the ringer in The Empire of Gold lol。 This is truly a special story！I'll be rereading the Daevabad trilogy with the new context that The River of Silver provided！ one of the easiest 5 star I've given this year！ 。。。more

Geoffrey ，

（Note: I received an advanced reader copy of this work courtesy of NetGalley）When I first picked up Chakraborty’s City of Brass in the summer of 2020， I found more than an engagingly intrigue-thick plot and a rich cast of complex characters。 It was a new， unique and fully fleshed out fantasy world the likes of which I had never encountered before in my reading。 I absolutely loved being fully immersed deep within it， as it felt like the perfect escape from a reality that felt like a chaotic， crum （Note: I received an advanced reader copy of this work courtesy of NetGalley）When I first picked up Chakraborty’s City of Brass in the summer of 2020， I found more than an engagingly intrigue-thick plot and a rich cast of complex characters。 It was a new， unique and fully fleshed out fantasy world the likes of which I had never encountered before in my reading。 I absolutely loved being fully immersed deep within it， as it felt like the perfect escape from a reality that felt like a chaotic， crumbling mess。 I quickly tore through the first book in the trilogy， devoured Kingdom of Copper， and after I did the same for Empire of Gold。 Once finished， I tried to convince myself that any kind of continuation would probably be too much of a good thing， especially after the author wrapped up everything so tightly and so satisfactorily。 My consolation efforts unfortunately fell short， and I was sad to say goodbye to the Daevabad world。 Until now。 Things have undeniably changed in the past few years， to say the least。 But while I am no longer genuinely frightened to be within several feet of any living， breathing person， the world has unfortunately found new and innovative ways to be a stressful place to inhabit。 So to be able to return to the city of Daevabad to spend time with so many familiar faces is a delight that’s almost beyond words。 It almost feels like returning home after being away from far too long。 And I’m quite sure that other fans of Chakraborty’s trilogy will feel very much the same about this wonderful new collection of stories。 。。。more

Alexandra ，

The collection was a bit hit and miss for me。 I loved some stories， others didn’t make much impact。 Overall I would have liked more Jamshid/Muntadhir and more Ali/Nahri。 Maybe an epilogue even further in the future？ I also would have preferred to read the stories， but the book was released as audio months before the ebook and I couldn’t wait。

Bethany ，

Review to come。

❀ Carla ❀ ，

AMAZING， STUPENDOUS， WILL READ AGAIN AND AGAIN！When I received an Arc for this I was beyond excited and nervous。 The Daevabad trilogy is hands down my favorite series of all time， and I was nervous getting into this novella with POVs of different characters we don't usually get in the trilogy。 I was worried it would ruin my perspective of the characters since I have already made up my mind on them。。。but this was perfect。 S。A。 Chakraborty is a master in character writing， and made me love and app AMAZING， STUPENDOUS， WILL READ AGAIN AND AGAIN！When I received an Arc for this I was beyond excited and nervous。 The Daevabad trilogy is hands down my favorite series of all time， and I was nervous getting into this novella with POVs of different characters we don't usually get in the trilogy。 I was worried it would ruin my perspective of the characters since I have already made up my mind on them。。。but this was perfect。 S。A。 Chakraborty is a master in character writing， and made me love and appreciate them and their magical world all the more。 。。。more

Taylor Banks ，

I don’t have a critical analysis; I just have to say that this books series brought me so much emotional turmoil and that these mini-stories did not help sooth it in the slightest！！

Natalie Fendl ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Loved every single sentence of this book！Can’t wait to get it in physical form 🤩The author brings us back to Daevabad to visit both beloved characters and the antagonists of the trilogy。 It was was an amazing addition to the series as it allowed more or less better insights into the characters。I especially enjoyed the additional epilogue of The Empire of Gold and would not mind seeing another story about Daras hunt after the Ifrit。

A Mac ，

This work is a collection of short stories that are set in the world of the Daevabad Trilogy。 The stories range from years before the first book was set to just after the third book。 They offer insight into the “villains” of the trilogy， the main characters， and some important secondary characters。 If you’ve read the Daevabad Trilogy， you MUST read this work。 It adds so much depth to the world。 The stories added information about secondary characters that were some of my favorites， as well as in This work is a collection of short stories that are set in the world of the Daevabad Trilogy。 The stories range from years before the first book was set to just after the third book。 They offer insight into the “villains” of the trilogy， the main characters， and some important secondary characters。 If you’ve read the Daevabad Trilogy， you MUST read this work。 It adds so much depth to the world。 The stories added information about secondary characters that were some of my favorites， as well as including some interesting and relevant worldbuilding。 Not to mention that the last story was everything that I wanted it to be – what a beautiful way to end this fantasy trilogy。 The author included spoiler warnings at the beginning of each short story， letting the reader know which book（s） the short story contained spoilers for。 I think this could be an awesome companion read for someone first reading （or rereading） the trilogy， as you could flip through and use the short stories to supplement the book you just finished。 The characters are still well developed and relatable， and these short stories give them even more depth。 There were no errors in the work even though it’s just a draft。 In short， there’s nothing that I disliked about this read。It was a joy to come back to this world and gain insight into these characters and many of the events of the original trilogy。 I highly recommend this work to anyone who has read the Daevabad trilogy。 And if you haven’t read the trilogy， what are you waiting for？ I received a complimentary copy of this work through NetGalley。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own。 。。。more

Erin Mcmillen ，

Great book， but I really wish it was a fourth book in the series instead of short stories that weren’t included in the first three。

Kaitlin ，

I never wanted to leave this world and I was so excited when this book was announced so I could go back into this world。 I’m honestly obsessed。 This was the perfect edition to the series。

Ben Nathan ，

Loved revisiting this world。 These stories added some great depth while also feeling like that warm blanket of familiarity。 Wonderful way to round out the series。

Emily ，

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the ARC！ I was super excited to recieve an advance copy of this book and boy was it even more than I had hoped。 The collection of deleted scenes， alternative ending， and extra scenes were amazing。 It was so good to be back in this world。 It makes me want to reread the entire trilogy！

Nikki ，

Thank you S。 A。 Chakraborty， Avon and Harper Voyager publishers for the opportunity to read an ARC of The River of Silver。 The Daevabad trilogy remains my all time favorite book series and this anthology was such a wonderful return to my favorite characters at different points in the trilogy。 This anthology was put together which such care-each story was organized chronologically and contained context of where it fell within the series。 Almost every story touched my heart and stole a few tears。 Thank you S。 A。 Chakraborty， Avon and Harper Voyager publishers for the opportunity to read an ARC of The River of Silver。 The Daevabad trilogy remains my all time favorite book series and this anthology was such a wonderful return to my favorite characters at different points in the trilogy。 This anthology was put together which such care-each story was organized chronologically and contained context of where it fell within the series。 Almost every story touched my heart and stole a few tears。 Each was beautifully written and an absolute treat to read。 I also would absolutely die if the alternative epilogue became a series。 In short， this was a everything I hoped for when I first heard about it during quarantine。 I highly recommend for any fans of the original trilogy。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more

Bridgette ，

I wish that so many authors would do this with other series so we could spend more time with favorite characters 🥹🥹 I look forward to rereading these stories alongside a reread of the whole series for maximum impact。

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