The Shadow Revolution: Crown & Key, by Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith
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A thrilling new Victorian-era urban fantasy for fans of Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid Chronicles, the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, and the Sherlock Holmes movies featuring Robert Downey, Jr. They are the realm’s last, best defense against supernatural evil. But they’re going to need a lot more silver. As fog descends, obscuring the gas lamps of Victorian London, werewolves prowl the shadows of back alleys. But they have infiltrated the inner circles of upper-crust society as well. Only a handful of specially gifted practitioners are equipped to battle the beasts. Among them are the roguish Simon Archer, who conceals his powers as a spell-casting scribe behind the smooth veneer of a dashing playboy; his layabout mentor, Nick Barker, who prefers a good pub to thrilling heroics; and the self-possessed alchemist Kate Anstruther, who is equally at home in a ballroom as she is on a battlefield. After a lycanthrope targets Kate’s vulnerable younger sister, the three join forces with fierce Scottish monster-hunter Malcolm MacFarlane—but quickly discover they’re dealing with a threat far greater than anything they ever imagined.Praise for The Shadow Revolution “Team Griffith creates a number of really compelling characters whose exploits will keep readers glued to the pages! Terrific!”—RT Book Reviews “A fast-paced, action-filled dark fantasy that is just sheer fun to read . . . The Shadow Revolution kicks off the Crown & Key series in spectacular fashion!”—Fresh Fiction “Werewolves, mad science, and plenty of smiting. Pass the popcorn.”—Emma Jane Holloway, author of The Baskerville Affair series "A thrilling read! Clay and Susan Griffith have crafted a gritty, action-packed Victorian-era fantasy world full of dark creatures, mystery, and magic—a must read for steampunk fans!”—Shawntelle Madison, author of the Coveted series “What happens when you kick off a new urban fantasy series with a fantastic setting and unique characters, and you throw in some dangerous, supernatural creatures, evil madmen, murder and mayhem? You get a kick-ass book to read. . . . I want more, please!”—Book Swoon “If summer blockbuster action movies existed back in the Victorian era, they would look a lot like The Shadow Revolution. This book doesn’t mess around. . . . Highly recommended.”—The BiblioSanctum “One hell of a read . . . [With] unforgettable characters and magic around every bend, this truly was a breath of fresh air.”—My Guilty Obsession “The story is pretty fast-paced, the mystery intriguing and refreshingly surprising, and the action thrilling. [The Shadow Revolution] pulls you in and barely lets you up for air, and I love the intensity of that kind of storytelling.”—Refracted Light “So good that I won’t be surprised if this book series is opted to be a TV show or movie with an accompanying video game! Great storytelling, great plot and most of all great book!”—Marienela
The Shadow Revolution: Crown & Key, by Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith - Amazon Sales Rank: #742580 in Books
- Brand: Griffith, Clay/ Griffith, Susan
- Published on: 2015-06-02
- Released on: 2015-06-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.90" h x .90" w x 4.20" l, .42 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 320 pages
The Shadow Revolution: Crown & Key, by Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith Review “Team Griffith creates a number of really compelling characters whose exploits will keep readers glued to the pages! Terrific!”—RT Book Reviews “A fast-paced, action-filled dark fantasy that is just sheer fun to read . . . The Shadow Revolution kicks off the Crown & Key series in spectacular fashion!”—Fresh Fiction “Werewolves, mad science, and plenty of smiting. Pass the popcorn.”—Emma Jane Holloway, author of The Baskerville Affair series "A thrilling read! Clay and Susan Griffith have crafted a gritty, action-packed Victorian-era fantasy world full of dark creatures, mystery, and magic—a must read for steampunk fans!”—Shawntelle Madison, author of the Coveted series “What happens when you kick off a new urban fantasy series with a fantastic setting and unique characters, and you throw in some dangerous, supernatural creatures, evil madmen, murder and mayhem? You get a kick-ass book to read. . . . I want more, please!”—Book Swoon “If summer blockbuster action movies existed back in the Victorian era, they would look a lot like The Shadow Revolution. This book doesn’t mess around. . . . Highly recommended.”—The BiblioSanctum “One hell of a read . . . [With] unforgettable characters and magic around every bend, this truly was a breath of fresh air.”—My Guilty Obsession “The story is pretty fast-paced, the mystery intriguing and refreshingly surprising, and the action thrilling. [The Shadow Revolution] pulls you in and barely lets you up for air, and I love the intensity of that kind of storytelling.”—Refracted Light “So good that I won’t be surprised if this book series is opted to be a TV show or movie with an accompanying video game! Great storytelling, great plot and most of all great book!”—Marienela
About the Author Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith met at a bookstore thanks to The Uncanny X-Men #201. They had to get married because of a love of adventure stories with heroes who save the day and fall in love. Soon they were writing stories together, including The Shadow Revolution and the Vampire Empire series. After years of comics, short stories, and novels, they remain happily married. When not writing or talking about writing, the couple watch classic movies, play Warcraft, and struggle to entertain their cat. They still have that copy of The Uncanny X-Men #201.
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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful. Good first book in a series, but could have benefited from better worldbuilding. By Elena Linville Stars: 2.5 out of 5.This is the first book in a new series and as such, it has the thankless task of introducing a brand new world and new characters while keeping it interesting with a good plot. Because of that, I always try to be more lenient when reading and reviewing them.All in all, The Shadow Revolution was an entertaining read. The plot moved along at a steady pace with the right balance of action and explanation to keep it interesting but also give the reader time to breathe between action-packed scenes.I liked the two main protagonists as well. Simon Archer is a spell-casting scribe as well as a dandy, well known in the upper society circles for his romantic conquests. Kate Anstruther is an alchemist as well as a true lady who never loses her composure even in the heat of battle. It was interesting to see those two very different people try and work together and slowly move from grudging mutual respect to admiration and then even affection.However, that's where the good ends and the problems start. There isn't much to say about the supporting characters, which was disappointing. I almost felt like they were a collection of stereotypes.Nick Barker, Simon's mentor and friend, prefers getting drunk in a pub than risking his life battling the things that go bump in the night. It's hinted that he is powerful and rather old, but nothing in his behavior throughout the book really shows that.Then we have Imogen, Kate's younger sister, who is a carbon copy of one of the air-headed sisters from Pride and Prejudice. She is rebellious against the control her sister has over her life and sure of her own feminine powers over men at the beginning of the book, then vulnerable, driven mad and otherwise useless for the rest of the book. Basically, Imogen gets fridged just to drive Kate's character development and involvement in the whole story, which is a cheap move, in my opinion.Malcolm MacFarlane is another walking stereotype - a Scottish monster-hunter who embodies all the tropes about Scotsmen that I hate. He is loud, he is rude, he is boorish and uneducated, oh, and he has a short temper. Really? I've lived a year in Edinburgh, I can assure you that not all Scottish people are like that. In fact, most of them are not. It's like saying that all Russians are drunks, or that all French wear berets and those ridiculous striped sweaters. I call that lazy worldbuilding.Speaking of worldbuilding, it's next to non-existent. I know that it's hard to find the right balance in a book between showing the reader this new world the author has created and not boring them to death with info dumps, but the authors went into another extreme - they put no world building whatsoever. It feels like they decided that just indicating that their story takes place in Victorian London is enough. Well, it's not.The world is a jumbled mess in this book. We have Victorian Society. We have magicians. We have werewolves. We have other creatures. But how all that works, we have no idea. The authors didn't deem it important to explain the rules of their own world. So there are scribes and alchemists and other kinds of magicians, but what kinds? How do they differ? How do they coexist? No clue. There are brief mentions of an Order of mages that existed before, but is gone now, other than that - nothing. I don't need long info dumps. I'm more than willing to stick along for the ride and progressively discover more about the world, but I need at least some breadcrumbs to keep me going. I need to understand the rules to still be interested in the story. Here, I felt like the characters were just running through cardboard decoration, not a living breathing world.As I said at the beginning, this is the first book in a series, so I'm willing to give it the benefit of doubt. Hopefully the next one will flesh out this world a bit more. If not, I don't think I'll stick with this series.PS. I received an advanced copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. THRILL RIDE THROUGH A VICTORIAN URBAN FANTASY-LAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By Wendell Other reviewers have compared The Shadow Revolution to a summer blockbuster movie, which is an apt description. However, I personally like to think of it as a Victorian Era roller coaster; it bursts from the pages going full speed, slows down long enough for you to catch your breath before plunging you down into the next pulse-pounding adventure. Werewolves, magic, mad science and alchemy zip by in a whirlwind, as our cast of colorful characters speed from the beginning to the end of this first installment of Crown & Key with nary a stop along the way.Sound like exactly what you have been waiting for? Well, keep reading then.The hero here is spell-casting scribe Simon Archer and his mentor Nick Barker. Simon is that handsome rogue with the impeccable manners of a gentleman; you know, the one who is always turning the ladies eyes, even as he thumbs his nose at conventions. His sidekick . . . I mean, mentor is Nick, who is as disheveled as Simon is impeccable and as negative as Simon is positive. (These two have a strange relationship for mentor/student.) And lastly, there is Kate Anstruther; this independent, Victorian lady is as beautiful as she is intelligent and naturally catches Simon’s eye very quickly.In chapter one, this ride creaks off from the start with Simon and Nick running afoul of a lycanthrope, who kills an old friend of Simon. This act triggers our gentleman rogue to begin a search not only for who was behind this vicious supernatural murder, but also what is causing evil things to stir within the dark alleys of the city.Meanwhile, Kate Anstruther finds herself embroiled in the rearing of her younger sister Imogen; a young woman who has become involved with an unseemly ex-soldier and who refuses to act appropriately for a girl her age. Something that Kate feels the need to put to a halt, especially since she finds her sister’s suitor not only troublesome but suspiciously troublesome. And did I mention, Kate is one hell of an alchemist, who uses her own concoctions to drive away unwanted male advances upon her person? I didn’t. Well, I just did.From this beginning, the authors bring the three companions together under intriguing circumstances, setting the story into full motion. One act of daring-do leads to another and then another until eventually the story is at an end. Or rather, I should say this part of the tale is at an end and the next two are soon forthcoming, since books two and three will be released within the coming months!Of course, all this non-stop action comes at a price. With so many pages dedicated to thrilling urban fantasy adventure, the character development and world building are sparse in this tale. Oh, there are still mentions of Simon’s inner turmoil or explanations about where this cities magical arts arose, but they are few and far between, serving as bookmarks between the action sequences.All in all, though, The Shadow Revolution was an entertaining novel; it definitely grabbed my attention and held it, packing as much excitement as it could into its relatively short three hundred pages. However, it was a little too action oriented for my current tastes. I’ve been drawn to more character driven stories lately, and while Simon and Katherine hold lots of potential for growth in their individual persons and their relationship, I just can’t envision the next two books pulling back on the brakes and slowing this urban fantasy coaster down long enough to delve into those things. Nope, for good or bad, this feisty story is a non-stop action tour de force. So if you’re dying for some roller coast thrills, pick this one up, strap yourself in, and hold on, because this is book is going take you on a bumpy ride through urban fantasy-land.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Not continuing with this series By Debbie Richardson Half-done, at best. What a disappointment this book was. I nearly stopped at 48% thru the book but continued on in the hope it would get better.iAn example, the heroine's sister has run off with a man who does not have her best interest at heart. The heroine does find her at a mental hospital, and we are told by the doctor, as he tells the heroine, what awful shape she is in and how she may never recover. Chapter ends with the dr leading the way to see the sister. Next chapter begins with the two sisters back at their family home. With no clue really given as to what was wrong with her. She's off the page and out of the scene. One of the most jarring transitions I believe I've ever read. The whole part of the story with the sister probably should have been edited out. Every time we came back to her in the plot, it was never fully realized and she was used so weakly. It kind of made me mad actually at the author. Weak writing.The plot around the sister negatively colored my opinion for sure. Then there was the hero's best friend and ally. Who knows what his deal is. He was never fully realized and seemed to appear or disappear as the plot needed a critical element. His incorporation into the story never flowed very well.I couldn't get into these characters. The heroine was entirely too full of confidence and capabilities for someone who had only ever read and researched what she was thrown live into the middle of. She seemed of Amazonia proportions at points and then there would be some moments that would contrast that, but never in a natural way. Perhaps it was the effect of two writers sharing her scenes between them.On the contrary, I did receive a steady sense of who the hero was and stayed true as he grew thru the tasks he faced in this story. I think his magic was entirely too vaguely described and we could have used a bit more about how this world in general worked.Ultimately, I was sad I wasted the time on this instead of something else. I won't be continuing this series.
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