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; [[Silence Montane]]: Proprietor of a waystop, and secretly the bounty hunter known as "the White Fox" |
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; [[Chesterton Divide]]: A violent and notorious highwayman |
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This book is set in the [[Cosmere]], taking place on [[Threnody]], a minor Shardworld. Most of the story takes place at Silence's Waystop and in the Forests of Hell. |
This book is set in the [[Cosmere]], taking place on [[Threnody]], a minor Shardworld. Most of the story takes place at Silence's Waystop and in the Forests of Hell. |
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== Notes == |
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Revision as of 08:22, 2 January 2016
| Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell | |
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| Setting | Threnody, Cosmere |
| Released | December 3, 2013 |
| Publisher | Tor books |
| ISBN | 978-0765332066 |
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a novella about 18,000 words in length[1] by Brandon Sanderson in the Dangerous Women Anthology edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Duzois which was released on December 3, 2013.[2][3]
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a cosmere story, but it is uncertain whether or not Hoid will make an appearance. Brandon Sanderson has stated that Hoid does not appear,[4] but his assistant, Peter Ahlstrom, believes that he does.[5] If Hoid does make an appearance, it will be even briefer than his cameo in The Alloy of Law.[1] The story takes place on a relatively unimportant Shardworld known as Threnody.[4]
The main character of Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a dangerous woman, in keeping with the anthology's theme, in the company of other dangerous women.[1]
A excerpt was released on Tor's website.
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell will be bundled together with Perfect State in a hardcover edition for the 2015 Con Exclusive.[6]
Plot Summary
The story follows Silence Montane, the proprietress of a waystop in the Forests of Hell and secret identity of the legendary bounty hunter known as “The White Fox.” Desperate to remain solvent and keep her waystop out of the hands of her creditor Theopolis, she takes on the challenge of hunting down Chesterton Divide, a notorious highwayman, and his crew. The complexity of the job quickly escalates as the night goes on. By the end, there are unexpected consequences for everyone involved.
Characters
Main
- Silence Montane
- Proprietor of a waystop, and secretly the bounty hunter known as "the White Fox"
- William Ann Montane
- Silence’s 14-year-old daughter
- Theopolis
- A tax collector from the forts
- Red Young
- An opportunistic bounty hunter from the forts
- Sebruki
- An 8-year-old girl adopted by Silence after her family was murdered
- Chesterton Divide
- A violent and notorious highwayman
Minor
- Daggon
- A frequent customer at Silence’s Waystop
- Lamentation Winebare
- A fugitive horse thief
- Silence's grandmother
- A Forescout who raised Silence after her parents died
Setting
This book is set in the Cosmere, taking place on Threnody, a minor Shardworld. Most of the story takes place at Silence's Waystop and in the Forests of Hell.
Notes
- ↑ a b c If Hoid does appear, it's an even more minor cameo than in Alloy of Law
— 17th Shard forums - 25 January 2013# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "17s-post-59630" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "17s-post-59630" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Announcement post
— GRRM's blog - Announcement# - ↑ Tor Announcement
— Tor.com - 2013-01-23# - ↑ a b Hal-Con Report
— 17th Shard forums - 31 October 2012# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "17s-post-44676" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ I know Brandon said that but I read it again this week and I am not convinced.
— 17th Shard forums - 25 January 2013# - ↑ Peter on the 2015 Con Exclusive.
— Reddit - Mar 22nd, 2015#