Review: Emperor's Edge side stories, in a very good way
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2012
These are not plot progression devices, and the 3 together do not make a lost chapter or some such.  Please don't expect that!These are three separate stories that simply show you what happens in the lives of the EE between big explosions.  Although somehow it seems like fires and explosions do tend to follow them around.  A lot.  :DAll three stories are entertaining, although I love A/S a lot so Ice Cracker II is my favorite.  Wizards are trying to sabotage the city's supply line?  Who you gonna call... er ...try to arrest for helping?  Sicarius shows his ability to be stealthy and observant, Amaranthe rolls her natural 30 in Charisma.  It's dramatic, it's exciting, it's funny, and it's sweet.Through Fire Distilled finds Amaranthe & Books investigating a suspected haunting, and it provides some amount of catharsis for Books.  It's compelling and exciting, but a bit too tragic for me to re-read it as often as I do her other stories.The Frozen Water Trade delves into the belief system (or lack thereof) of Turgonia a bit more, and provides a snippet of background for Amaranthe while mostly giving her and Sicarius an exciting ride.