Reviews

Good Company by Dale Lucas

dmooney's review

3.0

 

Yes, tremendously enjoyable; but I with huge plot holes. 

If you are a watch-captain and hold a prisoner for whom there is a reward, and the person who has promised the reward offers only a promissory note and you do not trust the promissory note or the person who offers it, surely you tell him to go away and get the cash and come back when he has it.  What you don’t do is send the prisoner in insecure caging through the deep dark bandit-infested woods with two of your own guys to collect the gold and bring it back through the deep dark bandit-infested woods.  You just wouldn’t do that, would you? 

So the whole premise of the book was rather flawed … and that thought stayed with me as the whole time that I was reading it. 

annarella's review

4.0

A quite unusual and entertaining book that mixes fantasy and police procedural.
I liked the fleshed out cast of characters and the interesting world building.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

nietzschesghost's review

4.0

Good company is the third novel in this sprawling fantasy series by author Dale Lucas and is best described as the grit of grimdark meets a police procedural. I would highly recommend starting at book one (First Watch) as it features a lot of worldbuilding and character development I feel is crucial to a readers enjoyment. I thought it was really clever right from the beginning of the series to put meld two completely separate genres together, and Lucas does a great job in the process. It's a compelling tale and it kept my attention throughout without any problems. All in all, with an interesting cast, plenty of danger and surprises, and a fascinating world to boot, this is a highly entertaining fantasy. Many thanks to Orbit for an ARC.