When True Night Falls
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Our view
“When True Night Falls” continues the “Coldfire Trilogy” as a dark, demanding fantasy quest. Some readers cannot put it down; others find the middle stretch repetitive, with little that is new, yet consider the climax worth the effort. Read it after “Black Sun Rising”, which it follows directly, and with the final volume, “Crown of Shadows”, close at hand.
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About the book
The Coldfire Trilogy is a science fiction/fantasy trilogy written by Celia S. Friedman. It includes:Black Sun Rising (1991) When True Night Falls (1993) Crown of Shadows (1995).
Reading order · Coldfire Trilogy
Full order & progress →- Black Sun RisingStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - When True Night FallsThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Crown of Shadows
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 73 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 73 | 100% |
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