Opening Moves vs True Smithing: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Opening Moves Opening Moves Cosimo Yap · 2016 ★★★★☆ 4.3 355 pages · ≈ 6 h 34 m · Moderate

The Earth is changing. The alien invasion brought social upheaval, advanced technology, and an armada of peacekeeping robots. But Alan, a college student pursuing a now-useless degree, cares little about all of this. He…

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Cover of True Smithing True Smithing Jared Mandani · 2020 ★★★★☆ 3.7 276 pages · ≈ 5 h 07 m · Moderate

Angus Bjornson only ever wanted to do one thing: to continue crafting exquisite weapons and pieces of armor for his loyal customers. Unfortunately, after one accident too many that leaves the old blacksmith completely…

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Opening MovesTrue Smithing
Goodreads 4.3 (4884) —
Hardcover — 3.5 (9)

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Opening MovesTrue Smithing
Ratings 4884 9
Editions 3 1
Want to read 2413 —
Reading it now 525 —
Written reviews 261 —
Pages 355 276

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