Tongue Eater
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- Author：John Bierce
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Summary
Kanderon Crux has fallen。
The traitors who brought the powerful sphinx down have fled with plagues and other magical weapons stolen from Skyhold's Vault， intending to use them against the Havath Dominion， no matter the cost to the rest of the Ithonian continent。 Havath teeters on the edge of collapse after their failed invasion of Skyhold， and the nations and monsters of Ithos circle like vultures。 The Dominion has no interest in going down without a fight， however， and there are few depths they're unwilling to sink to for survival。
Kanderon's surviving allies are working desperately to stop both the traitors and the Dominion， but the situation is worse than they know。 The traitors didn't steal plagues at all。 They stole the Tongue Eater， a weapon capable of devouring entire languages， and unless they're stopped， it threatens the fate of the entire continent。 Hugh Stormward and his friends are the only ones who know the truth， and there's no one they can trust with the knowledge。 Even with the fate of the continent on his shoulders， however， Hugh doesn't care about any of that。
He's convinced that Kanderon is still alive， even if no one else believes him， and he's willing to do whatever it takes to help her。
（Includes the bonus novella Gram of Clan Castis。）
The traitors who brought the powerful sphinx down have fled with plagues and other magical weapons stolen from Skyhold's Vault， intending to use them against the Havath Dominion， no matter the cost to the rest of the Ithonian continent。 Havath teeters on the edge of collapse after their failed invasion of Skyhold， and the nations and monsters of Ithos circle like vultures。 The Dominion has no interest in going down without a fight， however， and there are few depths they're unwilling to sink to for survival。
Kanderon's surviving allies are working desperately to stop both the traitors and the Dominion， but the situation is worse than they know。 The traitors didn't steal plagues at all。 They stole the Tongue Eater， a weapon capable of devouring entire languages， and unless they're stopped， it threatens the fate of the entire continent。 Hugh Stormward and his friends are the only ones who know the truth， and there's no one they can trust with the knowledge。 Even with the fate of the continent on his shoulders， however， Hugh doesn't care about any of that。
He's convinced that Kanderon is still alive， even if no one else believes him， and he's willing to do whatever it takes to help her。
（Includes the bonus novella Gram of Clan Castis。）
Reviews
Garet
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Impossible to top the last book， so he took it in a better direction。This book was such a pleasant surprise。 I was expecting more greater powers and bigger magic battles and instead was amazed with some of the most well crafted worlds that leave me excited for more exploration。
John
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A satisfying cliffhangerI might have been hoping for more questions answered and fewer added to the pile this late in a series， but it was nice to see more emotional development in the cast。 This book edges on feeling like it was a bit of a drawn out prelude to the next one， but I suspect that it won't feel that way when looking at the series as a whole。 And that's what really matters！ A satisfying cliffhangerI might have been hoping for more questions answered and fewer added to the pile this late in a series， but it was nice to see more emotional development in the cast。 This book edges on feeling like it was a bit of a drawn out prelude to the next one， but I suspect that it won't feel that way when looking at the series as a whole。 And that's what really matters！ 。。。more
Alex
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If you enjoyed the previous five books in the series， you'll like this one。 I did have some problems with this book that weren't present in the previous books and they're all because this book was originally intended to end the series but ended up needing to be split into two separate books。 This really throws off the ending; it kinda just ends。 There is a fight but it doesn't involve the main characters and in the grand scheme of things it doesn't match up to the narrative flow of the previous If you enjoyed the previous five books in the series， you'll like this one。 I did have some problems with this book that weren't present in the previous books and they're all because this book was originally intended to end the series but ended up needing to be split into two separate books。 This really throws off the ending; it kinda just ends。 There is a fight but it doesn't involve the main characters and in the grand scheme of things it doesn't match up to the narrative flow of the previous books。 Our main characters get to grow personally and in power and go on some interesting travel but we don't get to see them use that new growth。Again， I enjoyed Tongue Eater but the ending left me feeling like I just read Peace Talks and now I'm stuck waiting for the next book to find the payoff。 。。。more
Travis Riddle
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The aspect of this book that's the most fun is one that I'm reluctant to talk about in detail， because the moment when the gang's plan is revealed in the book excited me greatly。 Suffice to say， this entry is packed to the gills with Bierce's wonderful brand of worldbuilding and magical abilities， possibly the best showcase of both those things he's had yet。 This is definitely a "travel" book， so readers' opinions may vary on that， but I deeply enjoyed it。 For me， the best part of a fantasy book The aspect of this book that's the most fun is one that I'm reluctant to talk about in detail， because the moment when the gang's plan is revealed in the book excited me greatly。 Suffice to say， this entry is packed to the gills with Bierce's wonderful brand of worldbuilding and magical abilities， possibly the best showcase of both those things he's had yet。 This is definitely a "travel" book， so readers' opinions may vary on that， but I deeply enjoyed it。 For me， the best part of a fantasy book is getting to learn more about the universe we're in， seeing different cultures and monsters and magic。 That was why I loved book 4 in this series so much， and I had a great time with this one， as well。 My favorite area the group explored had to be Limnus， but I won't delve into details about it， because there's a ton of joy in discovery in this book。 But like I said， it's a travel book。 This one is entirely setup， both for our group of four and also for the other forces at play， including Alustin。 It's the longest entry in the series yet， and it's wholly spent on getting everyone in position for the big confrontation in the upcoming final book of the series。 And by that， I mean both literally traveling to a certain location but also honing their magic and coming up with new techniques to aid them in battle。 Fans of magic system explanations and training sequences will find a lot to love in this book， because Hugh and the gang have a lot of preparing to do if they want to come out on top in the end。 Another thing I thought this book tackled well was the moral ambiguity of basically every single side of this conflict。 No one is fully right， and even those who are trying to do the "right" thing struggle with their motivations for doing it and also the methods with which they plan to pursue it。 It's always been clear that Bierce has put a whole lot of thought into his world's magic and history and cultures， but never before has it been more obvious that he's put a lot into this aspect， too。 Nobody is let off the hook for what they've done or plan to do， and there are no easy answers in this world。 With all that's revealed and set up in this book， I can't wait to see how it comes to an end in the final volume。 I have no doubt it's going to be epic and unexpected。 。。。more
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