The Light of All That Falls
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Summary
The Light of All that Falls concludes the epic adventure that began in The Shadow of What Was Lost， the acclaimed fantasy blockbuster from James Islington。
The Boundary is whole once again， but it may be too late。
Banes now stalk Andarra， while in Ilin Illan， the political machinations of a generation come to a head as Wirr's newfound ability forces his family's old enemies into action。
Imprisoned and alone in a strange land， Davian is pitted against the remaining Venerate as they work tirelessly to undo Asha's sacrifice - even as he struggles with what he has learned about the friend he chose to set free。
Finally， Caeden is confronted with the reality of the plan he laid centuries ago - heartbroken at how it began， and devastated by how it must end。
The Licanius TrilogyThe Shadow of What Was LostAn Echo of Things to ComeThe Light of All That Falls
The Boundary is whole once again， but it may be too late。
Banes now stalk Andarra， while in Ilin Illan， the political machinations of a generation come to a head as Wirr's newfound ability forces his family's old enemies into action。
Imprisoned and alone in a strange land， Davian is pitted against the remaining Venerate as they work tirelessly to undo Asha's sacrifice - even as he struggles with what he has learned about the friend he chose to set free。
Finally， Caeden is confronted with the reality of the plan he laid centuries ago - heartbroken at how it began， and devastated by how it must end。
The Licanius TrilogyThe Shadow of What Was LostAn Echo of Things to ComeThe Light of All That Falls
Reviews
Sarah Jewett
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The EndTalk about a timestream rollercoaster ride！ What an amazing ending to this trilogy！ I loved it from book 1 and will cherish the memories it's left me with。 🥰 The EndTalk about a timestream rollercoaster ride！ What an amazing ending to this trilogy！ I loved it from book 1 and will cherish the memories it's left me with。 🥰 。。。more
Kayla Ellingson
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For a series that kicked off with such potential and gripping storylines， the conclusion was… frustratingly satisfying。 Of the three books， Shadow is the one that pulls you in and makes you invested in an intricate and exciting high fantasy world。 Echo felt sluggish and too wordy at times， but still moved the story along and while also creating more questions than it answered。 Light started out with some of the similar challenges of Echo in its pacing and sheer volume of information， but by the For a series that kicked off with such potential and gripping storylines， the conclusion was… frustratingly satisfying。 Of the three books， Shadow is the one that pulls you in and makes you invested in an intricate and exciting high fantasy world。 Echo felt sluggish and too wordy at times， but still moved the story along and while also creating more questions than it answered。 Light started out with some of the similar challenges of Echo in its pacing and sheer volume of information， but by the last third of the book it started to have that same pull I experienced at the start of the series。 There came a point near the end of the story where I could see the direction we were going and I wasn’t mad about it， but it felt like the journey was significantly more winding than it needed to be。 It’s definitely a series I would want to read again in order to dig in to the many details that were hard to grasp the first time through。 The themes of fate and agency are one of the reasons I really did enjoy this story， I just wish it could have been a little more concise in its writing style and presentation。 。。。more
Karina *kari_reads*
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I LOVED this book！ It's brilliant in it's complexity and character arcs！ There is nothing like it。 It was an amazing finale to a great and epic story and I will never forget it。 The Licanius series has definitely become one of my all time favorite fantasy series of all time！！ I absolutely recommend this series to everyone！ I LOVED this book！ It's brilliant in it's complexity and character arcs！ There is nothing like it。 It was an amazing finale to a great and epic story and I will never forget it。 The Licanius series has definitely become one of my all time favorite fantasy series of all time！！ I absolutely recommend this series to everyone！ 。。。more
Brad
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What a wild ride！ This has been a great trilogy， and I love that it's just a trilogy instead of a 10-book series。 Not a lot of downtime， things keep moving along at a good clip。 Things do get kind of complicated because of the ability of some characters to shape-shift， and even more so because of some time travel that winds different story threads around each other in a tricky way。 Lots of pieces from the earlier two books finally made sense as we get the end of the story。 Particularly， the epil What a wild ride！ This has been a great trilogy， and I love that it's just a trilogy instead of a 10-book series。 Not a lot of downtime， things keep moving along at a good clip。 Things do get kind of complicated because of the ability of some characters to shape-shift， and even more so because of some time travel that winds different story threads around each other in a tricky way。 Lots of pieces from the earlier two books finally made sense as we get the end of the story。 Particularly， the epilogue with Caeden's experience helps everything end up in its place。 Excellent epic fantasy， and a trilogy I'll probably re-read in the future。 I'll definitely be watching for anything else Islington puts out。 Rating: PG-13 for action violence， no significant language or sexual content that I recall。***SPOILERY THOUGHTS***（view spoiler）[I figured out that Caeden would somehow replace Davian at the end to call out Tal'kamar and start his repentance process， but couldn't figured out how he did it。 It finally clicked that he killed baby Davian when Niha was pregnant with him， which allowed him to shift into Davian's form。 Caeden gets an excellent overall redemption ark。 Glad he gets to see Ell one more time on his journey back to call himself out in Davian's form。 He's been alive for thousands of years， it's ok that he dies to save everything。 Very cool （in hindsight） that Davian got 8 months with his mom and dad in Zvaelar even though he won't know that they are。 Asha was pretty bada$$ in keeping the ilshara up on her own both in the tributary and then again in Deilannis。 She was a strong character with a cool arc。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
David Firmage
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I have to abandon after some major skimming， I rarely do that。 I just have no interest in the characters， even read the epilogue and was "meh"。 Popular for most， not for me。 I have to abandon after some major skimming， I rarely do that。 I just have no interest in the characters， even read the epilogue and was "meh"。 Popular for most， not for me。 。。。more
Kylie Lacefield
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I did not want this book to end。 It was that good。 I LOVED it。 For sure one of the best I’ve read this year。 The final book in the Licanius Trilogy was probably my favorite of the whole series。 It wrapped up nicely and THAT ending。 Wow。 A lot of time travel， but it wasn’t confusing。 So much character growth for all of the characters。 The new characters introduced were excellent。 The only bit I wish was expanded upon was what happened to Dezia and Aelric other than “it’s a long story。”Caeden and I did not want this book to end。 It was that good。 I LOVED it。 For sure one of the best I’ve read this year。 The final book in the Licanius Trilogy was probably my favorite of the whole series。 It wrapped up nicely and THAT ending。 Wow。 A lot of time travel， but it wasn’t confusing。 So much character growth for all of the characters。 The new characters introduced were excellent。 The only bit I wish was expanded upon was what happened to Dezia and Aelric other than “it’s a long story。”Caeden and Davian are probably my favorite characters。 Super sad this series is over。 。。。more
Ed
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This book was such a shame。 The series started off pretty strongly with an interesting magic system， good characters and a unique world。 Unfortunately as things went along it got more and more complex and became quite difficult to keep track of all the different place and people names。 Despite this， I was still just about following it through the second book and loved the twist at the end。As I started reading the last book in the series I expected some loose ends to be tied up pretty quickly。 As This book was such a shame。 The series started off pretty strongly with an interesting magic system， good characters and a unique world。 Unfortunately as things went along it got more and more complex and became quite difficult to keep track of all the different place and people names。 Despite this， I was still just about following it through the second book and loved the twist at the end。As I started reading the last book in the series I expected some loose ends to be tied up pretty quickly。 As the story ambled along it became more and more obviously that the author wasn’t going to finish it。 There were simply too many unanswered questions when going into the final third of the book。 And I’m not talking about the odd bit of lore， or not fully fleshing out a character， I’m talking about events that allowed the ending to happen the way it did。 Big， game changing events that simply weren’t explained。 Yes， he wrapped up the main thread of the story pretty well。 But he did so in the epilogue and abandoned all other story lines （and actually added some more in） to do so。The author states at the end that he will have to write another book to tell the rest of the story for two of the characters。 Unfortunately this isn’t just a spin off， the promised book will actually be finishing off the series。 In my eyes， this is just poor story management。 The author had too much to cram in but not enough word count to do so。 To summarise I’ve given this 2 stars because it was overly complex and unfinished。 。。。more
Hwee Goh
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This book is A-MA-ZING。 I’ve been infused in this world for the last two weeks， grabbing a moment whenever I can。 And I finished， bawling my eyes out。 I didn’t want this book to end， because will I read another one so good？The events from book 1， The Shadow of What was Lost， come to such a satisfactory end here。 I cannot begin to heap praises on the ability of James Islington to weave this narrative so beautifully。P653“It’s not enough to fight for the right side。 You have to figure out how to fi This book is A-MA-ZING。 I’ve been infused in this world for the last two weeks， grabbing a moment whenever I can。 And I finished， bawling my eyes out。 I didn’t want this book to end， because will I read another one so good？The events from book 1， The Shadow of What was Lost， come to such a satisfactory end here。 I cannot begin to heap praises on the ability of James Islington to weave this narrative so beautifully。P653“It’s not enough to fight for the right side。 You have to figure out how to fight the right way， too。 If winning is truly all that matters， then we have lost sight of what’s actually right and wrong in the first place。”Without giving too much away， this trilogy is about a chosen one， prophesied to end an evil unleashed upon the world。 If you think it’s a familiar premise， this book is anything but。Davian and his friends save their world from destruction through friendship， loyalty， and a belief in the goodness of man。 It is this basis that clutches the heart so much when the story crescendoes to the end。 The world Islington has created is a complex one， and involves time travel within an epic fantasy setting。 Not only that， the knots tie up so unbelievably well， I think I want to go back and read this whole series again to understand it all better。 This book is a must if you’re looking to lose yourself in a good series。 Approach with attention and expect to devote a good chunk of time on it。 。。。more
Andrew
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’ll definitely have to reread this series。 As with many fantasy series， there are too many names to keep straight early on and they all sound similar。 I felt I was getting comfortable with the world somewhere in the latter half of the second book and this final book in the series really was just so enjoyable。 Time travel and magic are often used as gimmicks to fix little plot holes but if anything it was the inverse， the unanswered questions happened already but we just didn’t understand the fu I’ll definitely have to reread this series。 As with many fantasy series， there are too many names to keep straight early on and they all sound similar。 I felt I was getting comfortable with the world somewhere in the latter half of the second book and this final book in the series really was just so enjoyable。 Time travel and magic are often used as gimmicks to fix little plot holes but if anything it was the inverse， the unanswered questions happened already but we just didn’t understand the full scope of it。I definitely lost it in the end， I was waiting for the thing to happen and wondering if/how/when and the universal implications of it， so I was genuinely surprised to see how things came full circle and was really touched by the answer to one of the bigger questions in the epilogue。 Forget about R+L=J， we’re never going to be able to read Winds of Winter… but R+N=D totally surprised me。 I had an inkling with the moment the torc didn’t work， but still that revelation brought so many pieces together in a heartwarming way。I feel like there are some things that weren’t quite answered， so maybe a forthcoming supplemental story of what the heck happened with Aelric all that time？ What was the deal with the red armor？ And what happened to Cyr？ I am really hoping this is like the Red Rising series， and there will be another trilogy set after the conclusion of this one… but not really sure if/how that could work。 。。。more
Heather-Lin
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Impressive trilogy！
Inky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This trilogy was an engaging ride that was 100% worth the read。The book filled me with a feeling of righteousness throughout。 It really dabbled with the notion of right and wrong， good and evil quite deeply， demonstrating the notion that the most disastrous people often have good intentions in mind。 I loved how all the strings tied together in the end。 How all the subtle hints， Raeleth's physical similarities to Davian， Caeden snuffing out the preborn baby in order to save Niha， all the little d This trilogy was an engaging ride that was 100% worth the read。The book filled me with a feeling of righteousness throughout。 It really dabbled with the notion of right and wrong， good and evil quite deeply， demonstrating the notion that the most disastrous people often have good intentions in mind。 I loved how all the strings tied together in the end。 How all the subtle hints， Raeleth's physical similarities to Davian， Caeden snuffing out the preborn baby in order to save Niha， all the little descriptions and actions that seem inconsequential at the time， or an absolutely voluntary act of the character， contribute to the final ending that has already occurred。 The way it all fit together was really satisfying。 Tal's final meeting with Elli was utterly heartbreaking。 The realisation that Karaline was actually Nethgalla， that nothing had changed was pretty shocking and awesome too。 All in all， the plot left me quite in awe， I'm really glad I read the entire trilogy。 。。。more
Charlotte
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RTC！: The same RTC note as I wrote on An Echo of Things to Come， I need time to process everything that happened in this book because。。。 HOO BOY， IT WAS A LOT。 RTC！: The same RTC note as I wrote on An Echo of Things to Come， I need time to process everything that happened in this book because。。。 HOO BOY， IT WAS A LOT。 。。。more
Angelica
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I finished it！Still frustrated that I didn’t care much about Wirr’s storyline。 Also， like the previous books， there were times that I felt like I was supposed to recognize a name and just didn’t。 Or someone would come to a devastating realization， and I couldn’t figure out what it was。 （Seriously， am I supposed to know who Orkoth used to be？）The trilogy as a whole was an interesting look at the idea of fate and free will vs predestination as well as good vs evil。 I just didn’t have the patience I finished it！Still frustrated that I didn’t care much about Wirr’s storyline。 Also， like the previous books， there were times that I felt like I was supposed to recognize a name and just didn’t。 Or someone would come to a devastating realization， and I couldn’t figure out what it was。 （Seriously， am I supposed to know who Orkoth used to be？）The trilogy as a whole was an interesting look at the idea of fate and free will vs predestination as well as good vs evil。 I just didn’t have the patience for its length I guess。 🤷🏻♀️I can’t decide if I liked the Epilogue or if it was too convenient。 But it definitely wrapped things up pretty tidily。 。。。more
F。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Evil men rarely convince others to their side by asking them to perform dark deeds for no good reason。 They will always start with the lightest shade of gray。 They so often use what seems like a good cause。"This was a good conclusion of the series， but not a great one in my opinion。 There were some elements that I could see were predictable and I loved those elements for what they were。 Caiden swapping himself for Davian at the end was great。 I saw that maybe 25 pages or so before it happened。 “Evil men rarely convince others to their side by asking them to perform dark deeds for no good reason。 They will always start with the lightest shade of gray。 They so often use what seems like a good cause。"This was a good conclusion of the series， but not a great one in my opinion。 There were some elements that I could see were predictable and I loved those elements for what they were。 Caiden swapping himself for Davian at the end was great。 I saw that maybe 25 pages or so before it happened。 I'm a little unsure if I didn't miss something。 For example， how was Caiden able to do that when Davian wasn't dead and he didn't kill him？ Maybe I misunderstood the rules of shape shifting as they were explained。 Or， then again maybe Caiden knew something the others didn't being a god and all。 “It’s not enough to fight for the right side。 You have to figure out how to fight the right way， too。 If winning is truly all that matters， then we’ve lost sight of what’s actually right and wrong in the first place。”That quote above is important and it's something that I think a lot of people lose sight of。 There are lots of ways to lose a war and becoming the thing that you hate in order to win is as much a loss as anything else。 I got some hints about the writer's religious beliefs from some of the dialogue in this series and I can't say that I'd agree with him， but I think we'd have some merry debates。 I also appreciate how effectively he was able to seed the things he did throughout the book and not make it sound like his ultimate goal was to convert the reader to Christianity。 Other writers have failed dismally and went way overboard and I've punished them with scathing one star reviews。 I wish that the action scenes were a little more David Gemmell and written in detail。 I feel like Davian's and Caiden's abilities would have been so insanely epic to have been written by someone who has truly mastered action scene writing。 All of that criticism aside， it was a good conclusion to a good trilogy in which there wasn't really a bad book， or even a weak book。 I'd absolutely love to read more from Islington in the future。 。。。more
KayDrianna R
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lol this book is a Amazing book 😹😹😹😹😹🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Casey
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The epilogue is truly incredible。 One of the best chapters I have read。
JL
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Characters are boring and time travel is silyl。
Brent
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This may be the best epilogue I’ve ever read。This alone could make the entire series for me！
aj
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still grumpy about nethgalla but the epilogue's last lines were good so。 eh。 decent-ish series。 i have a lot of uhhh stuff i don't like about it or i feel like could have been improved。 characters， worldbuilding， for the most part。 some plot things。 but yea overall plot was pretty alright。 there was certainly a lot of potential in this series that i don't feel like worked out all that well for me， but yeah。 some good stuff in here。glad im done so i can read sherwood smith books again yeeHAW bann still grumpy about nethgalla but the epilogue's last lines were good so。 eh。 decent-ish series。 i have a lot of uhhh stuff i don't like about it or i feel like could have been improved。 characters， worldbuilding， for the most part。 some plot things。 but yea overall plot was pretty alright。 there was certainly a lot of potential in this series that i don't feel like worked out all that well for me， but yeah。 some good stuff in here。glad im done so i can read sherwood smith books again yeeHAW banner of the damned here i come 。。。more
Ryan Hegarty
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Before starting the final instalment of the trilogy， I wasn’t sure how Islington was going to be able to wrap up so many loose threads to make a cohesive， compelling narrative。 I was prepared to be disappointed， frankly。 The world building， characters， and complexity of the first two instalments was wonderful， but with so much left to tie together， I went into this without high hopes。As is often the case， my first instincts were proven wrong， and I am happy to say that Islington did a great job Before starting the final instalment of the trilogy， I wasn’t sure how Islington was going to be able to wrap up so many loose threads to make a cohesive， compelling narrative。 I was prepared to be disappointed， frankly。 The world building， characters， and complexity of the first two instalments was wonderful， but with so much left to tie together， I went into this without high hopes。As is often the case， my first instincts were proven wrong， and I am happy to say that Islington did a great job pulling everything together into one， delightfully compelling finally that I will happily read again。 。。。more
Thomas West III
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Well， I finally finished The Light of all that Falls， the mammoth third volume in James Islington's epic series "The Licanius Trilogy。" It has been， I have to say， a bit of a slog getting through this book， because it is everything that I both love and don't like about epic fantasy。 However， I do agree with those reviewers who said that the book's final chapter really did tie the whole thing together far more cohesively than I would have expected。When the novel begins， each of the four main cha Well， I finally finished The Light of all that Falls， the mammoth third volume in James Islington's epic series "The Licanius Trilogy。" It has been， I have to say， a bit of a slog getting through this book， because it is everything that I both love and don't like about epic fantasy。 However， I do agree with those reviewers who said that the book's final chapter really did tie the whole thing together far more cohesively than I would have expected。When the novel begins， each of the four main characters is scattered。 Davian is now in the custody of the Venerate， who want to use him as a weapon against Caeden。 Asha has been imprisoned in a magical contraption that keeps the Boundary in place， while Caeden continues to pull together the pieces of his plan to defeat the Venerate and Shammaeloth。 And Wirr struggles to keep the various factions in Ilin Illan from tearing each other apart。 As the novel progresses， their fates become inextricably intertwined as the final confrontation with evil becomes inevitable。 So， to begin with the things that I thought were less than ideal。 I've thought since the beginning that Islington indulges a bit too much in the writing sin of overcomplication， and this is true for the narrative， the world-building， and the magic system。 There were numerous times in this book where I completely lost track of what was happening in both the present and the past and， even now， I'm still not completely sure that I have the firmest grasp of how the various pieces of this huge puzzle fit together。 Perhaps this is my failing as a reader but， as someone who has been reading epic fantasy for most of my childhood and adult life， I'm pretty sure that the fault lies at least somewhat with him。 What's more， given how much detail is crammed into this book， I can't say that I have a firm grasp of this fictional world。 Given that I'm someone who likes my fictional worlds to have a heft to them - like the Four Lands of Terry Brooks's "Shannara" series， Westeros of George RR Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire，" or the continent of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" - so that lack of detail was a bit hard to square with Islington's scrupulous attention to detail in other areas。 That being said， I continued to fall in love with the characters。 Davian， Asha， Wirr， and Caeden are all， in their own ways， unique individuals with their own burdens to bear。 Like a lot of other people， I absolutely love Asha， who is everything you could want in a kickass female hero。 Davian and Wirr are perfectly acceptable main male characters， and each of them has to endure quite a lot as they attempt to do what's best for their friends and for their people。For my money， though， Caeden is the most interesting character。 He both is and isn't what you'd expect of a traditional epic hero。 When the series begins， he's someone who knows nothing about his past， but it gradually becomes clear that he's an apostate， someone who believed he was serving El but was in fact doing the bidding of Shammaeloth， this series' ultimate villain。 It's really quite a brilliant twisting of the usual narrative pattern， and I've very much enjoyed seeing Caeden have to contend with the reality of what he's wrought， a recognition made all the more wrenching and poignant because he realizes that he was doing it all while thinking he was on the sight of righteousness。 By the time of the series' conclusion， he's been through so much， and it's hard to not weep for him as he ultimately makes the sort of sacrifice that we all should have seen coming。 However， Caeden's isn't the only sacrifice in this book。。 This is a war for the fate of all of creation， after all， and so there's bound to be loss。 Most of the characters that die are secondary ones， but it's still rather sad to see them perish， particularly since we've seen them endure so much already。 There's also plenty of action in this book， and I actually think that these sequences are its greatest strength。 Islington has a knack for immersing us in the midst of conflict so that we see the very real consequences of military action。 Just because the characters that we're led to cheer for are the good guys doesn't mean that there still isn't going to be a significant loss of life， and so it proves to be。 It's a lovely bit of ambiguity that is sometimes rare in epic fantasy。And， of course， The Light of all that Falls， like the series in general， is about big。 things， namely the issue of free will and whether humans actually possess it。 It's been the central conflict from the beginning， and it motivates all of the characters， both the heroes and the villains。 In fact， it's what keeps the Venerate， even the most vile of them， from becoming caricatures。 They have their own deeply held reasons for believing as they do， and though we can't identify with them， we can at least understand what led them down the path that they've chosen。 Though we want them to be defeated， we also can't help but feel a bit for them， that they are so deluded by the lies of Shammaeloth that they have no chance of redemption。The Light of all that Falls is a fine piece of epic storytelling， and it neatly ties up most of the narrative threads that have been raised in the other books in the series。 If you're looking for the type of fantasy that will keep you guessing - and keep you up way past your bedtime night after night - then look no further than this book。 I don't know about anyone else， but I can't wait to see what Islington has in store for us with his next literary outing。 。。。more
Kyle
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This book was a bit harder for me to get through than the previous two。 I thought the first book was an AMAZING beginning and I absolutely loved it。 The second book was also really good and I enjoyed my time with it。 Unfortunately， the 3rd book was a bit of a let down for me and it was not all that easy for me to pick it up each night and continue reading。 PROS- James Islington has an absolutely beautiful writing style and I will give any book of his a try purely for that reason alone。 I really This book was a bit harder for me to get through than the previous two。 I thought the first book was an AMAZING beginning and I absolutely loved it。 The second book was also really good and I enjoyed my time with it。 Unfortunately， the 3rd book was a bit of a let down for me and it was not all that easy for me to pick it up each night and continue reading。 PROS- James Islington has an absolutely beautiful writing style and I will give any book of his a try purely for that reason alone。 I really enjoyed reading what he wrote， even if I had massive problems with other areas。 - The plot had a clear direction and conclusion。 I don't really recall any loose ends not being tied up and was satisfied that I had got an ending。 It was also engaging to the point that， even if it was a struggle to pick up at times， once I was reading I was happy。 - I liked all the main characters and reading from their perspectives。 I am a massive fan of Ashalia and CaedenCONS- There were a few moments with one of the characters in this book where it became super Christian preachy and that was severely off-putting。 And then the main character trips over themselves to think about how logical his arguments for God/El were and it was very jarring and annoying。 N。B: My problem is not with the belief in a god and the praise thereof。 That's completely fine and I actually prefer stories with a god or gods in them。 The issue is that it was spouting off a number common fallacious arguments and then making the other characters think how incredible and knowledgeable and logical he is for saying them。- （view spoiler）[Time magic。 Oh boy。 Time magic can either be really， really good or really， really bad。 This book unfortunately fell into the latter category。 The addition of time magic in this book caused a number of glaring plotholes as well as actually removing suspense。 A） In these books， it's established that the past， present， and future cannot be changed。 If something has been seen or done， it will always be so。 And early on we're told that some of the characters CANNOT die until later on。 So we know that any situation they go into is going to be fine。 We don't have to worry about them and that removes ALL the suspense of the scene。 It doesn't matter what they're facing because they're going to survive anyway。 Also。 There were events that didn't make sense to happen。 They only happen because a character reacted to the event but they only reacted to the event because it happened。 I can't quite describe it properly。 Example:B。1） Fessi sees that her being in the boundary city will be her death。 She runs away。 Her running away is what gets her killedB。2） Gassandris' （sp？） city gets blown up by a catastrophic event when he was a child。 He tries to go back in time to stop it happening。 His going back in time causes the catastrophic event。In both of these cases， the event is stuck in some sort of weird time loop where it has to happen because it always happened before （see A）。 However， there's no logical beginning point for these because they only happen as a result of them happening before。 It makes no sense （hide spoiler）]- （view spoiler）[ The BBEG。 Eh。 He's made out to be this horrible， extremely powerful entity who is going to cause extreme destruction and pain and misery。 And then the final "fight" scene is over in a few pages and it's incredibly anti-climatic。 Sure， it was a conclusive ending but it just felt SO underwhelming。 There was all this build up and no pay-off and I just felt frustrated。 （hide spoiler）]Looking at the series overall， I would recommend it and would even say it's a really great series。 I just had a few personal pet peeves that I couldn't overlook which ruined a lot of it for me。 。。。more
Hunter Savoy
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This one's a little slow， but the story is so great I couldn't give up on it。 SO glad I didn't， what a wonderful ending to one of my new favorites。 What a wonderful series and what a wonderful ending。 I am truly excited to see what comes next from Islington。 This one's a little slow， but the story is so great I couldn't give up on it。 SO glad I didn't， what a wonderful ending to one of my new favorites。 What a wonderful series and what a wonderful ending。 I am truly excited to see what comes next from Islington。 。。。more
Iliyana Braykova
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*4。5*Getting through all the confusion of mysterious time travel and politics/theology has ultimately payed off！ What a brilliantly emotional final book of this ambitious， complex， fascinating trilogy！ Although you can definitely tell that this is J。 Islington's debut story （there have been some。。。 questionable character arcs， of which the author is aware and has promised an additional stand alone）， I am stunned by the emotional and philosophical depth of the narrative， particularly in this last *4。5*Getting through all the confusion of mysterious time travel and politics/theology has ultimately payed off！ What a brilliantly emotional final book of this ambitious， complex， fascinating trilogy！ Although you can definitely tell that this is J。 Islington's debut story （there have been some。。。 questionable character arcs， of which the author is aware and has promised an additional stand alone）， I am stunned by the emotional and philosophical depth of the narrative， particularly in this last instalment。 。。。more
Litania De Graaf
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So confusing。 Still， three stars for the epilogue。
Adler
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Amazing。 The best conclusion to a trilogy I've ever read。 Simply a great and thrilling read。 Amazing。 The best conclusion to a trilogy I've ever read。 Simply a great and thrilling read。 。。。more
Fadi
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Up until the last word of the last chapter of this book， I was going to give the book a 4 star rating; but then came the Epilogue！！！ Probably one of the top 5 epilogues ever written in fantasy genre。 And I do not believe that a lot of readers saw it coming！Had the book been garbage， I would still have rated it 5 stars on the strength of the epilogue alone！The book in itself is very good。 You can feel Islington developing as a writer。 His fight scenes are getting better， more cinematic with a shi Up until the last word of the last chapter of this book， I was going to give the book a 4 star rating; but then came the Epilogue！！！ Probably one of the top 5 epilogues ever written in fantasy genre。 And I do not believe that a lot of readers saw it coming！Had the book been garbage， I would still have rated it 5 stars on the strength of the epilogue alone！The book in itself is very good。 You can feel Islington developing as a writer。 His fight scenes are getting better， more cinematic with a shift to writing them the way Sanderson does: the way that makes it extremely easy for you to just see the fight in your head with all the elements involved。 He is using less and less "typical expressions" and is less influenced by other authors。One of the unique things about this book （and series） for me is that the intrigue works backwards。 Usually， you are at top level confusion in book 1， and the more books you read， the more the confusion disappears。 Not with the Licanius Trilogy， this last book of the trilogy was the most confusing of them。 I think the the more he wrote and developped the Licanius world and story， the more ideas he had that he wanted to integrate into the story and so they were introduced in the later books。 This made me wish that this book had been split into 2 separate books。 It would have permitted Islington to develop some plot points in a more organic way。 For exampoe， tt would have made the final resolution feel more genuine as opposed to a slight feeling of "he needed this to happen， so out of nowhere， he made this happen without any prior warning of hint"。 It also would have allowed to delve a bit more into the history of the world and the past events。 Not just brush past them。Still， this is my favorite series that I have read in the last year or two。 I am really exited to see where Islington will take me in his next books :） 。。。more
Andy Huemmer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A good finish to this trilogy！ It got a bit convoluted at times in trying to keep track of all the different players， terms， and timelines （as can be the case when time travel is involved） but overall decent read。
Shannon
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Ahhhhh this book series deserves all the hype。 I’m not sure how much hype it’s got but I think it deserves more。 The characters were all intriguing， complex， flawed， and wonderful。 There was no shying away from the realities of death in a war， which as much as it saddens me makes me appreciate it all the more。 The story was interwoven with complex， deep， and thought provoking plots and words of wisdom and an amazing grasp on how different people view and take on religion。 I was enthralled， confu Ahhhhh this book series deserves all the hype。 I’m not sure how much hype it’s got but I think it deserves more。 The characters were all intriguing， complex， flawed， and wonderful。 There was no shying away from the realities of death in a war， which as much as it saddens me makes me appreciate it all the more。 The story was interwoven with complex， deep， and thought provoking plots and words of wisdom and an amazing grasp on how different people view and take on religion。 I was enthralled， confused， intrigued， astounded， everything。 Great end， and despite it being an 800+ paged book I wish what happened in the epilogue had happened sooner and that there was more of the after effects of the end。 Alas， there is not。 But I am quite excited for the glimmer of potential for a standalone book about the Shainwieres。 。。。more
Aloisya
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