Fate's Ransom
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- Author：Jeff Wheeler
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Reviews
Tonya
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Perfect ending to a beautifully told storyA tragically beautiful ending to Jeff Wheeler's Kingfountain series。 Mr。 Wheeler has his own magic by mixing just enough fact with fantasy to have you believing these tales could exist。 I always look forward to Mr。 Wheeler's next book！ Perfect ending to a beautifully told storyA tragically beautiful ending to Jeff Wheeler's Kingfountain series。 Mr。 Wheeler has his own magic by mixing just enough fact with fantasy to have you believing these tales could exist。 I always look forward to Mr。 Wheeler's next book！ 。。。more
Danielle Vandehaar
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Sad but satisfying。
Ted
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The Story Ends。I enjoyed the conclusion of these books。 The death of Alix was a surprise。 I enjoyed the ending。 I enjoy the writing of JeffbWheeler。
Jonathan Mitchell
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DisappointedRansom the noble sap。 I enjoy much of Jeff Wheeler's writing。 This series however was the exception。 The title character is a fool who is tasked with becoming a wet nurse to four horrible， power hungry foolish kings。 I won't ruin the series for anyone who wishes to read it but suffice it to say， I want my money back。 Eijitt。。。 DisappointedRansom the noble sap。 I enjoy much of Jeff Wheeler's writing。 This series however was the exception。 The title character is a fool who is tasked with becoming a wet nurse to four horrible， power hungry foolish kings。 I won't ruin the series for anyone who wishes to read it but suffice it to say， I want my money back。 Eijitt。。。 。。。more
Jenny Clark
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wowJeff brings you along on a story。 You live the lives， you feel the wind， you see the castles and the battles， you love the characters。 I rejoiced in their victories。 I cried with their losses…。 I was amazed by the strength of their convictions and loyalty！ It was a great ending to this series！ I couldn’t put it down！
Herbert F。 Gately III
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Satisfying end to a Great TaleJeff Wheeler spins an epic ending to a wonderful story of honor and loyalty。 The story inspired many emotions。 I even shed a few tears during the last chapters。 Villains and Heros abound。 You will be satisfied。 Just like Claire DuMurrow。
Phyllis C Surface
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Four starsFinished this last book of the Argentine series。 Again， enjoyed the 4 books， well written and look forward to more by this author
Kaitlyn Astin
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Jeff is an amazing author who crafts his worlds with such beauty。 I thouroughly enjoyed being apart of Ransom's journey， watching him grow from a boy into a man who lives his life bound by honor and loyalty。 To watch him love fiercely and face the trials he was thrust into throughout his life。 I love how Claire and him are so connected， I love how through everything Ransom sticks by his beliefs and morality even when it seems impossible。 There are many lessons to be learned from the actions he t Jeff is an amazing author who crafts his worlds with such beauty。 I thouroughly enjoyed being apart of Ransom's journey， watching him grow from a boy into a man who lives his life bound by honor and loyalty。 To watch him love fiercely and face the trials he was thrust into throughout his life。 I love how Claire and him are so connected， I love how through everything Ransom sticks by his beliefs and morality even when it seems impossible。 There are many lessons to be learned from the actions he takes。 This series has truly been a wild ride。 I've laughed and cried many a time。 I look forward to what Jeff Wheeler comes out with next and hope to see more of Ransom's family in the future。 。。。more
Angel
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The whole point of this series is that Ransom's power comes from ABSOLUTE loyalty， regardless of whether it is earned。 If you can't handle that or it's going to make you hate the storyline， then don't bother。 But if you can get the point of a wider story arc then this is great。 Also， I will say that although it didn't end how I WANTED， it was a worthwhile and satisfying ending！ So， stick with it to the absolute end， you might be surprised and/or gratified。Jeff's character's always have the oppor The whole point of this series is that Ransom's power comes from ABSOLUTE loyalty， regardless of whether it is earned。 If you can't handle that or it's going to make you hate the storyline， then don't bother。 But if you can get the point of a wider story arc then this is great。 Also， I will say that although it didn't end how I WANTED， it was a worthwhile and satisfying ending！ So， stick with it to the absolute end， you might be surprised and/or gratified。Jeff's character's always have the opportunity to grow for the better， or be corrupted for the worse。 One great thing about them， though， is that they are almost always complex。 Even the most awful people might love their children and try to do right by them， even if it's in a clearly messed up way， and the best people will be tempted （and often choose） to cheat， or lie， or break vows。 And mostly we can see some of the reasoning behind a lot of the decisions made。 MOSTLY。 Some of the things these folks get up to are just for story conflict， but then， real people do things that don't entirely make sense all the time， so it's rarely completely unbelievable。I like that there is a place where the some of the origins of the Kingfountain legends and the big enmity between the countries are discussed。 Maybe we'll get some further origin stories as another trio or quartet of books。。。？ 。。。more
Bertha Alicia
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So， Mr。 Wheeler， just so you know， you've brought me to tears one more time with your books！ Fate's Ramson ends perfectly， I mean， it's not the ending I expected， but it's a fitting ending for a character as noble， loyal and faithful as Ransom Barton。 And by the way， I was right: the series is inspired by the life of Sir William Marshal！ Another exceptionally written series， with a fair mix of history and fantasy， fictional characters inspired by historical figures and the best， has brought us b So， Mr。 Wheeler， just so you know， you've brought me to tears one more time with your books！ Fate's Ramson ends perfectly， I mean， it's not the ending I expected， but it's a fitting ending for a character as noble， loyal and faithful as Ransom Barton。 And by the way， I was right: the series is inspired by the life of Sir William Marshal！ Another exceptionally written series， with a fair mix of history and fantasy， fictional characters inspired by historical figures and the best， has brought us back to the Kingfountain universe！ I hope that this series is not the farewell to Kingfountain and in the not too distant future we will be honored with the reading of another series set in the kingdom of the Argentines。 。。。more
Sarah Wood
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GreatGreat story and world building。 Beautifully written。 Then ending was perfect， endings are always sad but this is ending was perfect for this story。
Athena （OneReadingNurse）
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Can my review just be 30 crying faces？ 😭 no？ Darnhttps://onereadingnurse。com/2022/02/1。。。I was lucky enough to be invited to read Fate’s Ranson， the final installment of The First Argentines series as an ARC。 While normally I would drop my TBR and jump on it， I knew what was coming … and I put this one off for a few weeks。 My apologies to the publisher but even in a better state of existence the end absolutely ruined me！！ Ruined！ Not ugly crying but more the silent streaming tears of ruination k Can my review just be 30 crying faces？ 😭 no？ Darnhttps://onereadingnurse。com/2022/02/1。。。I was lucky enough to be invited to read Fate’s Ranson， the final installment of The First Argentines series as an ARC。 While normally I would drop my TBR and jump on it， I knew what was coming … and I put this one off for a few weeks。 My apologies to the publisher but even in a better state of existence the end absolutely ruined me！！ Ruined！ Not ugly crying but more the silent streaming tears of ruination kind！I will do the review without spoilers， although this is absolutely not a standalone and you need the first three books in order to read the ending。。。。The synopsis really says it all: Jon-Landon is an insufferable twat and his spy master is even worse。 Ransoms pays the heaviest price as petulance and jealousy destroy the kingdom from the inside， while opportunistic kings attack the borders。 There is a little more magic in this book。 The real history of the Wizr board is revealed with how this particular game began。 There are miracles of the fountain to behold。 Alix hints at having more abilities than anyone is aware of， and I really wish we had seen more of her and Estian’s motivations that what we learned at the end。 （I wonder if maybe in reading the two books about Ankorette， we learn these poisoner secrets so that Alix only had to give a nod to it in a later book？ I skipped them but am going to go back for sure）。There was so much intrigue， as in every book， although I felt like this was more about Jon-Landon cutting off his own arms than having a good reason to conquer his own allies。 Ransom stayed loyal to the Fountain above all else。 There were some parts that almost turned to dark fantasy， as in， children were murdered， graphic poisonings， etc， but even in the darkest times there was a way forward。There was the typical dose of battles， strategy， reconciliation ，and heroism that I come to expect from these books。 The “Dex Aie” chapter was pretty much everything。 Ransom and Estian finally had their showdown， although I could have gone for an epic duel。What else… oh yes， the family scenes。 I wish Wheeler would do families in more of his books， I just loved seeing the twins causing mayhem with the princess。 I think he’s got a strong sense of family and it shows in the pages， it surprised me that this isn’t something he has written before。 The twins were somewhat of the comic relief in some otherwise terrible situations。 I have theories about how they will grow up and be married and further the realm for sure。My only question was – so obviously some years had passed in the beginning of the book， but I don’t think everything else aged consistently。 Dappled would have been older too and probably not as strong and resilient as he used to be。 Ransom’s kids didn’t seem to age appropriately either， either that or there weren’t really that many years that had passed。 Either way， let me close by giving Claire the spotlight – I think she deserved the protectorate position at the end， so much！！ She was the most capable queen and saved the day so many times throughout the series。 While the devastation at the end did absolutely ruin me， I couldn’t have hoped for a better outcome for Claire。 I don’t know how I feel about the fact that she more or less converted to the belief of the Fountain， although again， the ending， the ending， the ending。 I’m glad she affiliated herself with Constance and got to see the Deep Fathoms for herself。 All in all – yes definitely recommend these books for those seeking an exciting medieval fantasy series。 I think they are great books for teens too， easy to follow plots and very clean content。 I am interested in checking out the history and books that the series and Ransom character are based on。 There was a knight named William Marshal and his service to four kings （the Plantagenet line， predecessors of the Tudors） was a real piece of history。 There’s a fantastic author note about it all。 。。。more
Chase
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Satisfyingly SatisfyingThis was so worth the read as its truly an ending worthy of the beginning， glad I started this series and took the journey with Ransom。
Lana Gillis
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Magical。。I enjoyed the honor of Ransom， as well as his sense if duty and love for his family and people。 The magic was an unexpected influence in the story。
Laurie J Montoya
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Great ending to a wonderful seriesEvery book is this series has been a page turner and kept me awake because I just needed to read "one more chapter" The last book will not disappoint， I highly recommend the whole series Great ending to a wonderful seriesEvery book is this series has been a page turner and kept me awake because I just needed to read "one more chapter" The last book will not disappoint， I highly recommend the whole series 。。。more
Aeron Danann
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Multiple heroes， quests， love， betrayal， reward， loss and so much emotiomThe family， our faith and the ethics we apply to our commitments are what binds and strengthens。 This is marvelous fiction that parallels the best and the worst of the experience we know as life。Thank you Mr。 Wheeler。
Wesley Arnold
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Ransome is the best character he has written and this was the best of the series。
Ronit
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This destroyed me。。I cried so much at the end and it takes a LOT to make me cry。 Jeff wheeler is an excellent writer。 He is one of my favorites。
Roger D。 Robertson
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Eternal FaithRansom was a man of humility and great faith。 So many thing thrust in Ransom's way，trying to get him to break faith with his duty to King and the Argentines family。 He stayed true to his lathes and duty， to the very end of his life。 Love the style of the author and the book in the series。 Eternal FaithRansom was a man of humility and great faith。 So many thing thrust in Ransom's way，trying to get him to break faith with his duty to King and the Argentines family。 He stayed true to his lathes and duty， to the very end of his life。 Love the style of the author and the book in the series。 。。。more
Esther Jones
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I really liked it。 The bittersweet ending made it feel more real， somehow。
Edwina J Bassett
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Fast moving。 Good read。
Mike Woldhuis
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Incredible storyVery well written and told in a way that carries you along。 Honor and magic with powerful enemies fighting to take over。
Henry Lazarus
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Fate's Ransom（ paper from 47North） is the fourth and final tale about an honorable knight undeserved by the kings he served。 Jeff Wheeler adds a small amount of magic to the very real tale of a Knight who served the Plantagenet family through four kings， dying during the time of King John （or in this book King Jon） It’s hard not to cry at the end。 Fate's Ransom（ paper from 47North） is the fourth and final tale about an honorable knight undeserved by the kings he served。 Jeff Wheeler adds a small amount of magic to the very real tale of a Knight who served the Plantagenet family through four kings， dying during the time of King John （or in this book King Jon） It’s hard not to cry at the end。 。。。more
ajay vatave
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nice conclusion to a great seriesThis was a good series start to finish， really engaging final book。 Highly recommended for those who like a central character worth rooting for。
Nickey
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Water works Always amazes me the wonders Wheeler creates。 Please write Alex’s story starting with the tale from the Queen。 Great read
Bullman
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A superb ending to a great seriesAs the ending of this book approached I was a little frustrated。 I did not want Alix to win。 I will not write any spoilers， but the very end could not have been written any better。 Great job JW。 I can not wait to read more of your work。
Mary Nguyen
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Great endingI really enjoyed this series and the last book did not disappoint。 I couldn’t put it down。 Jeff Wheeler does not disappoint。
TJ
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4。5/5。0A beautifully touching finale to another great series by this incredibly gifted author。 It is full of action， intrigue， betrayals and of course love， commitment， loyalty， honor and integrity。 All juxtaposed to highlight both the best and worst of human nature。 In this story， Ransom is once again required to serve a new king。 Only this time it is the incredibly self-serving， petty and corrupt Argentine of all， Jon-Landon。 This pits Ransom’s determination to honor his oath to the king again 4。5/5。0A beautifully touching finale to another great series by this incredibly gifted author。 It is full of action， intrigue， betrayals and of course love， commitment， loyalty， honor and integrity。 All juxtaposed to highlight both the best and worst of human nature。 In this story， Ransom is once again required to serve a new king。 Only this time it is the incredibly self-serving， petty and corrupt Argentine of all， Jon-Landon。 This pits Ransom’s determination to honor his oath to the king against his deeply held beliefs of right and wrong。 It is incredibly hard to even read at times because the King is just as determined to destroy Ransom’s reputation and find a way to be rid of him。 The story is both heartrending and hopeful， as we see Ransom rise repeatedly。 One of the things I love most about this series is that it is so very real。 Although considered fantasy - and for good reason， as there is a bit of magic that weaves throughout - it is more a deep and riveting historical epic。 So much of the events， the world and wars， and the relationships are drawn directly from our own history。 We， as readers， are able to really understand how hard it was for families in the age of knights and kings to be pulled from one fickle ruler to another and have their very livelihoods depend upon it。 We also see the struggle those fighting have。 It is very real and riveting to read。My only complaint in the entire book and series is the ending。 While it fits and is understandable， I hated it！ Although it does end in peace and closure， I guess the romantic in me always dreams of that happily ever after even though it is not always realistic。 。。。more
John
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I like the way the author doesn’t get too stale having so many books moving at once。 The only issue I have is trying to keep everything in order。 He writes characters fairly well， and the scenery manages to not get too repetitive like looking out a car window on a drive as a kid。
Melissa
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wow！Ups and downs， twists and turns， surprises all around。I thoroughly enjoyed this last book。 Especially the history notes and references at the end of the book！
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