The Lonesome Crown
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- Author：Brian Lee Durfee
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Summary
A sweeping epic fantasy weaving both destiny and ancient magic in this masterful final novel in the beloved Five Warrior Angels trilogy from Brian Lee Durfee。
In the age of belief， magic is a myth。 But when an apocalyptic crusade comes to the remote border of Gul Kana， that belief is shattered as is the tenuous peace that held the Five Isles together。 Now， the prophecies that were used to justify this war are unravelling revealing a hidden agenda while the world lies in the wake of the degradations of this war。
But a slim skein of hope resides within the hidden truths， long kept secret， and scattered throughout the isles—truths less reliant upon prophecy than heroism， and great sacrifice。
Not everything is as it seems in this epic， long-awaited conclusion to trilogy which Booklist raved as “high fantasy in the vein of Stephen R。 Donaldson or David Eddings， with generous helpings from George R。 R。 Martin。”
In the age of belief， magic is a myth。 But when an apocalyptic crusade comes to the remote border of Gul Kana， that belief is shattered as is the tenuous peace that held the Five Isles together。 Now， the prophecies that were used to justify this war are unravelling revealing a hidden agenda while the world lies in the wake of the degradations of this war。
But a slim skein of hope resides within the hidden truths， long kept secret， and scattered throughout the isles—truths less reliant upon prophecy than heroism， and great sacrifice。
Not everything is as it seems in this epic， long-awaited conclusion to trilogy which Booklist raved as “high fantasy in the vein of Stephen R。 Donaldson or David Eddings， with generous helpings from George R。 R。 Martin。”
Reviews
Invaderzod
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As the man himself said， this book is DOPE！ In fact， this whole series is DOPE from beginning to the end。 This book is just non stop action， interrupted only by betrayals and plot twists that Brian just keeps piling on and on with every new chapter。 This god damned book is almost 1100 pages and I wish it was longer， in fact I wish this series could have 3 more books like this or longer。 I’m not ready to let these characters go and I can already see myself rereading this gem of a series multiple As the man himself said， this book is DOPE！ In fact， this whole series is DOPE from beginning to the end。 This book is just non stop action， interrupted only by betrayals and plot twists that Brian just keeps piling on and on with every new chapter。 This god damned book is almost 1100 pages and I wish it was longer， in fact I wish this series could have 3 more books like this or longer。 I’m not ready to let these characters go and I can already see myself rereading this gem of a series multiple times in the future。 The sheer amount of twists and revelations in this book would make the reread value skyhigh。 The way Brian can just make you care about these characters is unreal， they feel like real people and they feel like friends which only makes it spicier when they stab you in the back and you no longer know who to root for （this happens multiple times through this book）。 Another thing I’ll say is that Brian writes the best duels that I’ve had the pleasure of reading。 Every single time that characters square off he keeps you in suspense as the fights usually have a ton of buildup throughout the previous books and you never know who’ll actually win until it’s done and when it happens， it happens quickly。 One on one fights aren’t drawn out in this， the person who deserves to win， usually wins and talking shit or being righteous doesn’t necessarily make you a better fighter。 Brian also has a gift for swearwords that I truly appreciate。 And of course this being the final book in a series， I just have to talk about the fact that Brian indeed sticks the landing and this sets him apart from some other authors I could mention that don’t even have an ending and I have a lot of respect for Brian for sticking to a trilogy and just doing it right。 There is no filler in this， there are no useless story arcs， there aren’t even any useless chapters or pages， this is exactly the story that he wanted to tell and he told it perfectly。 I would be very happy to read more stories set in this world but if that doesn’t happen then so be it， the story is complete。 。。。more
Daniel Freeman
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Most fun fantasy series I've read in a while。 Wonderful world building， fantastic characters and relationships between， epic battles， and beings of all kinds make this series a joy to read。 It is a no holds barred ride and has been a refreshing Adult fantasy series that entertains with every chapter。 Kudos Mr。 Durfee！ Most fun fantasy series I've read in a while。 Wonderful world building， fantastic characters and relationships between， epic battles， and beings of all kinds make this series a joy to read。 It is a no holds barred ride and has been a refreshing Adult fantasy series that entertains with every chapter。 Kudos Mr。 Durfee！ 。。。more
Stanko
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Wow wow wow！ Super action packed and full of twists and turns。 Love it！
Abnew ShagNasty
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Gotta be one of my favorite endings to a trilogy， my top favorite series， and as well as my top favorite books。 Durfee was so amazing with how well he described fight scenes and battle scenes。 It really reminded me of Tad Williams as well as George R。R。 Martin with the way he wrote the battles as well as the POVs。 If you are a fan of epic medieval fantasy then this is a MUST READ。 My favorite moments was the rescue of Ava Shay at Saint Only， the journey of Crystalwood to get to Amadon， and last Gotta be one of my favorite endings to a trilogy， my top favorite series， and as well as my top favorite books。 Durfee was so amazing with how well he described fight scenes and battle scenes。 It really reminded me of Tad Williams as well as George R。R。 Martin with the way he wrote the battles as well as the POVs。 If you are a fan of epic medieval fantasy then this is a MUST READ。 My favorite moments was the rescue of Ava Shay at Saint Only， the journey of Crystalwood to get to Amadon， and last （certainly not least） was the gore fest aka “battle”at the Tin Man Square at Amadon castle that involved all the main characters。 It was such a joy to read and this book is a whopping five stars as well as one of my top favorite books。 。。。more
Timon Andries
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Super sad that I finished this trilogy， it was one of my favorites this year。 I hope at one point in the future the author will take us back the Five Isles。
Brent
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This is the final concluding entry in the Five Warrior Angels series。 It was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and it did not disappoint。 This book starts with an absolute bang and sets the tone that no one and nothing is what you expect， anything can and will happen， and this book is going to go hard in terms of battle and action。 There really isn't much I can say about the 3rd book in a series without getting into spoilers， but if you've liked the first two books I think I can pretty sa This is the final concluding entry in the Five Warrior Angels series。 It was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and it did not disappoint。 This book starts with an absolute bang and sets the tone that no one and nothing is what you expect， anything can and will happen， and this book is going to go hard in terms of battle and action。 There really isn't much I can say about the 3rd book in a series without getting into spoilers， but if you've liked the first two books I think I can pretty safely say that you'll find plenty to love here。 I think the thing I appreciated the most， apart from the crazy battles， are the completely unexpected character arcs and the way Durfee really explores some themes that leaves you questioning everything you thought you knew。 This book has 3 epilogues and when I finished the last one I felt pretty damn satisfied and had an appreciation for what he was trying to say even though I may not have got every single answer I thought I might。 I think kind of the point is no one really knows all the answers or has all of the details and how those things get interpreted and embellished over time to create myths and legends is kind of what the story is about。 Of course it's also about the characters and their respective journeys and of course what happens in this fantasy world when shit really hits the fan。 Those are great payoffs too。 。。。more
Kirsten Holmes
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What a conclusion to a really great series！ I feel really satisfied at how it was wrapped up。 It's seriously so good， that I almost want to go pickup book one and start all over again！ I will be re-reading this series again very soon。 Loved it！ What a conclusion to a really great series！ I feel really satisfied at how it was wrapped up。 It's seriously so good， that I almost want to go pickup book one and start all over again！ I will be re-reading this series again very soon。 Loved it！ 。。。more
Ned Ludd
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Tapped out at 500 pgs。 A monumental disappointment。 Although it was well written the story did not appeal to me in the least。
Joe Lindley
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A cracking trilogy。 If you think The Faithful & the Fallen needed more blood and guts then you'll love this gore-drenched epic。 Strong religious themes in this one， an interesting study of the dangers of religion and how it can create conflict。 Plenty of badasses in this saga， Gault Albreck， Enna Spades， Hawkwood， but the biggest badass was the dog， Beer Mug。 This mutt was taking on dragons A cracking trilogy。 If you think The Faithful & the Fallen needed more blood and guts then you'll love this gore-drenched epic。 Strong religious themes in this one， an interesting study of the dangers of religion and how it can create conflict。 Plenty of badasses in this saga， Gault Albreck， Enna Spades， Hawkwood， but the biggest badass was the dog， Beer Mug。 This mutt was taking on dragons 。。。more
Jerusa Ricke
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This is now in my top series of all time。。 and this third book was amazing。 Gripes you from the get go and I could not put it down。 Lots of twists I did not see coming， gasps "did that just happen？！"， EPIC battle scenes， and actually quite a lot of laughing out loud as well as there are some very funny characters who still manage to be funny even in the midst of an crazy and brutal 2 day battle。 I will say if you do not like blood， gore， or cussing this is not the series/book for you。。。 if you This is now in my top series of all time。。 and this third book was amazing。 Gripes you from the get go and I could not put it down。 Lots of twists I did not see coming， gasps "did that just happen？！"， EPIC battle scenes， and actually quite a lot of laughing out loud as well as there are some very funny characters who still manage to be funny even in the midst of an crazy and brutal 2 day battle。 I will say if you do not like blood， gore， or cussing this is not the series/book for you。。。 if you like a little grimdark in your life than I could not recommend this enough！！ It is criminally underrated and I hope more people discover this and love it as much as I do。Also just want to note that the audiobooks are phenomenal， Tim Gerard Reynolds does an amazing job。 Unfortunately the this third book is not yet available in audio but I will definitely be doing a reread of this in the future and will pick that up。 。。。more
Chase
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What a book， what an ending to the trilogy！ This book was non-stop action and war。 I couldn’t put it down as more and more answers to questions came in and craziness happened。 I was truly invested in every character， even ones I despised。 What a good book！ If this book doesn’t have enough bloodshed for you then I dob’t know what will。 I loved some of the comeuppance of some of the characters and the paths other took。 I will say something that I have noticed throughout the whole trilogy was major What a book， what an ending to the trilogy！ This book was non-stop action and war。 I couldn’t put it down as more and more answers to questions came in and craziness happened。 I was truly invested in every character， even ones I despised。 What a good book！ If this book doesn’t have enough bloodshed for you then I dob’t know what will。 I loved some of the comeuppance of some of the characters and the paths other took。 I will say something that I have noticed throughout the whole trilogy was major characters fighting each other and both surviving。 It happened sooo often。 It kind of takes away from these duels between characters when plot armor kind of saves them。 Seriously， every major characters had multiple duels with other major characters where both would survive。 Also， there was some plot armor for sure going on but I can overlook these for it was super fun to read。 The duel thing I don’t think is a bad thing but once I noticed it， every time it happened， it would stick out to me。 But since this the finale， some of those duels obviously ended with bloodshed。 Anyhow， 5/5， read this trilogy！！ I want more people to read it so I can start seeing some awesome fan art。 Thats my Christmas wish， there is none that I can find and I’m not artistic， but people: make fan art！ Plz！ 。。。more
Brian
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I’ll be writing more thoughts later， but I would like to state for the record that no one， and I mean no one， writes batshit bonkers crazy large scale insane battle events like Brian Lee Durfee。 I thought the channel water battle in TBH was nuts， not even close to Fiery Absolution。 Bat。 Shit。 Bonkers。 5 stars
James
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First of all this book concludes the series。 Their was some confusion earlier because it was originally supposed to be five books but they made it all fit into three。 According to the authors word （at the end） nothing was cut。Now to the review itself。 After two books you know what you are getting。 The world is violent， grim， and dark but the author does some interesting things with the “chosen one” and “prophesy” tropes that are such a staple in the genre。 The prose was also excellent as always First of all this book concludes the series。 Their was some confusion earlier because it was originally supposed to be five books but they made it all fit into three。 According to the authors word （at the end） nothing was cut。Now to the review itself。 After two books you know what you are getting。 The world is violent， grim， and dark but the author does some interesting things with the “chosen one” and “prophesy” tropes that are such a staple in the genre。 The prose was also excellent as always from the author。 The conclusion was absolutely epic and few people are left standing at the end。 A tip of the hat to the author for completing the series！ If he decides to write more I will definitely be buying it。 。。。more
Nick
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I anticipated the release of this book perhaps even more eagerly than A Memory of Light about 10 years ago。 It is a remarkable ride （the whole trilogy is） that I can strongly recommend to fantasy fan who can handle epic-sized books， subverted expectations， and super R-rated levels of violence。I regard this book slightly lower than The Blackest Heart， though， due to a handful of issues。* There are several areas in this book where the dialog stumbles in comparison to the rest of the book and its t I anticipated the release of this book perhaps even more eagerly than A Memory of Light about 10 years ago。 It is a remarkable ride （the whole trilogy is） that I can strongly recommend to fantasy fan who can handle epic-sized books， subverted expectations， and super R-rated levels of violence。I regard this book slightly lower than The Blackest Heart， though， due to a handful of issues。* There are several areas in this book where the dialog stumbles in comparison to the rest of the book and its two predecessors。 In particular， many of the bizarre， inane conversations between some of the more villainous characters left me scratching my head， cringing， and wondering what the heck I was reading。 Several of these conversations just didn't feel like the Durfee I have come to know and enjoy。* Some characters' （（view spoiler）[the Skulls （hide spoiler）]） dialogue （and worse， monologues） are quite repetitive， confusing， and tough to read。* Perhaps my greatest complaint about this book is the absurd number of coincidences。 At first it's really cool and exciting when characters who know each other but have been scattered across the continent（s） coincidentally meet up once again。 But characters split up and form new sub-groups， then split up again and re-meet their friends （and enemies） over and over and over again until it begins to feel quite preposterous that this handful of people， out of hundreds of thousands of people in the world， keep running into each other。 At one point I started to lose track of who was with whom and when！ And this is supposed to be a story in which prophecy， destiny， etc are all nonsense and happenstance。 But there's an awful lot of happenstance here that stretches believability。* I was theorizing all along that the （view spoiler）[scriptures and prophecies were all bogus （hide spoiler）] and that the （view spoiler）[Valle （hide spoiler）] were planning something nefarious， and that many of the signs and portents （e。g。 characters' scars， etc） were likely misleading。 However， there is still clearly some kind of magic at work in the world that isn't really explained。 （view spoiler）[Hranga'Ar （hide spoiler）] ritual/magic is clearly real， to some extent， and I just wanted more closure here。 Or maybe I wanted it all to be bogus; scriptures， magic， legendary weapons， visions， all of it。* I'm more than a little disappointed that （view spoiler）[Borden didn't come home and whoop Jovan's bratty behind。 In fact， he really didn't do much of anything noteworthy。 Given the revelation of his reappearance near the end of The Blackest Heart， I was sorely looking forward to him coming home and kicking some serious butt （like Gault does， for better and for worse）。 （hide spoiler）]All in all， it's an awesome ending to an awesome series。 I can't wait to see what Mr。 Lee Durfee puts out next！ 。。。more
Daniel Dylla
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If it's possible for a book to give you whiplash， this book is the one to do it。The Lonesome Crown is a wild， epic ride， and a fitting end to the Five Warrior Angels trilogy。 'Heavy metal fantasy' indeed; I never knew what to expect with this book， and when I thought I did， Durfee definitely exceeded my expectations。 My only complaints are that it felt as if certain characters had some plot armor （as if Durfee wanted to preserve his favorite characters）， and the very ending felt like it had a bi If it's possible for a book to give you whiplash， this book is the one to do it。The Lonesome Crown is a wild， epic ride， and a fitting end to the Five Warrior Angels trilogy。 'Heavy metal fantasy' indeed; I never knew what to expect with this book， and when I thought I did， Durfee definitely exceeded my expectations。 My only complaints are that it felt as if certain characters had some plot armor （as if Durfee wanted to preserve his favorite characters）， and the very ending felt like it had a bit of a tonal shift and a lack of resolution， but otherwise I love how Durfee just went for it and wrote the story that he wanted to write。 。。。more
Oman
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Good ideas and themes， but bad realization。 A lot of dues ex machines and mary sue in the end。
KP
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An absolute triumph of fantasy storytelling， but not for the faint of heartThis is a very rare occasion for me where my personal enjoyment of a book didn't quite align with my overall appreciation of the quality of the work。 I simply can't deny that the breathtaking scope， intricate plotting， worldbuilding， and unforgettable characters create nothing short of a masterpiece of fantasy literature。 And for that reason I cannot rate this anything but a solid 5/5 perfect score。 Brian Lee Durfee has c An absolute triumph of fantasy storytelling， but not for the faint of heartThis is a very rare occasion for me where my personal enjoyment of a book didn't quite align with my overall appreciation of the quality of the work。 I simply can't deny that the breathtaking scope， intricate plotting， worldbuilding， and unforgettable characters create nothing short of a masterpiece of fantasy literature。 And for that reason I cannot rate this anything but a solid 5/5 perfect score。 Brian Lee Durfee has created something truly special with The Five Warrior Angels trilogy。 To dig into the reasons why I personally had trouble enjoying this final installment， it's hands down the darkest and bloodiest book I've ever read。 I'm by no means a lightweight when it comes to grimdark fantasy or reading in general， but this story is so overwhelmingly bleak that I found myself having trouble getting through it at times。 Not to venture too far into spoiler territory but the amount of bloodshed， carnage， and tragedy is staggering in The Lonesome Crown。 Almost every single one of the POV characters are going through some combination of PTSD， depression， grief， despair， heartbreak， and outright insanity。 The characters we've come to know and love are pushed to their breaking point and sometimes beyond。 Major characters die in surprising and distressing ways。 Maybe I personally wasn't in the right headspace to read something like this。Another criticism I have is the length。 This is a massive tome of over 1，000 pages and I do feel like certain portions of the book could have been trimmed a little。 I'm not a huge fan of lengthy battle sequences and there is over 400 pages dedicated to a battle of epic proportions。 I think trying to follow every POV character in the battle was unnecessary and caused things to drag a bit。 Additionally， there are many chapters devoted to characters sitting in taverns and having lengthy inane conversations。 I do believe fun scenes like this are important to any story but seriously there are so many chapters of characters sitting around and talking about nothing。 Those two pieces of criticism are all I have really。 Everything else about The Lonesome Crown was nearly flawless。 I absolutely loved how the story keeps the reader guessing until the very last page。 It's a rare author that can maintain such a level of mystery and suspense and I have to once again give a round of applause to Durfee for doing so。 I truly doubt anyone could predict how the trilogy ends。 If you've read the previous two installments I doubt you'll need much encouragement from me to pick this book up and get reading。 Be forewarned， you'll want to clear your schedule for the next couple days and stock up on caffeine because you won't be able to stop turning pages。 。。。more
Paromita
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Oh。 My。 God。 I was left speechless by the deft handling of twists and turns in this novel， all of which were impactful and well-earned。 Let me rewind a bit。 The Lonesome Crown is the final installment in The Five Warrior Angels trilogy。 I had thoroughly enjoyed the first two installments - The Forgetting Moon and The Blackest Heart - so this was a highly anticipated release for me and my expectations were sky high。 The author met and actually far exceeded my expectations of what this finale woul Oh。 My。 God。 I was left speechless by the deft handling of twists and turns in this novel， all of which were impactful and well-earned。 Let me rewind a bit。 The Lonesome Crown is the final installment in The Five Warrior Angels trilogy。 I had thoroughly enjoyed the first two installments - The Forgetting Moon and The Blackest Heart - so this was a highly anticipated release for me and my expectations were sky high。 The author met and actually far exceeded my expectations of what this finale would be。 Strong writing。 Check。 Well-defined characters with clear motivations， （yet sufficient aura of mystery around them to ensure that none of the plot twists felt like contrivances）。 Check。Interesting story。 Check。Powerful themes。 Check。This final book in the trilogy delivers on every count and resolves all the unanswered questions set up in Books 1 and 2， yet leaves the possibility open for Mr Durfee to write more in this universe。 An amazing achievement。 As epic fantasy readers， we are always assailed by the concern - will a series brimming with potential stick the landing？ I an pleased to report that The Five Warrior Angels definitely does and unhesitatingly recommend it to epic fantasy readers， especially fans of George RR Martin and Tad Williams' works。I end my review with a special shoutout to the author for the moving Dedication and Acknowledgements （which made me choke up） and the beautifully constructed epigraphs at the beginning of each chapter。 I recommend trying this series for the epigraphs alone。 Maybe you find something "magical" - who knows？ 。。。more
Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews
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Check out my YouTube channel where I show my instant reactions upon finishing reading fantasy books。One of the best fantasy books ever written， and an incredible conclusion to The Five Warrior Angels trilogy。I can't remember the last time I have been more hyped about reading a book than I was for The Lonesome Crown。 Both of the previous books in this series are fantasy perfection， and with how much of a fan I am of Brian Lee Durfee （he runs an amazing YouTube channel that you just have to ch Check out my YouTube channel where I show my instant reactions upon finishing reading fantasy books。One of the best fantasy books ever written， and an incredible conclusion to The Five Warrior Angels trilogy。I can't remember the last time I have been more hyped about reading a book than I was for The Lonesome Crown。 Both of the previous books in this series are fantasy perfection， and with how much of a fan I am of Brian Lee Durfee （he runs an amazing YouTube channel that you just have to check out）， my expectations for this book were sky high。 And with high expectations often comes high disappointment - so I am beyond thrilled that not only were my expectations met， but they were inconceivably exceeded。This book absolutely rocks， and is the pinnacle of high octane， dark， bloody， epic fantasy。 This is not a book you want to read if you are squeamish - but if you embrace the more brutal aspects of fantasy books， you will no find a better book anywhere than this one。While the story here was absolutely wonderful， the best thing about this book is the subversion of expectations。 I don't think there is a single person on the planet that would be able to accurately predict exactly how the ending goes here， which characters progress from the "good" column to the "bad" （if they can even be labelled as such）， which progress from the "bad" to the "good" - which characters become the focal point of the series， and which characters move from the foreground to the background。 It's such a refreshing take on fantasy that I desperately wish more authors would utilize。 The characters here went from "extremely liked" in the previous two books for me to "absolutely loved"。 And not just the characters we are supposed to like， but many of the characters that make - to put it lightly - extremely questionable choices。 Two of the characters that really stand out for me are "Liz Hen"， which sort of annoyed me earlier in the series due to her constant pessimism， to becoming one of my all time favorite fantasy characters here。 Her extreme use of profanity is perfectly fitting for the drama that is unfolding in this book， and she is able to say the things that I am internally saying while reading this book - which is awesome and absolutely hilarious。 Another character that will forever go down for me as an all-time great is the dog "Beer Mug"。 He is without a doubt my favorite animal companion I have ever read about， and you just have to read this book to find out why。 Every scene that features this dog is elevated， and he's such a joy to read。The final battle that happens in this book is hands down one of the greatest battle sequences in all of fantasy。 I don't have a page count on me because I got a digital copy of this book， but the battle must take up a good ~400 pages and it's gripping， bloody， unexpected， and incredible。 It's hard to put down the book once the action hits it's high point here。 It has one scene in particular that involves a quarry that is one of the most vivid and memorable fantasy battle scenes of all time。Suffice it to say， I highly recommend this book and this series to you。 This series deserves all the accolades， and I deeply hope this author gets the recognition he deserves from writing this masterpiece of a trilogy。 。。。more
CeCe Brown
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Full disclosure， I was given an early review copy of this novel by the author。 I also gave early reviews of the first two books in this series and loved them。 So。 The final book！！ OMG！ A major （and i would wager probably controversial） plot twist and surprise from the book's very FIRST WORD！！！ And then did Lonesome Crown go in SO MANY MORE directions I was not even expecting。 This is both good and bad。 I was delighted with the unexpected twists and turns and surprises， but also frustrated that m Full disclosure， I was given an early review copy of this novel by the author。 I also gave early reviews of the first two books in this series and loved them。 So。 The final book！！ OMG！ A major （and i would wager probably controversial） plot twist and surprise from the book's very FIRST WORD！！！ And then did Lonesome Crown go in SO MANY MORE directions I was not even expecting。 This is both good and bad。 I was delighted with the unexpected twists and turns and surprises， but also frustrated that many of my guesses and predictions were waaaay off。 Who is Laijon returned？ Who are the Five Warrior Angels？ Do the magical talismans really work？ Are dragons and demons of the underworld real？ What is true？ What is false？ Who is the hero？ Nail？ Tala？ Gault？ Krista？ Jondralyn？ Liz Hen？ Lindholf？ Lawri？ Hawkwood？ Jenko？ Ava？ Seita？ Black Dugal？ or are they all villains in the end？ The story arcs are top-notch and wildly unpredictable and unsettling and some characters just continue to make really poor decisions。 Did you learn nothing the first time， folks？？ The overall focus of this trilogy is one of resurrection。 In each book there is death， loss， and rebirth of some kind。。。all the way until the very final moments and overall theme of the trilogy。 That being said， fair warning， there are plenty characters who don't survive this story。 In fact， the Fiery Absolution this trilogy has been building up to is one of the largest， most brutal， and relentless 400-500 page bloodbaths I have ever experienced。 This predicted and prophesied final battle sneaks up on the reader like a thief in the night and suddenly you are in a whirlwind of fire and blood and dragons and demons-of-the-underworld and savage sabor tooth lions and blood-sucking oghuls and evil elves and evil dwarves and evil merfolk。 Its pure excellently choreographed insanity！ Characters that you never thought would become allies work together for survival while characters you never thought would part as friends become bitter enemies。 The last half of this book is non-stop epic fantasy mayhem。 There are breathless chases through forests and castles and oceans and tunnels and slave pits and gladiator arenas and a finale that conjures up a literal waterfall of blood， absolution， tragedy， hopefulness， horror， and redemption。 Oh， have I mentioned 'blood' in this review yet？ There is lots and lots of it。 Waterfalls of blood！ The thrill of it all is finally finding out who dies and who lives and is the ending happy or sad or tragic， and also the astonishing and unexpected plot twists and answers to MOST of the mysteries。 I say most， because some are left unanswered， and this makes perfect sense in the world Durfee has created where secrets and mystery is the norm。 An absolute homerun of an ending in my book。 。。。more
Lambchop
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Cannot wait！ I hope I am able to get a copy somehow！！
Brian Durfee
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this book is gonna be DOPE
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