![]() ![]() This one rolled steadily out the way it rolled in – plodding and consistent. My favorite series tend to be the ones with that amazing snowball careen towards the end where the energy is poignantly felt. On the other hand, I think it still could’ve ended with a bit more fanfare… the story kind of petered out, missing any sort of momentum. Many of the series I’ve been reading lately have ended with formulaic story arcs, so Spider’s War felt refreshing by contrast. ![]() On one hand, the atypical resolution was satisfying because it was so far outside the norm. Spider’s war was an unconventional series-ender, and I’m still not totally sure how I feel about it. Their tools: traitors high in the imperial army, the last survivor of the dragon empire, and a financial scheme that is either a revolution or the greatest fraud in the history of the world. In Carse, with armies on all borders, Cithrin bel Sarcour, Marcus Wester, and Clara Kalliam are faced with the impossible task of bringing a lasting peace to the world. Schism and revolt begin to erode the foundations of the empire, and the great conquest threatens to collapse into a permanent war of all against all. But even as conquest follows conquest, the final victory retreats before him like a mirage. The Overview: Lord Regent Geder Palliako’s great war has spilled across the world, nation after nation falling before the ancient priesthood and weapon of dragons. ![]()
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