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The Dark Defiles (A Land Fit for Heroes, #3)
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Last night I finished The Dark Defiles: I'm reading an ARC thanks to the publisher and it's a great conclusionof the Ringil Eskiath story.
As one would expect, this book which I rate as extraordinary, would be greatly weakened without reading the first 2 books but even if your memory is as dubious as my own, it should serve well enough to get you into this chilling conclusion.
Having said that, I will not put anything spoilerish here because I found this to be utterly absorbing and I would not deprive you of one moment of the thrills. It is very clear why it took so long for this book to be released. It is complex and resolves many question from the earlier books. It also does a great job of concluding the trilogy - sure, I love the world setting but at least no cliffs are let unhung.
I found this book to be the most emotional of the 3. I had to stop and recover from time to time.
Of all my grimdark collection, this trilogy has even displaced such masterpieces as The First Law. It's just a perfect story and it grabs the heart and doesn't let go.
If you haven't read the first 2, I'm sorry to learn how incomplete your life is. Be grateful that they are in print and you won't have to travel to the grey places to find your copy.
I will buy the hardcover the day of release and will buy the audio version as soon as available and listen with my grimdark lady friend who calls herself Archidi.
As one would expect, this book which I rate as extraordinary, would be greatly weakened without reading the first 2 books but even if your memory is as dubious as my own, it should serve well enough to get you into this chilling conclusion.
Having said that, I will not put anything spoilerish here because I found this to be utterly absorbing and I would not deprive you of one moment of the thrills. It is very clear why it took so long for this book to be released. It is complex and resolves many question from the earlier books. It also does a great job of concluding the trilogy - sure, I love the world setting but at least no cliffs are let unhung.
I found this book to be the most emotional of the 3. I had to stop and recover from time to time.
Of all my grimdark collection, this trilogy has even displaced such masterpieces as The First Law. It's just a perfect story and it grabs the heart and doesn't let go.
If you haven't read the first 2, I'm sorry to learn how incomplete your life is. Be grateful that they are in print and you won't have to travel to the grey places to find your copy.
I will buy the hardcover the day of release and will buy the audio version as soon as available and listen with my grimdark lady friend who calls herself Archidi.
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July 6, 2014
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July 6, 2014
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July 6, 2014
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"I'm reading an ARC thanks to the publisher and it's a great continuation of the Ringil Eskiath story. Without the first 2 books, I doubt you would enjoy this as uch but if you have - this is great - and I'm confident of a great conclusion."
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July 7, 2014
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"Really, without reading the first two books I'd be very bewildered. But I already love these characters and thus, it works great for me. Wait til you meet the Warhelm and a little more Sci-Fi elements. Just keeps getting better."
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July 14, 2014
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Just 60 days more to wait. I wish I could lend this to you but they have some kind of technological handcuffs on it and it is on my Kindle 1 of 3 and I can't even move it to another of my own Kindles.Just do a quick re-read of Steel & Cold and you'll be ready for Defiles. Since you'll know this on page 1, they did finally get on the trip and are already there at the book opening. Then, things get weird (in a lovely way).
I am so excited. I re-read Steel last month, and will tackle Cold in the next month or so in prep. Such an amazing writer.
These are hi best work since Altered Carbon. I was not impressed by anything else he wrote until The Land Fit For Heroes trilogy (poorly named I thought) and there is Takeshi all over again. Joy! Happy reading!
They haven't made a pair of handcuffs that can't be picked.....Saying that, I'm buying this in hardcopy once it's out.
