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wipqozn's review
4.0
Fantastic read. A lot better than the first two. The pacing was much better, and Damin is a really well written character. I'll definitely be checking out more of this authors books.
everlaerian's review
4.0
The final chapter of Warrior had a lot of evolution, especially between Damin, Tejay, Kalan and Starros. Each character had their own input and fought for their rights, making others see reason. They wanted control over their destiny and where able to change the course of Hythrun during the Fardhonian invasion.
ericbuscemi's review
4.0
I would have given this book five stars if I didn't have to trudge through the first two books in the series beforehand. But without reading those, which were a bit long and uneven, this book wouldn't have made any sense.
"Warlord" certainly picked up the pace of the series and finished strong. It was the kind of book I just couldn't put down. It is a fulfilling conclusion to the Hythrun Chronicles and makes me want to read the Demon Child trilogy.
"Warlord" certainly picked up the pace of the series and finished strong. It was the kind of book I just couldn't put down. It is a fulfilling conclusion to the Hythrun Chronicles and makes me want to read the Demon Child trilogy.
lclowe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
sharonskinner's review
5.0
Jennifer Fallon brings it all together in this last book of the Wolfblade trilogy. This final book in the trilogy is both entertaining and satisfying.
dylanmadeley's review against another edition
4.0
This trilogy wrap-up does a few things that I like: has a battle but doesn't glorify war, and has characters who do what they can to limit the extent of the war. So there's not a ton of direct graphic warfare, and more of people thinking, planning, speaking, trying to come up with the thought process of surviving. We see the end of plot arcs of characters from the first and/or second book; we see a mother's revenge. There's still a TW/trigger warning for suicide, but I say that just for the readers who need, not feeling superior given the content of my first book. While some of the relationships or character behaviour made me feel uneasy, I think this was intentional and addressed in ways that fit both the world built and the narrative. It still ends with openings for the further books that would be written, and no lack of social challenges; I mean, slavery doesn't get abolished in Hythria, but there is the first female Warlord, and the idea that maybe this next Crown Prince will start implementing those incremental progressive changes that are better than nothing, and often how things get done.
tita_noir's review
5.0
03/27/2018 update:
Decided to re-read this series since the last time I was read it was 10 years ago. Remember really liking it and wondered if it would stand up. It does! Enjoyed it as much the second time and while I remembered some stuff, I'd forgotten enough that the reading was almost like new.
Still a five-star favorite.
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First I must admit that the cover art of this book is a little distracting. Not because it is of the typical fantasy ilk, but because of the guy on the cover. He looks like Gabriel Aubry. The model. Halle Berry's baby daddy. In other words, HOT!
Now that I have gotten that totally shallow piece of business off my chest, on with the real review.
This is the third and final installment of Jennifer Fallon's Warlord trilogy and she ends it in superb fashion. In this book we see the fruition of many smaller plot threads that were started in the first book.
Marla's first (and ruthlessly spurned) suitor, Hablet, the King of Fardonhya decides to invade Hythrun and kill off her family. Unbeknownst to the people of Hythrun, there is a little known law that a living Wolfblade can actually rule Fardonya, The time is opportune because the Hythrun people have just been devastated by a deadly plague (that Alija allowed to spread in one of her more bonehead schemes to kill off Damin Wolfblade). Damin not only survives the plague, but rises to the challenge of war.
Meanwhile, there are many domestic dramas playing out: Damin's uncle Makhas is determined to marry of his daughter to Damin with disastrous results; Teryn Lionclaw is on the run from her incompetent husband who has fallen under the influence of a scheming courtier; Damin's younger brother, Narvelle Wolfblade has entered into a romance with a married woman whose husband is a powerful Warlord out for his blood; The Assassin's guild has called on Marla to honor a promise she made to them so long ago; and Kalan, Marla and Wrayan Lightfinger hatch a diabolical scheme to bring Alija to justice.
So much happens and all of it is both exciting and satisfying. It is nice to see the younger Wolfblades, all grown up and coming into their own. I especially like that Damin, who had consciously adopted the mien of a young, carefree, bon vivant, sheds that false image in a flash when it matters and finally (to the surprise of everyone) shows the true mettle of the son of Marla Wolfblade.
And just in the previous two books, Fallon knows when and how to turn what could be a predicatable plot moment into an unpredictable, often shocking twist. She does it on several occasions in this book and keeps the story moving in a grandly entertaining fashion. My favorite part is, when seeing her children safely grown up, Marla finally decides to bring her fight with Alija right out in the open. All bets are off. She delivers a stunning body blow to Alija and the two women take off the gloves (figuratively speaking) and go for broke in the last chapter of the war they've been politely (and in deadly fashion) waging against each other for 25 years.
Also, the humor that was more evident in the second book continues on in this one. It isn't cloying or even pervasive. But there is a lightness of tone, a dryness of wit that abounds. The crackling battle of wits between the fierce King of Fardhonya and his high maintenance (yet stunningly canny) daughter Princess Adrina is delightful. As is the banter between Damon and his brothers.
When I finally closed the book on this series I sat back and sighed with pleasure. It was a great trilogy, fun to read and I can't wait to see what else Jennifer Fallon has in store for us.
Decided to re-read this series since the last time I was read it was 10 years ago. Remember really liking it and wondered if it would stand up. It does! Enjoyed it as much the second time and while I remembered some stuff, I'd forgotten enough that the reading was almost like new.
Still a five-star favorite.
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First I must admit that the cover art of this book is a little distracting. Not because it is of the typical fantasy ilk, but because of the guy on the cover. He looks like Gabriel Aubry. The model. Halle Berry's baby daddy. In other words, HOT!
Now that I have gotten that totally shallow piece of business off my chest, on with the real review.
This is the third and final installment of Jennifer Fallon's Warlord trilogy and she ends it in superb fashion. In this book we see the fruition of many smaller plot threads that were started in the first book.
Marla's first (and ruthlessly spurned) suitor, Hablet, the King of Fardonhya decides to invade Hythrun and kill off her family. Unbeknownst to the people of Hythrun, there is a little known law that a living Wolfblade can actually rule Fardonya, The time is opportune because the Hythrun people have just been devastated by a deadly plague (that Alija allowed to spread in one of her more bonehead schemes to kill off Damin Wolfblade). Damin not only survives the plague, but rises to the challenge of war.
Meanwhile, there are many domestic dramas playing out: Damin's uncle Makhas is determined to marry of his daughter to Damin with disastrous results; Teryn Lionclaw is on the run from her incompetent husband who has fallen under the influence of a scheming courtier; Damin's younger brother, Narvelle Wolfblade has entered into a romance with a married woman whose husband is a powerful Warlord out for his blood; The Assassin's guild has called on Marla to honor a promise she made to them so long ago; and Kalan, Marla and Wrayan Lightfinger hatch a diabolical scheme to bring Alija to justice.
So much happens and all of it is both exciting and satisfying. It is nice to see the younger Wolfblades, all grown up and coming into their own. I especially like that Damin, who had consciously adopted the mien of a young, carefree, bon vivant, sheds that false image in a flash when it matters and finally (to the surprise of everyone) shows the true mettle of the son of Marla Wolfblade.
And just in the previous two books, Fallon knows when and how to turn what could be a predicatable plot moment into an unpredictable, often shocking twist. She does it on several occasions in this book and keeps the story moving in a grandly entertaining fashion. My favorite part is, when seeing her children safely grown up, Marla finally decides to bring her fight with Alija right out in the open. All bets are off. She delivers a stunning body blow to Alija and the two women take off the gloves (figuratively speaking) and go for broke in the last chapter of the war they've been politely (and in deadly fashion) waging against each other for 25 years.
Also, the humor that was more evident in the second book continues on in this one. It isn't cloying or even pervasive. But there is a lightness of tone, a dryness of wit that abounds. The crackling battle of wits between the fierce King of Fardhonya and his high maintenance (yet stunningly canny) daughter Princess Adrina is delightful. As is the banter between Damon and his brothers.
When I finally closed the book on this series I sat back and sighed with pleasure. It was a great trilogy, fun to read and I can't wait to see what else Jennifer Fallon has in store for us.
thiefofcamorr's review against another edition
5.0
Reading this made me just want to go back to Medalon and read that again. I love how they're kinda in a circle - Medalon was written first, but is actually set after Wolfblade.
A great ending to a series. Not my favourite, but still so well done. Damin deserves to be fangirled, as does Fallon for creating him.
A great ending to a series. Not my favourite, but still so well done. Damin deserves to be fangirled, as does Fallon for creating him.
ashybear02's review
3.0
3.5. I felt this was a satidfying end to the series, though not completely fulfilling. I enjoyed the twist regarding Belynda and once again, Damin is most likely my favourite character in the whole series, though I did enjoy Galon Miar here. And, it was great to see Adrina make an appearance, as I enjoyed her in the Demon Child series.
The war was a little non-eventful and not much happened, despite the build-up to it. It was over very quickly. What I did find intriguing, and always had, was the silent war between Marla and Alija. The pair have been at it for ages, and it was nice to see it finally come to a satisfying end, with one meeting her much needed end.
Overall, I think this prequel series sets up the Demon Child nicely and I now wish I'd read them the other way around, but oh well. Still an enjoyable read.
The war was a little non-eventful and not much happened, despite the build-up to it. It was over very quickly. What I did find intriguing, and always had, was the silent war between Marla and Alija. The pair have been at it for ages, and it was nice to see it finally come to a satisfying end, with one meeting her much needed end.
Overall, I think this prequel series sets up the Demon Child nicely and I now wish I'd read them the other way around, but oh well. Still an enjoyable read.
jennyforeigner's review against another edition
5.0
My sister turned me on to this series by Jennifer Fallon, and Warlord is my favorite out of them all. I've never been too much into politics, be they real or fictional, but this book actually made me want to learn to write politics.
Fallon's female characters are some of the strongest I have ever read. Tejay, Marla, Kalan, even Alija, are all strong, and work hard to get what they want. They've been surpressed by the men of Hythria, and they work "underground" to accomplish what they want.
Damin is actually a male hero I like. I'm not saying I don't like males, just that those in fiction tend to annoy me, and if I like them, I never take to them like I take to the women. Damin is an exception. He's just so charismatic, it's like he jumps right off the page.
I must commend Ms. Fallon for her ability to make me hate those who are supposed to be hated. Sometimes, I feel compassion for those who shouldn't be offered compassion at all. Not so with Warlord. I hated one in particular so much that I told my sister I thought my hatred might even rival Damin's for him. And that's saying a lot.
Overall, this is a great series, and the conclusion was altogether satisfying.
Fallon's female characters are some of the strongest I have ever read. Tejay, Marla, Kalan, even Alija, are all strong, and work hard to get what they want. They've been surpressed by the men of Hythria, and they work "underground" to accomplish what they want.
Damin is actually a male hero I like. I'm not saying I don't like males, just that those in fiction tend to annoy me, and if I like them, I never take to them like I take to the women. Damin is an exception. He's just so charismatic, it's like he jumps right off the page.
I must commend Ms. Fallon for her ability to make me hate those who are supposed to be hated. Sometimes, I feel compassion for those who shouldn't be offered compassion at all. Not so with Warlord. I hated one in particular so much that I told my sister I thought my hatred might even rival Damin's for him. And that's saying a lot.
Overall, this is a great series, and the conclusion was altogether satisfying.