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While good and enjoyable my least favorite book in the series. It seemed far more character based and lacked the unique world building of the previous two novels. There are also some oddly chosen subp ots that seem to come out of and lead to nowhere. Overall though a satisfying conclusion to the series

rebeccacider's review

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This book certainly held my attention - it delivered all the pathos and character drama that the first two books metered out at limited intervals. Also, some great worldbuilding (servitor POV character ftw!!)

Yet I missed the high-octane firefights of the first book, and didn't experience much suspense while I was reading. Most of the remaining mysteries were cleanly explicated (although I think I lost track of some of them along the way) and the plot felt fairly linear. There was also a lot of lampshading that left me uncertain about the parameters of the world and undercut the drama.

I possibly have some issues with Kujen's character, and to a lesser extent Jedao's. In general I am not super fond of stories that delve into villains' tragic backstories, as if evil has a genealogy. (This is a lie, I loved the Voldemort flashback scenes in HBP, but I'm not proud of this love.)

Overall I'm glad I followed this ambitious trilogy to its end, even if neither of the sequels wowed me quite like Ninefox Gambit.

qteabeans's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A solid ending to the series. There is the introduction of a new character that feels like wouldn't have been planned from the start. Not messy but it has the feeling of a late addition. The big bad gets dealt with and personhood is granted to more people, which feels good.

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