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Of War And Ruin is the third novel in Ryan Cahill’s popular self-published epic fantasy series The Bound And The Broken, and once again Cahill steps up the complexity and epicness of this series.
“Live as one. Die as one. For those we've lost.“
Of War And Ruin picks up right from where Of Darkness And Light ended. Aeson, Therin and Dann continue to search for Calen, while Calen continues to seek his friend while also seeking to learn what it truly means to be a Draleid. Dayne has returned from exile and seeks to help his sister free Valtara from the Lorian Empire’s hold and avenge their parents’ death. Dahlen and Belina are caught up in growing tensions in the Dwarven Freehold where the threat of civil war grows. Kallinvar and the Knights Of Achyron must recover from a great loss. And in the midst of all of this… The Blood Moon rises once more, the Traitor God grows in strength, and both Emperor Fane and the monstrous Uraks seek to use this for their own destructive ends.
“In a world where nothing matters, what matters to us means everything. If we forget about the ones we love, everything loses meaning.”
This book is an absolute tome coming in at 1000 pages (for the hardcover) and 450,000 words. In spite of the length, I didn’t have any gripes with pacing or anything like that as there is just so much happening in this book. Cahill ties together threads from both the novellas in this book now as well as the previous two novels. The world of Epheria is continually developed and all of the characters, history, monsters and lore feel so well developed.
Cahill just continues to improve with every book - I really enjoyed Of Blood And Fire with its classic fantasy story beginnings, but Of War And Ruin is just in a complete other league of epic fantasy and I really encourage any fans of fantasy to pick this series up.