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A review by helenfrench
The Sword Saint by C.F. Iggulden, Conn Iggulden
4.0
A solid conclusion to the Empire of Salt series.
As with all these books, it took a little while to draw me into the story but then I was steadily propelled to the end.
Onto the plot:
A foreign nation - at first seemingly eager to trade but secretly planning war - sets its sights on war with the city of Darien. Tellius, once an outsider and now one of the rulers, gathers a team of his best warriors and magic users to save the city...
And so the scene is set. By now the reader 'knows' Tellius's team from previous books and it's a pleasure to be reunited with them and see them use their myriad skills to the max.
There are a few characters I'd like to have seen more of - the young golem king, even the city of Shiang. It might've been nice to go deeper into the more intriguing magic skills on show too.
But never mind - as I said the plot is a solid way to bring characters back together for one last adventure (or one last city defense), tying up some loose ends along the way. It's not spectacular, but it is comforting and sometimes that's what you need.
As with all these books, it took a little while to draw me into the story but then I was steadily propelled to the end.
Onto the plot:
A foreign nation - at first seemingly eager to trade but secretly planning war - sets its sights on war with the city of Darien. Tellius, once an outsider and now one of the rulers, gathers a team of his best warriors and magic users to save the city...
And so the scene is set. By now the reader 'knows' Tellius's team from previous books and it's a pleasure to be reunited with them and see them use their myriad skills to the max.
There are a few characters I'd like to have seen more of - the young golem king, even the city of Shiang. It might've been nice to go deeper into the more intriguing magic skills on show too.
But never mind - as I said the plot is a solid way to bring characters back together for one last adventure (or one last city defense), tying up some loose ends along the way. It's not spectacular, but it is comforting and sometimes that's what you need.