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A review by qalminator
The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
5.0
Very satisfying end to the series. There is one rather large loose end left, which could lead to a secondary series, but all the truly major plot points are cleared up, in a way that felt true to the world, the series, and the characters. It feels like a long time since I got into a lengthy new series enough to just finish the whole thing in, eh, a bit over 2 weeks (not counting the time between trying to read the ebook and then picking up again with the audiobook). The ebook did not grab me the way the audiobook did, but it may just be that I wasn't in the right mood for it when I tried reading the text. It may also be that I just don't process text as well as I process audio any more.
A few tidbits from the series as a whole that amused me, and may or may not have been intentional:
* Captain Wester and Yardem Hane are a bit Han Solo/Chewbacca-ish. Both captains, with a furry companion who owes a life-debt to them, and more heart than they like to admit. Hane is a great deal more talkative than Chewbacca, admittedly.
* There's a hint of Arthurian flavor. "Camnipol" is somewhat reminiscent of "Camelot", and we have someone at least running the throne who is betrayed by the woman he (thinks he) loves, and is sending people out on quests looking for ancient relics. He also rose to power after showing up at court with a sort of "wizard" at his side.
* For some reason, I mentally cast Arnold Vosloo (the titular Mummy in the Brendan Fraser movie) as the head priest (whose name is something like "Basrahip", which, I discovered on trying to look it up, means "head priest" in Turkish).
*the too-stupid-to-live tag is because. I would have just said, "I have business to attend to elsewhere, and will be back when I am needed." Still, it did make for a nicely poetic end for that character...
Definitely recommended if you've enjoyed the rest of the series!
A few tidbits from the series as a whole that amused me, and may or may not have been intentional:
* Captain Wester and Yardem Hane are a bit Han Solo/Chewbacca-ish. Both captains, with a furry companion who owes a life-debt to them, and more heart than they like to admit. Hane is a great deal more talkative than Chewbacca, admittedly.
* There's a hint of Arthurian flavor. "Camnipol" is somewhat reminiscent of "Camelot", and we have someone at least running the throne who is betrayed by the woman he (thinks he) loves, and is sending people out on quests looking for ancient relics. He also rose to power after showing up at court with a sort of "wizard" at his side.
* For some reason, I mentally cast Arnold Vosloo (the titular Mummy in the Brendan Fraser movie) as the head priest (whose name is something like "Basrahip", which, I discovered on trying to look it up, means "head priest" in Turkish).
*the too-stupid-to-live tag is because
Spoiler
Geder couldn't think of a plausible true reason for him to leave before the burning of the priestsDefinitely recommended if you've enjoyed the rest of the series!