otherwyrld 's review for:

The Unwritten, Vol. 6: Tommy Taylor and the War of Words by Mike Carey

5.0

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Pretty much every story line that has been building up through the last 6 volumes of this terrific series finishes here. Indeed, it is hard to see where Mike Carey goes next, though I understand that the series will continue. I just hope that it doesn't make some of the mistakes that Fables has.

Tommy Taylor finally reaches the heart of the Cabal that has been hounding him since the beginning, and gets the answers and the revenge he has been looking for. It's probably no real surprise that Pullman is

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Cain

, and that he has all the real answers. Indeed, we get to see a lot of his story here, in a series of tales set throughout history.

It's all very dark and powerful stuff, though there are a few lighter moments, such as Tommy pulling a Harry Potter, Richie pulling a Scooby Doo moment, and a great "This is Sparta!" reference. Pullman's death wish is no surprise either, as he gets a Moby Dick moment of his own, though is he really dead? It looks like he is, but I wouldn't bet on it. What did surprise was

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Lizzie's death

. I wasn't expecting that..

A final chapter shown from the perspective of an outsider we have never met before gives us the way forward. Apparently there are things still to learn in this universe, and for that I'm grateful as I'm not willing to let this one go just yet. I just hope that the author doesn't let it drift on for years to come until it becomes a parody of itself.