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The Speaking Bones is the dramatic conclusion to Ken Liu’s epic silkpunk fantasy series, The Dandelion Dynasty… And what a conclusion it is.
“The greatest evil is often committed in the pursuit of good”
Ever since picking up The Grace Of Kings last year, I’ve loved this fantasy world that takes inspiration from the rise of the Han Dynasty, America and classic tales like Beowulf. The world of Dara and Ukyu-Gonde that Liu has crafted over these four books is so incredibly vivid and well developed, steeped in its own different branches of history and mythology.
“Creation seems to favor making friends of those destined to be enemies”
I found Speaking Bones to be such a perfect conclusion to this series. Liu throws so many emotional punches and is able to draw out so much feeling for the different characters. It’s hard to say anything about the story at this point without giving away spoilers for some of the earlier books in the series, but Liu manages to tie up all the different plot threads of the Dara, Lyucu and Agon to a brilliant satisfying and in some aspects bittersweet ending.
“Where doubt ends, evil begins”
I know The Dandelion Dynasty has received a lot of love on bookstagram and booktube over the past couple of years, but in my opinion this series is deserving of it, and I would definitely add my voice to those singing its praises.