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A review by dark_reader
The Night of the Swarm by Robert V.S. Redick
5.0
This was so blary good! Please buy this man's books. We need him to keep writing!
A magnificent conclusion to the Chathrand Voyages quartet. After a major triumph in book three, our heroes immediately find themselves at their lowest point yet. Lost, abandoned by their ship, without resources and at wit's end, how can they possibly save all life on Alifros from the stomach-churning, hope-devouring, unwordly threat of the Swarm?
The pulse-pounding adventure continues to take the reader to unique locations, emotional highs, heartfelt character moments, sweet genuine romance (and I hate romance, unless it's authentic like it is here), and many surprises that are wholly earned. Every chapter was a joy and an adventure in itself. There was no rush to the end. I was worried as I entered the final hundred pages; so much still had to happen! But I needn't have worried; it was all handled beautifully.
I don't know what else I need to say to convince others to try this series, or just jump ahead to the author's newest works, [b:Master Assassins|35437058|Master Assassins (The Fire Sacraments, #1)|Robert V.S. Redick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1506971662l/35437058._SY75_.jpg|56817764] and [b:Sidewinders|55711345|Sidewinders (The Fire Sacraments, #2)|Robert V.S. Redick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1625084680l/55711345._SY75_.jpg|83969177]. If you love great fantasy, full of endearing characters, imaginative adventure, and above all just plain great writing, you have found the right place.
Oh, and that Sandor Ott character? Absolutely my new most hated literary villain.
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Given how I rag on under- or non-edited self-published books for their quality control failings, it would be remiss of me not to mention that the Gollancz trade paperback (October 2012) has a few more typos than I expect to find, even in a 300,000 word epic or whatever the count is for this book. They are concentrated towards the end of the book, and not just basic slips. For example, "NN" is used instead of a character's name (Nolcyndar) at one point.
A magnificent conclusion to the Chathrand Voyages quartet. After a major triumph in book three, our heroes immediately find themselves at their lowest point yet. Lost, abandoned by their ship, without resources and at wit's end, how can they possibly save all life on Alifros from the stomach-churning, hope-devouring, unwordly threat of the Swarm?
The pulse-pounding adventure continues to take the reader to unique locations, emotional highs, heartfelt character moments, sweet genuine romance (and I hate romance, unless it's authentic like it is here), and many surprises that are wholly earned. Every chapter was a joy and an adventure in itself. There was no rush to the end. I was worried as I entered the final hundred pages; so much still had to happen! But I needn't have worried; it was all handled beautifully.
I don't know what else I need to say to convince others to try this series, or just jump ahead to the author's newest works, [b:Master Assassins|35437058|Master Assassins (The Fire Sacraments, #1)|Robert V.S. Redick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1506971662l/35437058._SY75_.jpg|56817764] and [b:Sidewinders|55711345|Sidewinders (The Fire Sacraments, #2)|Robert V.S. Redick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1625084680l/55711345._SY75_.jpg|83969177]. If you love great fantasy, full of endearing characters, imaginative adventure, and above all just plain great writing, you have found the right place.
Oh, and that Sandor Ott character? Absolutely my new most hated literary villain.
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Given how I rag on under- or non-edited self-published books for their quality control failings, it would be remiss of me not to mention that the Gollancz trade paperback (October 2012) has a few more typos than I expect to find, even in a 300,000 word epic or whatever the count is for this book. They are concentrated towards the end of the book, and not just basic slips. For example, "NN" is used instead of a character's name (Nolcyndar) at one point.