Immaculate.

4,4 stars. A very good ending to an enjoyable series. The series is an excellent introduction into the fantasy genre as it contains everything you should look for in a fantasy setting. Mysterious heroes with dark pasts, different races with different objectives, kings, queens, bishops, magic, war, fighting, dungeon crawls, magical beasts, good characters, evil characters, redemption, love, friendship, hope, despair, etc.

I laughed, I cried, I celebrated. This book was simply amazing. What a great conclusion to a fantastic series. Loved how everything was tied up.

After two years I have finished this series (well, I have read the last three books in two weeks) and I can only say one thing: it was an amazing journey and actually I did not think in the beginning that I will love it so much. These books were similar to people (at least for me). When I started to read the first book it was like a stranger. An exciting experience but nothing else. Time to time I came back to this world and after a while I realized that I have started to care about every character in this story and not just the Hadrian-Royce duo. In my opinion this is the strongest part of Riyria. As you read you will be attached to its characters:laugh with them or cry, but you feel the emotions through the books. The character development is amazing, one of the best I have ever read. There are not really loose ends in the end which is also rare in long fantasy series, though it does not feel completely closed as the world wont stop just because a big story finished in it. I will definitely reread it sometime to find the many hints which I could not see until now but before that I have (fortunately) several other stories with Riyria and the others to read. I have a new book in my "favorites" folder (there are not many there) and a new writer on my favourite list.

I can only recommend this series!

Die letzten 100 Seiten waren wild. Aber dafür gab es keine loose ends. Eigentlich würde ich gerne noch einen Stern abziehen, weil der arme Alric gestorben ist, ohne dass er seine Sturköpfigkeit vom Anfang des Buches ordentlich wieder gut machen konnte. Aber dafür war alles mit Arista so toll, dass sich das ausgeglichen hat.
Leider sind die einzelnen Charaktere dieses Mal zu großen Teilen etwas zu kurz gekommen, was aber wohl am großen Cast liegt. Insgesamt aber eine solide Reihe

One of my fave books of the year so far!!!