The Light of All That Falls by James Islington
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The Light of All That Falls
- The Licanius Trilogy, Book 3
- By: James Islington
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Series: The Licanius Trilogy, Book 3
- Length: 30 hrs and 39 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
Publisher’s Summary
The journey that began in The Shadow of What Was Lost and continued in An Echo of Things to Come now comes to its spectacular conclusion in The Light of All That Falls, the final chapter of the Licanius Trilogy by acclaimed epic fantasy author James Islington.
After a savage battle, the Boundary is whole again – but it may be too late. Banes now stalk the lands of Andarra, and the Venerate have gathered their armies for a final, crushing blow.
In Ilin Illan, Wirr fights to maintain a precarious alliance between Andarra’s factions of power. With dark forces closing in on the capital, if he cannot succeed, the war is lost.
Imprisoned and alone in a strange land, Davian is pitted against the remaining Venerate. As he tries to keep them from undoing Asha’s sacrifice, he struggles to come to terms with his own path and all he has learned about Caeden, the friend he chose to set free.
And finally, Caeden is confronted with the reality of a plan laid centuries ago – heartbroken at how it started and devastated by how it must end.
©2019 James Islington (P)2019 Podium Publishing
Anonymous User
A decent end to the trilogy, but a little rushed.
Overall I really enjoyed this trilogy, but the last quarter of this book was a little disappointing compared to the others and the first 3/4.
It felt rushed and not as well written. I got tired of the phrases “some how ….” and “miraculously ….” constantly being used. It was lazy writing and started to make the suspension of disbelief difficult. If characters “miraculously” survive again and again with no explanation or details, it starts to get tedious and feel like they have plot armour and that the story is contrived.
It also felt like maybe a fair amount of story was cut from this book as characters that hadn’t been seen in ages would suddenly show up and conveniently solve problems, or things were mentioned rather than told. I think the last 1/4 was condensed and streamlined, perhaps in order to keep the story pace fast, but I think in the end it was to its detriment.
I also found the ending obvious and the last few chapters was just playing it out for me. Which made it a little biring. Not as strong an ending as it could have been. Though I do still consider it a good ending.
I really enjoyed the rest of the book though.
The narrator was excellent as always.
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michael
Wow, what a trilogy!
This book didn’t disappoint. It’s really rare that a trilogy begins and each book gets better and better. This is an example of just that! Such a clever story with some very deep themes.
I love Michael Kramer as narrator, but James Islington has shown himself to be a genius creator of characters, a world that draws you in and a story that is at once complex, elegant and sublime. Just a great read!
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