The Last Mortal Bond
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4.4 • 43 Ratings
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- £5.99
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Publisher Description
Kirkus Best SFF Books of 2016
'Will keep you turning the pages late at night' – Pierce Brown on The Emperor's Blades
Death is near, armies are gathered and the future rests on a knife-edge
The Annurian Empire is losing a war on two fronts - and it's unclear who's in command. Adare is stationed in the thick of battle, calling herself Emperor. However, she can't hold back the nomadic Urghul forces forever. She needs her brilliant general, Ran il Tornja, but will he betray her again?
Adare's brother Kaden is the true heir, yet he'll accept a republic to save his divided people. And he faces something more terrible than war. He's unmasked Ran il Tornja as a remnant of an ancient race, one that attempted to destroy mankind. The general now plans to finish what they started. Kaden has also discovered that capricious gods walk the earth in human guise - and their agendas may seal the fates of all.
'Deeply satisfying' – Kirkus Reviews
The Last Mortal Bond is the epic conclusion to the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne trilogy by Brian Staveley.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The concluding events of this epic-scale fantasy series (after The Providence of Fire) inexorably crash together, though the focus remains on the individual figures caught up in the chaos. Kaden overthrows his father's empire, but his sister, Adare, claims the imperial throne for herself in absentia. Valyn, their older brother believed dead at Adare's hand, struggles to resolve his shattered loyalty to his family and military companions with his long-standing vendetta against Ran il Tornja, a kenarang general and his sister's ally. Several events feel forced, which unfortunately undermines Staveley's more interesting philosophical debates. Staveley does spend time exploring the outer squares of his chessboard world, but after some welcome misdirection, he finally pushes all the pieces into the center to resolve matters in a grand battle, checking all the epic fantasy boxes.
Customer Reviews
A good read
I really enjoyed the series. I would recommend it. I feel that it did end a little abruptly however and that the potential twists laid out whilst thought provoking did turn out to be a bit nonsensical.
Overall a good read and entertaining
Superb!
All three books were probably the most enjoyable series I have read! The biggest negative is when you finish the last one and have nothing left to read! Great job Brian.