Darkened Blade [Dramatized Adaptation]

This was a weak end to the Fallen Blade series. For the most part the series has been a fun old school fantasy tale full of action, intrigue, mystery, magic, and fun fantasy creatures. The flaw of this final book was the fact that it was more action and not so much of the small scale intrigue and my......more

A decent ending to the six-book series. I like the author's works, but this felt rushed and incomplete. This read like two books combined and massively cut down to comply with a 300-page publisher limit - it's 295 plus a glossary. The last third of the book switches between dense interaction and cut-......more

Right up front I have to admit that I took a long time before picking this book up, and once I did start reading I kept finding breaks to stop for a day or two. Pondering the reason why I discovered that I loved Aral and Triss and I knew at a meta level that this was the last book I'd see them in. I......more

Good series, there was some repetitious themes throughout but nothing that i felt took away from the overall story line. There was a little bit of a rushed feeling in this last installment, but overall I still enjoyed the tale, the characters, and the pacing. I would recommend if you are light on go......more

Mostly talk, not much action. A weak (apparent) end for a series that started out promisingly, with the nonsuspenseful plot used as just a framework on which to hang longwinded explanations, ruminations, discussions, and breastbeating. Moreover, Kelos turns out to be by far the most complex characte......more