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Claimed (Lair of the Wolven, #1)
Claimed (Lair of the Wolven, #1)
J.R. Ward | 2021 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Can J R Ward write wolves as well as Vamps? Yes I believe she can! Another sub series to the main BDB. Keep them coming!!!
  
Within the Sanctuary of Wings
Within the Sanctuary of Wings
Marie Brennan | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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10.0 (3 Ratings)
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The world building (3 more)
The character development
The way it's approached as a real memoir
Just the writing in general
One of the best fantasy series around
This is a review more for the entire series as a whole.

Lady Trent has been an absolutely fascinating character to read about for the past few years and the character development you see happens naturally throughout all five books of her memoirs. As the final instalment of an amazing series, Within the Sanctuary of Wings is a suitable conclusion for her adventures and completely outstripped my expectations.

In a series of this size there's usually a dip of quality at some point, but somehow Marie Brennan was able to avoid that and kept the pace of the story going without a wasted word and a clear idea of where she wanted the story to go.
  
Heirs of the Blade
Heirs of the Blade
Adrian Tchaikovsky | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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10.0 (2 Ratings)
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For me this was the standout book of the whole series. It could be that there was more action and mysticism involved (more akin to your common sword and sorcery) or just that it was more self-contained. Tynisa journeys to the Commonweal to ease her conscience and tell of Prince Salme's death and becomes embroiled in his family's battles with other families and royalty. Overall, the book doesn't add a great deal to the series' storyline, other than having the space to explore Tisamon's needs from beyond the grave and Che and the Empress' link and abilities developing.
An excellent piece of fantasy fiction and the best of the whole series.
This marks something of an end to the second phase of the series in my view, the journey from here on being focused on the end-game.