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The White-Luck Warrior: Book Review

I just finished reading The White-Luck Warrior, which is the fifth book in The Second Apocalypse series, and the second book in The Aspect-Emperor series. I definitely took my time with this one, and I don't think this trend is going to change any time soon. This book picks up right where the last one left off, continuing all of the storylines that were started in the last one: The march of the Great Ordeal north toward Golgotterath, the slog of slogs led by Achamian as he tries to discover the secrets of Kellhus and the Dûnyain, Esmenet and her trials as the remaining head of the Empire, and the other more peripheral storylines involving Psatma Nannaferi and the titular White-Luck Warrior. And every one of these storylines ends in a cliffhanger to be continued in the next story. This book is a major step up from the last one, with so much of the payoff from the last story coming on hard in this story. There are major battle sequences with the Great Ordeal throughout this entire st...

The Thousandfold Thought: Book Review

I just finished reading The Thousandfold Thought, which is the third book in The Prince of Nothing trilogy. The story picks up where the second one left off, with Kellhus now seizing a hold of the Holy War and making it his own. In terms of the plot, there wasn't too much left to cover in the story, with the only necessary beats to cover being the Holy War's final movements to Shimeh, and some of the clashes between the side characters. Overall, I enjoyed the story and was excited to see the story rounded off the way it was. Unfortunately, distractions in life led to a slight delay in the time in which I could write this review, so I fear I might forget some things, but I've also watched a number of other reviews to help refresh my memory, so I am doing my best, lol. On the bright side, I will definitely reread this series again sometime in the future. I am also pumped to learn how the story will continue on from this first trilogy, so I will be moving directly on to The Ju...