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The Tyranny of Faith by Richard Swan
4.5
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Tyranny of Faith has just about everything I want out of an epic fantasy. A cool gothic city, shadowy creepy AF monster gods, holy war, political machinations, lawyering, high stakes, in depth conversations about the applicability of common law, and more. If you liked The Justice of Kings, definitely pick this up ASAP, and if you've been unsure about The Justice of Kings, read it! The only caveats I have is that the pacing in the first half is a bit slow, but once you get moving, by golly does it ramp up and is a firecracker of a second half. And my other caveat is that there's a decent bit of expository worldbuilding either in the prose or in dialogue. I think it's well done, and neither of these things were a problem for me, but if those are sticking points for you, be warned. I'm very much looking forward to the conclusion of this trilogy!

Thanks to Orbit and to Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review! I finished the book on audio and overall really enjoyed the audio.