War and revenge come together in the conclusion to The Burnt Empire Saga. This novel melds the two previous books together with a buildup to an action packed finale!

     First let me just say that this is the only fantasy series I have ever finished! I’m very bad at reading series. I never complete them. But I read all three of these novels back to back. This world is so captivating to delve into and I really hope we get more books in this series. Maybe a second trilogy? Fingers crossed!

     This book took a very long time for any action to start though. It was literally 70% build up through drawn out scenes and unnecessary dialogue. But the end was very entertaining! It was worth the wait. The descriptions of the battle were so vivid! That’s one of the things I love about the author’s writing, it’s so very engrossing. Once you start reading it’s hard to stop! I also loved all of the queer rep in this book!
     
     One of my problems was that there were characters that were important in the  first book that I would’ve loved to have seen in the conclusion. It doesn’t sit right with me that I have no idea what ever happened to certain characters like Geldry, Vida, or Kern. Also, I didn’t get enough Adri in this book. It’s called The Blind King’s Wrath and yet The Blind King only got three pov chapters. One more thing, I thought that the book could’ve benefited from an epilogue. I’d like to know how things are going after the dust settled.

     Although I was left with some questions at the end, I enjoyed the conclusion to my favorite series! I hope to read more by Ashok K Banker! And my fingers will stay crossed for more books set in Arthaloka!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for this arc. My opinions are all my own.

TW: murder, graphic animal death