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The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
4.0

Satisfying conclusion with even more cool mythology and magic and the fruition of plotting from the start. It’s quite the beast of a book at 750 pages but it doesn’t feel like a slog and if you’re on book 3, you’re probably invested already. Team Sobek amiright?

Only thing that annoyed me is repetition on certain things. Do yourself a favour and never notice how often people flinch as a reaction to something they dislike. These people flinch wildly. And whenever anyone is knocked out, ‘And then X saw nothing at all,’ is pretty patented. However, it’s very accessible and good at bringing earnest emotion to the forefront. Mostly here for the magic and mythology; so many cool things happen in each book in that respect. A Lot to like.