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The Flameweaver Saga #4
Ascendant
It’s time.
There’s no more hiding, no negotiating truces or bargaining with half-allies. With Solune found, the last barrier to the war reaching its inevitable end has been cleared.
But even with the Everdark distancing himself from the war, leaving his brother to fend off the onslaught of Shiina and Efren alone, it won’t be an easy victory. Drenwell is an old country, strong and well established, and it will fight fiercely to protect its god and people. The war cannot be fought without sacrifice - something each of them knows all too well.
The fight will go beyond the battle lines as the four Ascended are locked into one city, left standing at the forefront of the conflict. They can’t all win, and they can’t all live - and even should Takio find himself victorious, the cost for fulfilling the pact he made with Shiina is steep. Win or lose, he knows his destination may well be the same.
Even still, leaving things unfinished isn’t an option.
With nowhere left to run, their final chance at revenge - and victory - is at hand.
There’s no more hiding, no negotiating truces or bargaining with half-allies. With Solune found, the last barrier to the war reaching its inevitable end has been cleared.
But even with the Everdark distancing himself from the war, leaving his brother to fend off the onslaught of Shiina and Efren alone, it won’t be an easy victory. Drenwell is an old country, strong and well established, and it will fight fiercely to protect its god and people. The war cannot be fought without sacrifice - something each of them knows all too well.
The fight will go beyond the battle lines as the four Ascended are locked into one city, left standing at the forefront of the conflict. They can’t all win, and they can’t all live - and even should Takio find himself victorious, the cost for fulfilling the pact he made with Shiina is steep. Win or lose, he knows his destination may well be the same.
Even still, leaving things unfinished isn’t an option.
With nowhere left to run, their final chance at revenge - and victory - is at hand.
435 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2018
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About the author
Casey White
20 books78 followersCasey White lives in Michigan with her husband and the requisite herd of roaming cats. She splits her time - spending her days working the desk as a civil engineer, and her nights writing fiction ranging from fantasy to scifi and everything in-between.
Her stories tend towards the more personal - she favors first person or over-the-shoulder third person that matches punchy, fast-paced storytelling with ongoing internal dialogue.
Her fiction can be found at her website, listed above, or at the subreddit where she publishes her novels one chapter at a time - https://www.reddit.com/r/Inorai/
Her stories tend towards the more personal - she favors first person or over-the-shoulder third person that matches punchy, fast-paced storytelling with ongoing internal dialogue.
Her fiction can be found at her website, listed above, or at the subreddit where she publishes her novels one chapter at a time - https://www.reddit.com/r/Inorai/
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January 8, 2019
That's a great ending to the series.
January 10, 2019
Is Good
May 20, 2020
A fitting conclusion
With the war finally here, there's a century old grudge to settle between gods, and a much newer grudge between former friends. The streets of Drenwell City have been turned into a battlefield, and White manages to capture the streets and alleyways in a way that convey both the gleaming upper district and shadowy lower city.
While there is loss and sacrifice, Ascendant isn't a complete downer. Action and loss are balanced by quiet moments and hope. I don't want to spoil too much, but the bittersweet ending left me both sad to see the story end, but hopeful for the future of all three countries.
With the war finally here, there's a century old grudge to settle between gods, and a much newer grudge between former friends. The streets of Drenwell City have been turned into a battlefield, and White manages to capture the streets and alleyways in a way that convey both the gleaming upper district and shadowy lower city.
While there is loss and sacrifice, Ascendant isn't a complete downer. Action and loss are balanced by quiet moments and hope. I don't want to spoil too much, but the bittersweet ending left me both sad to see the story end, but hopeful for the future of all three countries.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews