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The Eternal Journey #5
Court of Thorns
Chaos Is Here
Hawke Lightseeker has little time to relax after his victory over a ruthless guild. A new threat is rising: an ancient Labyrinth has begun to disgorge Chaos-tainted monsters upon the countryside. He must join forces with old foes to confront those responsible: the Court of Thorns, Chaos-worshipers who seek nothing less than the destruction of the Realms and the overthrow of the Makers.
To survive, Hawke must master his new abilities and learn how to use them. And he must do so without losing his humanity.
Hawke Lightseeker has little time to relax after his victory over a ruthless guild. A new threat is rising: an ancient Labyrinth has begun to disgorge Chaos-tainted monsters upon the countryside. He must join forces with old foes to confront those responsible: the Court of Thorns, Chaos-worshipers who seek nothing less than the destruction of the Realms and the overthrow of the Makers.
To survive, Hawke must master his new abilities and learn how to use them. And he must do so without losing his humanity.
- GenresFantasy
352 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 29, 2021
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About the author
C.J. Carella
80 books160 followersC.J. discovered his obsession with making up crap and writing it down at the age of 6, when he wrote his first short story, back in the days when the Cold War was still on and the only mobile devices were the wrist watch and the walkie-talkie. He's been making up crap and writing it down for fun and profit ever since.
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May 31, 2021
Overpowered Action!
Wow!
Non stop action that keeps accelerating!
The last book introduced guns, where somebody figured out how to hack the system using magic for chemical reactions the makers had blocked. Sounds over powering?
Guess again, magical guns are a minor ability compared to what the higher level characters can do, the ones with ??? In their stats, due to their higher level compared to Hawke. And you get to see “cheerleader” at a much higher power level.
Larry the Revenant is back, and he has gained power, and is working hand in hand with the court of thorns. The court of thorns is a Fae court, that wants to destroy the current world system the makers rule.
Using a D&D type system, the author introduced even more overpowered man based abilities! Mana Core’s? And we find out more about the Fae, how the realms were created, and the makers.
And I appreciate the humor, a couple of times I laughed out loud. Or had to stop and take a quick break to look up a video clip. Tip - When you see the matrix reference, go lookup the video clip...
The series has an incredible depth of logic in the world building. The author, C.J. Carella’s background is in gaming. And it shows. The series compares favorably to the Russian Authors that pioneered the LitRPG genre with classics such as the Shaman, sleepless ones, etc. After being introduced to LitRPG by this series, I started reading the Russian LitRPG Classics in the English translations and they are great and pioneering a lot of new LitRPG sub genres.
Wow!
Non stop action that keeps accelerating!
The last book introduced guns, where somebody figured out how to hack the system using magic for chemical reactions the makers had blocked. Sounds over powering?
Guess again, magical guns are a minor ability compared to what the higher level characters can do, the ones with ??? In their stats, due to their higher level compared to Hawke. And you get to see “cheerleader” at a much higher power level.
Larry the Revenant is back, and he has gained power, and is working hand in hand with the court of thorns. The court of thorns is a Fae court, that wants to destroy the current world system the makers rule.
Using a D&D type system, the author introduced even more overpowered man based abilities! Mana Core’s? And we find out more about the Fae, how the realms were created, and the makers.
And I appreciate the humor, a couple of times I laughed out loud. Or had to stop and take a quick break to look up a video clip. Tip - When you see the matrix reference, go lookup the video clip...
The series has an incredible depth of logic in the world building. The author, C.J. Carella’s background is in gaming. And it shows. The series compares favorably to the Russian Authors that pioneered the LitRPG genre with classics such as the Shaman, sleepless ones, etc. After being introduced to LitRPG by this series, I started reading the Russian LitRPG Classics in the English translations and they are great and pioneering a lot of new LitRPG sub genres.
September 6, 2021
Annoyed more then enjoyed!
I read the preview chapters of this book on the authors webpage. It was stated there that said chapters were unedited at that time and that the whole book was going to be professionally edited prior to the full release.
If the book has gone through any editing whatsoever between then and now(2021.09.06) then I would suggest appending the Prefix (Un) to the word professional.
The story is what it is, about on par with earlier books in the saga, love it like it hate it, you more or less know what you will be getting, that is if you ain’t one of those weirdos who start of reading series out of order for some reason.
I knocked off 1.5 stars from my evaluation of this book mostly for technical writing issues/mistakes seemingly unedited and some minor personal preference issues as to story, characters and such.
If it wasn’t for the annoyance factor the book would probably have garnered a 4/5 rating from me.
I read the preview chapters of this book on the authors webpage. It was stated there that said chapters were unedited at that time and that the whole book was going to be professionally edited prior to the full release.
If the book has gone through any editing whatsoever between then and now(2021.09.06) then I would suggest appending the Prefix (Un) to the word professional.
The story is what it is, about on par with earlier books in the saga, love it like it hate it, you more or less know what you will be getting, that is if you ain’t one of those weirdos who start of reading series out of order for some reason.
I knocked off 1.5 stars from my evaluation of this book mostly for technical writing issues/mistakes seemingly unedited and some minor personal preference issues as to story, characters and such.
If it wasn’t for the annoyance factor the book would probably have garnered a 4/5 rating from me.
July 9, 2021
Good
Waited until the (Current) end of the series to do a review.
Now, whilst the title says “Good”, the actual state is not:
Numerous grammatical errors.
(The fort’s wall = The fort is wall)
Numerous typos.
Words that aren’t actually words being used.
(Not common, but happened a handful of times.)
(“Speeded”, anyone?)
Now, aside from those, I like the book series,
am looking forward to it continuing,
and would recommend the book to friends if I had any.
Note to author:
Take your time.
Hire someone to proofread at least twice.
(Or multiple someones.)
Side note:
This review encompasses books 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
So errors from the other books are being factored into this review.
Waited until the (Current) end of the series to do a review.
Now, whilst the title says “Good”, the actual state is not:
Numerous grammatical errors.
(The fort’s wall = The fort is wall)
Numerous typos.
Words that aren’t actually words being used.
(Not common, but happened a handful of times.)
(“Speeded”, anyone?)
Now, aside from those, I like the book series,
am looking forward to it continuing,
and would recommend the book to friends if I had any.
Note to author:
Take your time.
Hire someone to proofread at least twice.
(Or multiple someones.)
Side note:
This review encompasses books 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
So errors from the other books are being factored into this review.
July 6, 2024
Stakes raise in the penultimate book
Exciting times (for the readers) and dangerous, terrifying times (for the characters) in the fifth out of six books in the Eternal Journey series. We find out more about the Realms, see some higher ones, and the big twist at the end is fantastic while setting the hook hard to read the next book.
Exciting times (for the readers) and dangerous, terrifying times (for the characters) in the fifth out of six books in the Eternal Journey series. We find out more about the Realms, see some higher ones, and the big twist at the end is fantastic while setting the hook hard to read the next book.
June 5, 2021
Book five
Mistakes: I found a few scattered throughout the book. Also this book felt really short.
Plot: One giant dungeon dive.
Characters: Honestly if it wasn't for higher powers constantly stepping in to save the MC, this series would be a lot shorter.
7/10
Mistakes: I found a few scattered throughout the book. Also this book felt really short.
Plot: One giant dungeon dive.
Characters: Honestly if it wasn't for higher powers constantly stepping in to save the MC, this series would be a lot shorter.
7/10
June 7, 2021
Another amazing book!
C.J. yet again delivers an amazing book, the action is fast paced and the introduction of a few new mechanics and areas help to develop the story!
My only complaint is that the book is a little short for my liking!
C.J. yet again delivers an amazing book, the action is fast paced and the introduction of a few new mechanics and areas help to develop the story!
My only complaint is that the book is a little short for my liking!
March 9, 2022
okay-ish
Overall, not a terrible read. Still has a better than most litrpg system, but lacks in other areas. Simplistic. If food, it’d be gas station food, but at least not the kind that would make you sick.
Overall, not a terrible read. Still has a better than most litrpg system, but lacks in other areas. Simplistic. If food, it’d be gas station food, but at least not the kind that would make you sick.
June 1, 2021
The protagonist is waaaay OP...and he has OP allies as well. The only offset is that the antagonists are OP as well...
June 3, 2021
Magic
Once again this series does not disappoint be it in the action or the suspense even in the humor. Fun in every page.
Once again this series does not disappoint be it in the action or the suspense even in the humor. Fun in every page.
June 15, 2021
Good Series
This is a good series, I've enjoyed this book and the ones before it. Looking forward to the next book in this series.
This is a good series, I've enjoyed this book and the ones before it. Looking forward to the next book in this series.
November 18, 2021
Great read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who like LitRPG and progression type of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who like LitRPG and progression type of books with lots of action.
March 14, 2022
really good
I really enjoyed this book, I really liked the ending. The world building is good and the characters are interesting while the action is entertaining.
I really enjoyed this book, I really liked the ending. The world building is good and the characters are interesting while the action is entertaining.
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