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A review by frootlupo
Dreadgod by Will Wight
adventurous
hopeful
fast-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? No
4.25
The penultimate novel of the cradle series raised the stakes effectively, set up the final book well, and also felt like a cohesive story in its own right.
I was impressed by the balance that Dreadgod struck - especially coming off of the last couple books, as at time it was beginning to feel like the scope of the narrative might have been outpacing Wight’s skill as an author. Book 11 certainly showed that that wasn’t the case.
I was genuinely scared and creeped out at times by what appeared to be our main threat - it brought a very different kind of danger than we are accustomed to. Then, the greatest threat turned out to be interpersonal, which both felt realistic and also like it was paying off book’s worth of setup. We now get to enter book 12 with literal world ending threats and conflict among the world’s mightiest heroes.
We also got to spend a lot more time with many of our side characters this time. While this was refreshing and needed, it probably led to my only quibble with Dreadgod - namely, that our main protagonist felt a little too perfect this time. He had a big goal and set out to do the main goal and basically succeeded at every step. However, this was forgivable in the larger scope of the series, especially as most of our other characters had their own character arcs this story.
In the end, Dreadgod made me look forward to our series finale - and that’s basically all you can really ask for!
I was impressed by the balance that Dreadgod struck - especially coming off of the last couple books, as at time it was beginning to feel like the scope of the narrative might have been outpacing Wight’s skill as an author. Book 11 certainly showed that that wasn’t the case.
I was genuinely scared and creeped out at times by what appeared to be our main threat - it brought a very different kind of danger than we are accustomed to. Then, the greatest threat turned out to be interpersonal, which both felt realistic and also like it was paying off book’s worth of setup. We now get to enter book 12 with literal world ending threats and conflict among the world’s mightiest heroes.
We also got to spend a lot more time with many of our side characters this time. While this was refreshing and needed, it probably led to my only quibble with Dreadgod - namely, that our main protagonist felt a little too perfect this time. He had a big goal and set out to do the main goal and basically succeeded at every step. However, this was forgivable in the larger scope of the series, especially as most of our other characters had their own character arcs this story.
In the end, Dreadgod made me look forward to our series finale - and that’s basically all you can really ask for!