A review by krgangi
A Time of Courage by John Gwynne
5.0
By far the best book of the series, and possibly most epic, non-stop action packed fantasy I've ever read. John Gwynne brought us the end of the Banished Lands in an epic conclusion, and you won't regret the read.
What I really enjoyed, from the very beginning, was how the story is being told from two seperate sides-the faithful and also the fallen-yet so much is similar. Both are asking the same questions, preparing for the same battle, planning the same war. John Gwynne manages to tell the same story but from two different versions. It's very fun.
On the thoughts of similarity, nothing is clean and easy when it comes to both sides of the wars. Internal struggles happen on both sides, which brings tensions between allies of both the Ben Elim and The Order of the Bright Star, as well as the Kadoshim and Revenants.
I liked reading Jin and Bleda's storyline. There is next to nothing in differences between them, yet they are sworn enemies. Reading how Jin leads her army, comparing to how Bleda leads his, was a fun experience. It was like two chefs cooking the same meal but with different ingredients. Either way, the meal is the same, and so is the outcome.
In the first two books we got to see how both the Kadoshim and Ben Elim rule...which straight up sucks for humans. Nine of the Ben Elim seem heroic. And the Kadoshim plan on infecting the entire world with Revenants if it brings an end to their foe. But this is a fantasy trilogy...where are our heroes?
Damn right. The Order of the Bright Star.
FINALLY! We get to see more of the fighting force, a legacy brought by our favorite hero Corban. We came from a tyrannical rule from the Ben Elim, to a rule of fear from Kadoshim, and now we get to see the truth and courage The Order of the Bright Star live by.
Hands down, these are the true heroes of the story. Not only that, but we get more insight on what happened after the War of Wrath, and what happened with Corban and the rest of our surviving heroes. If I werent drinking coffee the entire time I read A Time of Courage, I would have been happily choking on the nostalgia I was experiencing.
This book is fantastically action-packed. Out of the 670 pages, only around 50 werent involved in some type of battle. The first book introduced characters, the second book showed us how the war was going to be fought, and the final book brought us the war.
Get ready to be dropkicked in your feelings, because you're going to laugh, cry, and get furious with what happens. You'll find yourself saying things like, "Dude, just DIE already!" Or better yet, "oh man, these guys are absolutely screwed."
Great read, great end to the series, and although it was the perfect ending, I wish there was more to read.
Truth and Courage.
What I really enjoyed, from the very beginning, was how the story is being told from two seperate sides-the faithful and also the fallen-yet so much is similar. Both are asking the same questions, preparing for the same battle, planning the same war. John Gwynne manages to tell the same story but from two different versions. It's very fun.
On the thoughts of similarity, nothing is clean and easy when it comes to both sides of the wars. Internal struggles happen on both sides, which brings tensions between allies of both the Ben Elim and The Order of the Bright Star, as well as the Kadoshim and Revenants.
I liked reading Jin and Bleda's storyline. There is next to nothing in differences between them, yet they are sworn enemies. Reading how Jin leads her army, comparing to how Bleda leads his, was a fun experience. It was like two chefs cooking the same meal but with different ingredients. Either way, the meal is the same, and so is the outcome.
In the first two books we got to see how both the Kadoshim and Ben Elim rule...which straight up sucks for humans. Nine of the Ben Elim seem heroic. And the Kadoshim plan on infecting the entire world with Revenants if it brings an end to their foe. But this is a fantasy trilogy...where are our heroes?
Damn right. The Order of the Bright Star.
FINALLY! We get to see more of the fighting force, a legacy brought by our favorite hero Corban. We came from a tyrannical rule from the Ben Elim, to a rule of fear from Kadoshim, and now we get to see the truth and courage The Order of the Bright Star live by.
Hands down, these are the true heroes of the story. Not only that, but we get more insight on what happened after the War of Wrath, and what happened with Corban and the rest of our surviving heroes. If I werent drinking coffee the entire time I read A Time of Courage, I would have been happily choking on the nostalgia I was experiencing.
This book is fantastically action-packed. Out of the 670 pages, only around 50 werent involved in some type of battle. The first book introduced characters, the second book showed us how the war was going to be fought, and the final book brought us the war.
Get ready to be dropkicked in your feelings, because you're going to laugh, cry, and get furious with what happens. You'll find yourself saying things like, "Dude, just DIE already!" Or better yet, "oh man, these guys are absolutely screwed."
Great read, great end to the series, and although it was the perfect ending, I wish there was more to read.
Truth and Courage.