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Folly and trivia, lack of logic, jagged plots and sub-plots, dozens of unfulfilled promises, uneven pacing, tragic language, superficial descriptions where unnecessary view spoiler [ e. On the way to the Core, the protagonists go through events like an accountant going through an excel file. Mechanically, devoid of any emotions, and unnecessary fuss. Oh well, get over and move on. The very same logic applies also to the surface. People fight, things go awry, someone dies, someone survives.

Reading this, I had the impression that the author had made a list of things to happen, and then randomly wrote them down just to cross them off. This book has its own unique climate, just like the whole series; this cannot be denied, but let's be honest: Pathos is thick but then it feels like eating an icing instead of the cake.

The worst part is that Mr Brett leaves his surviving heroes surrounded by quite a large cohort of kids which means that perhaps he intends to come back to this world. Also in the Demon Cycle: View all 23 comments. A truly satisfying conclusion to one of the series that kept me interested in reading fantasy books after discovering A Song of Ice and Fire series and fearing how I will not find anything remotely as good as that. Now, about the book itself. The story starts right after where we left our characters in fourth book. Coping with loses of those closest to our heart, while welcoming new ones.

And with new ones came interesting and shocking revelations. And I have to be honest, it left me speechless and wondering was it even necessary to do that? And why should it? After many more pages turned I saw that actually it was implemented in the story quite well.

It made me think of some ramifications of wielding magic while being pregnant in this world. But those ramifications awaits new generation. It was really enjoyable to see some of them coming the full circle — at the very end wanting that same things from which they were running from their entire lives. There, I really said more than enough. It was also interesting to see more of that handsome fellow on the cover and his kind. After four books, it was really refreshing seeing them in 'new light'. All in all, it was really fun roaming this world.

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I can't believe the Demon Cycle is over. I started this book in high school when my best friend told me the main character reminded him of me. And here we are, years late and its over. Before I get into the meat of the review, be warned Now as with many amazing books, I needed time to process and that time, coupled with my shitty memory means that I've forgotten a lot of the finer points.

That's why we re-read folks. So this is going to be less of a sentence by sentence I can't believe the Demon Cycle is over. So this is going to be less of a sentence by sentence analysis and more of a rant talking about the parts that I still remember. Like the Children of the Deliverer or whatever they were called. Those hedonistic fuckers literally roaming around at night, fucking and fighting whatever they saw move. Watching Briar infiltrate then Renna bring them down was amazing.

Especially when Renna went Wife As Fuck and beat the shit out of that preacher. Don't get me wrong I liked the whole 'living in the dark, one with the night' bullshit but it was becoming a cult with the heart eating and nightly orgies. Renna was dope shutting that shit down. Another great part was Ahmann and Inevera taking back control of the Skull Throne. It was literally a case of "when the cat's away the mice will play" meets "daddy's home".

Also, is there any appreciation for Jardir falling out of the sky and then being thankful Arlen wasn't there to see it? Such a short and light hearted moment. But the Krasian power couple taking back control despite all of the shit that happened at Asome's hand. Made most of the previous book a little redundant but still was very cool to read. It had to happen as well. Sharak Sun is over. Sharak Ka has begun. Arlen and Jardir waltzing down to the Core with a Demon Prince as their bitch was cool and what not but the greatest bit was the Spear of Ala.

That bit actually fucking moved me. A monument of unbreakable faith and supreme dedication standing proud in the middle of enemy territory after five thousand years! A shining symbol of humanities capabilities hidden away and lost in time. Using the faith of that city to bring everyone together and talk for one last time. The entire scene was, in my opinion, the best in the book.

From the last survivor, alone in a city, waiting for her death to someone she believed with every part of her being would return. Jardir's crisis of faith that followed. A man whose life had been shaped by his unwavering belief, tested as he journey's to the very Core of the evil he has sworn to eradicate. On the surface the Krasian story was better than the Greenlanders story. Especially Hasik's and Abban's. Going from place to place, castrating men and swelling their ranks. Turning to Nie's path.

When I read that i just assumed that he had abandoned Everams way. It was a genuine shock when we turned that corner and found a goddamn Mind Demon in the fortress. There's that old Sharaj strength! His body may not be strong but even Arlen and Jardir had trouble holding their own with a Mind. And in hops Abban, tortured and starved and crippled but he does it.

The fight against the water demon at the end was insane. Such an amazing scene that was. Naval warfare and land both together and we finally saw the children of Ahmann and Inevera live up to their potential. Moment of silence for Sikvah At least she's with Rojer now. But yeah I definitely enjoyed The Krasian side more. The Miln side was cool though. Following Ragen and Elissa return home and take control of their city from an idiot Duke and a petty council of Mothers. I won't say Ragen had to take back control of the guild because it was obvious that he never lost it.

Them preparing the city to fight and holding it against the demons with their wands! And the final stand was pretty amazing. One thing I didn't care about was Arlen's ex girlfriend and his failed Jongleur friend. They were side characters in book one and had a cameo in book two. And then Little Dick died.

And no fucks were given. Even his wife didn't care, she just sat down on the piano and busted out some mad tunes. Leesha sneaking into the city was cool. The whole thing was some sort of covert black ops infiltration and they fucked up that demon. All the shit that Leesha pulled in books two and three made me hate her. But this book redeemed her as an utter bad ass. Like when she confronted one of her rapists and realised he was mentally slow. She could have killed him. But fuck me if she didn't rise above literally everyone else and boss that entire moment.

It's like we could see her potential in book one but she in books two and three she kept moving away from it. But that's just my opinion. Because it's my review. See how that works? Another bit that shocked and amazed me was the descendants of the original Krasians. Still worshipping Everam despite not knowing anything about the faith apart from that single word. But Arlen's death was perfect. Poisoned with something that no normal human could possibly handle, he managed to dissipate and kill every demon in Thesa. Was killed by Arlen son of Jeph of the house Bales. He was the true saviour of Thesa.

Ahmann was the unifier, Arlen could never have brought people together under one banner. I don't think he wanted to. But the Deliverer was Arlen Bales and I will swwear that to my dying breath. Now that I write this, many details are coming back to me and I love all of them: Ahmann offering to marry Renna to provide for her and her son. Young Bales misting out of his crib. Briar and Kaji being friends. Arlen wondering if they had been looking for god in the wrong place. Elona getting bitch slapped by the woman who chains Gared Cutter.

I really hate Elona. I really fucking hate her. All the kidlings getting to know each other because you fucking know they'll be pulling some shit in the potential next book. Young Bales future being full of misery. This book was just a phenomenal end to a brilliant series. As dark and as dirty as real life can be.

Yet it still inspires you to be more. Gets in your head and demands more of you. The kind of empty you feel when a big part of your life comes to a satisfying end. The Demon Cycle is over. We will read it over and over again but for now at least, the journey is over. At this point, the only thing we can do, is remember the wards.

From one Deliverer to another, Goodbye View all 13 comments. At the outset of the story our main characters have embarked on what amounts to a suicide mission in order to take down the demon queen and hopefully bring an end to both Sharak Ka and Sharak Sun. The descent into the Core is of course only the main thread of a multitude that permeates the story, but they are woven adeptly and will satisfy most readers, including those that d 4.

Yes, Mr Brett did make some mistakes with the earlier books, but he clearly learned from those and is nearly faultless in this entry. This is war for the survival of humankind after all and every single character plays a pivotal role. The stakes in The Core are as high as they can be, and where fear of Alagai had diminished to a large extent in earlier books as our protagonists became more powerful, this time around the tension is ratcheted up to lofty levels as the drones and their tactics, under the leadership of the mind demons are a vastly different and dangerous beast, by orders of magnitude.

A word of warning: There is no holding back in The Core.

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I am pretty sure there was more than once that my jaw dropped open. While this book clocked in at almost pages, it felt like the story would still be short changed as I came to the end. I could not see how it would all be resolved in the amount of pages left and this brings me to the only complaint I have with the book, albeit a minor one. The story was indeed successfully brought to a close, despite my misgivings. But while it was very good, it felt sudden and the epilogue imparts scant information on the fallout of the war and the survivors.

Like I said, minor, but I wanted more. I am not without hope though… Brett has hinted that while this story is FINITO, he will likely write one more book in this world and it will possibly be set 15 years after the events of The Core, featuring new characters, with some familiar faces as a supporting cast. The takeaway though, is that Peter V Brett has managed to write an excellent final book that enthralls throughout and delivers, for the most part, a satisfying denouement to his debut series. I am looking forward to see what he delivers next. You can find this review and more at Booksprens Sep 26, Mendhak rated it it was ok.

A decent ending to the series, though not particularly satisfying if you were looking for a good explanation or answers to some of the mysteries involved. I'd stop short of calling it a deus-ex though it did approach something close to it Part of the problem in here is now the sheer number of characters. The scope of the story is now wider than before, and that wideness makes it a bit shallow in terms of storytelling. The original main character, Arlen, is still now one-of-many.

I understand A decent ending to the series, though not particularly satisfying if you were looking for a good explanation or answers to some of the mysteries involved. I understand the necessity of this - more people need to have their actions shown - but he still receives very little time. Some threads get tied up pretty well - It's good to see the various squabbling factions putting their differences aside out of necessity, or at least resolve them for a little while.

The looming threat's importance is made quite clear to everyone. While it's always great to see strong female leads in a story, it needs to be balanced out properly to give it some context. In my opinion, this series has not done well in that aspect and has gone for the easier approach of " woman smart, man dumb " trope - the male leads are either gone or relegated to background roles; those that stick around are constantly being put down or shouted at. Reminds me of the Wheel of Time series - minus the braid tugging and sniffing. The 'tension' of the previous books is gone.

The humans have gotten better at fighting the demons so the original fear that pervaded demon encounters was now a matter of just getting the encounter over with while everyone draws wards faster than breathing. However this was to be expected, after all it was Arlen and Rojer's purpose to make people stronger by giving them the necessary tools. The conversations between Jardir and Arlen were well done - the constant undercurrent of challenge and rivalry was well written as their stories progressed.

They have matured well through their experiences over time and with each other. But as I said before - not much screen time or development! It's not enjoyable when a series goes from 1 protagonist to 20, much more preferable when this is done from book 1 rather than book 3, because the expectation is usually set early on. A good simple series to read. Oct 06, Kristobelle rated it really liked it Shelves: Ain't nothing wrong with having those legends as parents! View all 7 comments. To be honest, The Demon Cycle and I have something of a love-hate relationship.

While I felt the first book was a truly excellent read, every sequel after that has been problematic in one form or another, be they plagued with redundant and overly long! Brett writes very entertaining stories, so I probably put 3 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum https: Brett writes very entertaining stories, so I probably put up with a lot more from him that I would from any other author.

No more messing around. Like I said at the end of my review for The Skull Throne, I fully expected some tight storytelling and fast-paced action from The Core as we make our last big push towards the grand finale. In retrospect, those high expectations were probably what led to my eventual disappointment.

I wanted swift execution of the story and razor sharp timing befitting of a series conclusion. I wanted answers and a narrower field of focus. I wanted to see multiple plot threads come together and to have the major characters play more central roles again.

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I wanted too much, in other words. The Core really is a decent book, and had this been any other installment, I might even have given it a higher rating. Fair or not, it gets evaluated it on a different set of standards to judge whether or not it serves as a satisfying conclusion, and in that sense, I was not exactly overawed. Even if things ended just about as well as they possibly could, I still experienced a ton of issues along the way, especially in the first half of the story, most of which I spent feeling bored. Tedium in a finale? This has resulted in some very mixed feelings, to say the least, hence my middling 3-star rating.

Many others have loved it unequivocally though, and ultimately I think how you feel will largely depend on what you hope to get out of an ending volume. This series and I have had our ups and downs, but it was a fun ride throughout it all. I definitely would not hesitate to read anything Peter V.

View all 20 comments. Oct 13, Bogdan rated it did not like it Shelves: So much unexploited potential SOrry, but, this time, I will go with a rating of a single star. View all 8 comments. What I loved the most about this book is that P. Brett in some ways recaptured magic of The Warded Man. With the help of mind demons and mimics, demons are getting t 4. With the help of mind demons and mimics, demons are getting the upper hand and the suspense and terror they inspired in the beginning of the series is back by spades.

The other character storylines though more than make it up for it — each interesting and full of suspense and plain unputdownable towards the end. Highly recommended to epic fantasy readers. View all 5 comments. Oct 03, Bob Milne rated it it was amazing Shelves: This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you conclude one of the pivotal fantasy epics of the 21st century. The Core is not just a fitting conclusion to The Demon Cycle, it is by far the greatest book of an already impressive saga. Brett has saved the best for last in a story that is big, bold, and brilliant.

You know you're in for something special when the book opens with a chapter told from a demon's point of view. That's right, the first voice we hear is not that of Arlen or Jardir, Wow. That's right, the first voice we hear is not that of Arlen or Jardir, not that of Leesha, Renna, or Inevera, but that of the Alagai Ka. It's creepy and unsettling, it sets the perfect tone for a story that is rife with darkness, slipping ever deeper into the Abyss.

That, right there, is what distinguishes Brett from the grimdark crowd. His story is about as dark as it gets, with one crushing defeat after another, but the world never feels completely lost. Even as it becomes increasingly hard to see how humanity can possibly survive the Waning and the Swarm to follow, we latch onto any one of a dozen battles, trusting in one of those heroes to show us the way.

Even as the demons become smarter, finding some very human ways to undermine what once seemed impenetrable warded defenses, we look to the most unlikely characters to cast off their pasts and sacrifice themselves for redemption. For the first time in the series, we have a story without flashbacks.

The entire book is told in the now, giving it a sense of immediacy, and adding to the already palatable tension. There is nary a slow chapter to the book, with every scene advancing the story forward. Time and time again we get epic confrontations that threaten to destroy major set pieces, any one of which would serve as a fitting finale to another book. We hardly have time to catch our breath between battles, but when we do, Brett brings back a surprising cast of characters, many of whom get their moment.

Evils are forgiven, cruelties redeemed, and hatreds put aside in the face of Sharak Ka. As for the epic descent into The Core itself, Arlen and Jardir both get their respective moments to shine. There's is a journey worth of the saga itself, full of one sacrifice after another, and several discoveries that rock the foundation of the story's mythology.

Without spoiling anything, we do finally learn who the true Deliverer is, and what that legacy means. Originally reviewed at Beauty in Ruins Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this title from the author in exchange for review consideration. This does not in any way affect the honesty or sincerity of my review. View all 4 comments. Great finale of one of the greatest and imaginative fantasy series. Sharak Ka, The First War, has begun.

All over the world demons raise in substantial numbers, with renewed forces and an army of minds behind to wipe out humanity. Will humans prevail, or everything will be lost? Previous volumes introduced us to many characters. In this one, all of them have a part in the great war; no loose ends remained. Sharak Ka is not just the decisive battle between Arlen and Jardir against the demon queen; Great finale of one of the greatest and imaginative fantasy series.

We attend dozens of battles all over the world, each of them more frightening and breathtaking than the other. The story has no flashbacks this time; it alternates between the journey of our two Deliverers into the Core and the stories of the other characters and their roles in events. View all 19 comments. Oct 22, Michael Sliter rated it really liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. There are readers who absolutely love the series and those—a particularly vocal bunch—who seem to hate it.

I think I fall somewhere in the middle moving toward the positive. This review contains spoilers throughout.

Demons rise each evening, and humans use half-remembered wards to keep these monsters at bay. Our protagonists, in this first book, bring hope to a hopeless world. Despite a poorly-handled and controversial rape scene and subsequent interactions among the protagonists that was tactlessly explained in the second book , I loved the introduction into this dark, hopeless world.

The next two books, in my opinion, stumbled. Most of each book was essentially a long flashback about characters that I had trouble connecting with. I wanted to see the story, introduced in Book 1, move forward, but only got a bit of that. Arlen, Rojer, Leesha, and present-day Ahmann, got very little page-time. Book 4 corrected that, being more in the present, but introduced and continued a number of POVs that deluded the main storyline. This brings us to The Core. Despite the stumbles in the middle of the series, this was one of my most anticipated reads of And there were a lot of redeeming features.

First, the series was finally fully in the present. No flashbacks or backstories—we were able to learn what was happening as the final battle approached. Now, a lot of this present-day story felt like filler, that the book was long for the sake of being long. There are chapters I wanted to skip generally Krasnian women—am I sexist and racist? I loved seeing Arlen have closure with this father. It was a touching scene. Arlen and Ahmann delivered.

I generally loved their interactions, and was pleased to see them almost completely reconciled. The final battle itself felt somewhat rushed, and the solution to the demon problem felt very much like the ending to Mistborn. But I thought it was well-done. But, the solution to the problem ultimately minimized many of the other struggles. It was very much an Deus Ex-Machina. The other characters could have largely just stayed home and the end result would have been exactly the same.

Did Abban have to confront a mind demon? Did Briar and Ashia have to try to rescue him? Did Leesha and crew have to move into Angiers? Probably not, because those problems were ultimately solved. The ending chapter could have been longer. For instance, apparently no one else was invested in the two Sharum who died in the fight for the Core eaten and cut in half.

There was no real mention of them or their sacrifice. Most of the main characters had children who are growing powerful at the young age of 1, and the prince of demons escaped which was particularly unfulfilling. I wish the seeds of a sequel were more subtle than this; the story felt unfinished e. All this said, once the story was moving, I enjoyed it quite a bit. The threat of night returned, and the story recaptured some of the dark magic of The Warded Man. Undeniably one of my all time favourite series. This book is the final one, and that is super sad for me because of how long I've been following the adventures and trials of these characters.

There are so many who I just love by this point in the series, and I am so very glad that Brett has said he will be continuing to write more within this world I hope it lives up to this series still. By this point in the story we're facing the final battle between the demons of the Core and the Deliverer.

I don't want to give too much away about the storyline, because of course that would soil previous books, but all the characters who have lived through to this point are still present, active and leading their own resistances against the Core. We have the people of the Hollow and the Krasian people who are all fighting on their own fronts, and we need to see them united before their common foe of Demon-kind before they have any hope of victory.

Alongside the world-wide battle of the Demons vs. Humanity we have the smaller political and individual struggles between humans. We have various towns and holdings where we see many of the people still being dismissive of the 'end' coming, and they take much convincing to use the Wards of magic which will protect and strengthen them. We also have the individual struggles of people who have not ever been able to get along.

Some are foes through pacts of vengeance, some through acts of betrayal, and many through difference in custom. Much of the Krasian custom is blended from our real world, and this leads to many of the modern-day struggles in the same ways it does in this story. What I loved about this was that it felt like all of the struggles for power and control in all the different parts of the world we know and have been following were resolved in their own ways.

I definitely feel like Brett pulled everything together to allow for humanity to even have a chance at fighting such an epic foe. We're following various storylines by this point in the series, we have the Deliverer's plot which focuses in mostly on the battle with the King and Queen of Demons who are likely to take over and destroy the world if they cannot be stopped. We have the plot in the Hollow which is focused on teaching everyone how to get along with one another, there are smaller factions of people like the painted children, and there's a whole load of mending that needs to be done between the people who are running things.

Secrets are brewing throughout the story, and yet with a strong leader the Hollow is formidable, and the current leader is nothing if not strong. We have many people on missions for Inerva to help rid the world of evil men and evil demons. Many of these are young women of her family who are vital to the continuation of the family line and deadly with the blade.

There is Briar's storyline too and he's a much more important part of this book and I found myself really loving his character. He grows a lot and becomes a vital part of the resistance against Demons. There are many other plots too, all of which felt like they fleshed the world out and improved the story.

There wasn't any one plot line I couldn't understand the logic for and enjoy as there are so many characters involved that I just love seeing. Brett has a great method of recapping events in the plot, and reminding you of who the characters are and what they've done, and I just love the familiarity of it. The women of this series go through an awful lot so do the men, but I think more of the women do.

This book shattered any illusions about Brett not writing female characters well for me, they are going through so much crap, and yet they shine as brilliant examples of how to just make do and mend and keep on going. Many of the women suffer greatly in earlier books, and that's a criticism many of the readers have pointed out, I felt like this book redeemed a lot of them by giving them the real chance to bloom and grow and become their true selves. The magic of this world is terrifying and wonderful.

The humans of the world are only on the brink of discovering the potential of the world, and yet the demons are manifestations of this magic and attack them nightly. It's a wonder that humans have managed to survive, and yet they have clung on and they have tried to learn and adapt over the years since Arlen came and taught them new ways to live.

I love the journey that the characters have been on with this magic and the world, and I think that it's just so much fun and the risk feels very real all at once. I really recommend this series even with the bad treatment of female characters in earlier books because as a whole it's brilliant.

Oct 17, Matthew Bailey added it. The following is a response to previously posted "reviews" and has nothing to do with the book itself. Some authors write very quickly, some write very carefully. Some authors have family, and a life outside of writing. Some authors' fans have got it in their head that they are owed something more than a book, when it is released, that they have paid for. Allow me to disabuse you of that notion. Peter V Brett doesn't owe you a book written quickly. He doesn't owe you a book on "your time".

In fa The following is a response to previously posted "reviews" and has nothing to do with the book itself. In fact, you are owed nothing.

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When you complain of how long it's taking you sound like an ungrateful, selfish, child. It will be done when it is done, and that is the best we will get. Sep 16, Aline V. I was lucky enough to win a Goodreads giveaway thank you! I waited for the conclusion of this epic series for a long time and it didn't disappoint. This final book is really a treat.

It managed to surprise me and despite its length, it's packed full of action that kept me breathless and dying to find out what was next all along. We get to visit a lot of previous loose ends and bring them to a satisfying outcome. And by that, I don't mean that the story is always happy. The whole cycle has alw I was lucky enough to win a Goodreads giveaway thank you! The whole cycle has always been really harsh and this book is no exception.

It won't be gentle with your emotions. It also has graphic violence and sex and even sexual violence and it plays on cultural preconceptions that can be hard to contemplate. It gave me a lot to think about even if it's a fantasy book. Granted, this tome is perhaps more action oriented than its predecessors so those aspects were not as pronounced here.

If I had any reservation about this book, it would be maybe be about the pace. The story takes its time for the most part but the conclusion comes perhaps a bit abruptly. I think it just caught me unprepared but it didn't really tarnish my enjoyment at all. Overall, this is a great series that went much much farther than I expected when I started it. It expanded in a very intelligent way without appearing contrived and reached a satisfying ending. As it's a proof copy I don't know if it's going to be the same but this black cover with glossy wards looks good.

Oct 13, Chris Suchy rated it did not like it. The series started strong but each book was a bit worse. I felt the 4th was just ok and was really hoping for a rebound. This was just so bad.

A mix of too many characters Erikson and Martin esque without any of the skill in managing them and not enough time spent on the main plot amounted to a convoluted mess. Arlen being relegated to a secondary character was just a travesty. His and Jardir's recovering bromance was the shining light throughout the book.

I also want to comment on Just awful. I also want to comment on the obvious plays on SJW emotions. Why did it matter that Olive was a hermaphrodite? Why did it matter that the one speaker blanking on a name was a lesbian? She wasn't even a central character at any point. You can tell that Brett is channeling his inner Terry Goodkind by trying to force his ideology on his readers.

I personally couldn't care less about characters being gay, straight, etc Don't get me started on Leesha's mother Elona either. That is a broad that needed to die. I guess props to Brett that he wrote a character so well that they became more dislikable than King Joffrey but this book really didn't need her. She contributed nothing whatsoever. Just pure filler like Asukaji and Shanvah Sep 21, Anna Stephens rated it it was amazing.

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