I loved the first two books.....a lot. However, this last installment was a bit of a disappointment. At the end of the 1st and 2nd books there was a sense of building to what I hoped would be a huge, action packed, emotional climax. However, although we did get a big time climax, it was not as fulfilling as I'd hoped.

I liked the evolution of Jorg and how he works through his issues in such a human, albeit sometimes psychopathic, way. I like the dark realism that the author portrays and the philosophical questions and wisdom posed in this book.

I did feel at times the pacing was off and it was much slower than the first 2 books. And a lot of the Five years earlier chapters were, I felt, unnecessary, and sometimes boring.

One thing I thought the author did really well was make me care about characters other than the main character. Makin, Red Kent, and Gorgoth were some of the characters I had an attachment too. I also loved Jorg and Rike's rough "brotherhood."

All in all, a solid book that I think had the potential to be a great book. I will be reading more Mark Lawrence in the future.