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    The Night of the Swarm
    The Night of the Swarm
    The Night of the Swarm
    Audiobook30 hours

    The Night of the Swarm

    Written by Robert V.S. Redick

    Narrated by Michael Page

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Robert V. S. Redick brings his acclaimed fantasy series Chathrand
    Voyage to a triumphant close that merits comparison to the work of such
    masters as George R. R. Martin, Philip Pullman, and J.R.R. Tolkien
    himself. The evil sorcerer Arunis is dead, yet the danger has not ended.
    For as he fell, beheaded by the young warrior-woman Thasha Isiq, Arunis
    summoned the Swarm of Night, a demonic entity that feasts on death and
    grows like a plague. If the Swarm is not destroyed, the world of Alifros
    will become a vast graveyard. Now Thasha and her comrades-the tarboy
    Pazel Pathkendle and the mysterious wizard Ramachni-begin a quest that
    seems all but impossible. Yet there is hope: One person has the power to
    stand against the Swarm: the great mage Erithusme. Long thought dead,
    Erithusme lives, buried deep in Thasha's soul. But for the mage to live
    again, Thasha Isiq may have to die.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateFeb 25, 2013
    ISBN9781400182961
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    • 5/5
      The Night of the Swarm is the the fourth and final book in RV Redick's epic fantasy series, The Chathrand Voyage Quartet, and what a fitting end to a brilliant series. This will be a short review because I don't want to give anything away except to say most of the characters have survived the long voyage but what has happened so far is child's play to what is coming and it's coming fast.Often, in long epics like this (this last book alone is over 500 pages), the author loses focus somewhere in the middle but not so Redick. The story never flags or loses its way. Although the story takes place on mainly on board ship, Redick has built a world as complex and fascinating as any I have encountered in fantasy and I read a lot of fantasy, the characters are well developed and not the usual suspects of fantasy epics, and the story is a real page turner. My one criticism of the book - too short, I want more!
    • 5/5
      A most satisfying conclusion to the best fantasy series I've read in a couple of years. Reddick manages to bring his huge cast of characters and byzantine plot both to satisfying and just conclusions, that don't elide the complexity or sadness that true endings can bring. Too many fantasy novels are content with a pat, "apocalypse averted, happily ever after" ending, and I was immeasurably pleased in the ways that Reddick avoided this, whilst still giving something satisfying, mature, human. I can't lie, I had a lump in my throat and was genuinely sad at the thought of leaving these characters and this world behind - there have been so, so few novels/worlds that have left me with this feeling. Maybe four or five others I can think of, that's genuinely the highest praise I can give.
    • 1/5
      I received this book as a Goodreads ARC giveaway. I did not really like this book and could not finish it
    • 3/5
      This the 4th book in the Chathrand Voyage series. It picks up immediately where the previous book left off. The main cast of heroes is away from the Chathrand, the great ship. While most of the action concerns this group, there is some plot around what is happening on the Chathrand with its motley crew and some of the other minor characters from the previous books. I enjoyed this series, but I struggled with the melting pot of fantasy standards. Miniature people, end of the world evil magic, evil sorcerers, steampunk type tech, the boy and girl fated to save the world, etc. It is well written and detailed and the characters are interesting, but while the totality feels a bit unique, there are just too many parts borrowed from other fantasy novels. My other problem is that while the heroes face off against multiple evil characters out to get them, those evil characters are for the most part completely faceless. They just do their evil thing because they are evil, apparently.