The Light of All That Falls - James Islington

The Light of All That Falls

By James Islington

  • Release Date: 2019-12-10
  • Genre: Epic Fantasy
Score: 4.5
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From 815 Ratings
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Description

The journey that began with The Shadow of What Was Lostreaches its spectacular conclusion in The Light of All That Falls, the final chapter of the Licanius Trilogy by acclaimed epic fantasy author James Islington.
After a savage battle, the Boundary is whole again -- but it may be too late. Banes now stalk the lands of Andarra, and the Venerate have gathered their armies for a final, crushing blow.
In Ilin Illan, Wirr fights to maintain a precarious alliance between Andarra's factions of power. With dark forces closing in on the capital, if he cannot succeed, the war is lost.
Imprisoned and alone in a strange land, Davian is pitted against the remaining Venerate. As he desperately tries to keep them from undoing Asha's sacrifice, he struggles to come to terms with his own path and all he has learned about Caeden, the friend he chose to set free.
Finally, Caeden is confronted with the reality of a plan laid centuries ago -- heartbroken at how it started and devastated by how it must end.

The Licanius TrilogyThe Shadow of What Was LostAn Echo of Things to ComeThe Light of All That Falls
"Love The Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favorite series." - B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog

Reviews

  • Doesn’t get any better

    2
    By Jim Yeats
    Just such a hard series to get through. I couldn’t do it. The first book was entertaining enough from a superficial standpoint, and it just goes downhill from there. The author tries for a complexity matching the entire Wheel of Time series, but mashed together with boring characters and piecemeal transitions. If you are thinking about starting book one and reading reviews of the second and third to gauge if it’s worthwhile, it isn’t. If you loved book series like the Wheel of Time, Game of Thrones, The Kingkiller Chronicles, Stormlight Archives, etc etc, you will be significantly disappointed and frustrated with this series.

  • Great Read

    5
    By Easy578
    I enjoyed this series immensely. The comparison to The Wheel of Time is accurate and was a big factor in my trying this series. I was not disappointed…🤩. 👍🏾👍🏾

  • Outstanding

    5
    By RetroGamer385
    Great series. The ending to this book was just perfect. I applaud you sir. Keep ‘em coming, please.

  • Wow

    5
    By BannyBooRoo
    Amazing! Wonderfully complex, amazingly written!

  • Needs more World details

    3
    By todguy
    It is often times complex to a fault, but I find myself interested still in how the puzzle pieces will fall into place. His writing is engaging with character arcs and the politics, and especially ethical questions, but where it is lacking for me is the world-building. I want more detailed descriptions of settings, clothing/armor, food/drink, animals, landscapes, atmosphere, it would really help balance it out I think. Miles Cameron does this really well (though his is a bias heavily toward the warfare side of things - weapons/logistics and armor). I really enjoy how Patrick Rothfuss does atmosphere and food/drink. I just find that I relate more to the characters when there is more of that kind of thing.

  • Holy sh**

    5
    By Beaster001998
    The character development and insane complexity of timeline overlay and connection has put this series in my top 3 without a doubt. I’m still blown away by the ending. No spoilers though, don’t worry :)

  • Pick a story, character or theme…please!

    2
    By reaaly?thisonetoo?
    An over ambitious muddled mess. Incoherent plot lines that barely have any relationship to each other with magical trap doors everywhere that remove all sense of danger or tension as the reader knows every crisis gets resolved with little effort, danger or consequence. You never really care for any character. I knew it was bad when I found that I could go days without picking back up to read. Not sure why I forced myself to plow through to the end. A lame end to a poor trilogy. My biggest regret is that I cannot get the time I spent reading it back.

  • Well done

    5
    By TwentyOne_Grahams
    I can’t recall ever being so sad to see a story end, while also being so thoroughly pleased with HOW the story ended. Flawless execution on tying up a great series.

  • Wow...

    5
    By Alexander Diamond
    Wow. Just wow. In love with this trilogy, masterfully written with lovable characters.

  • Blindingly brilliant and reassuringly complex.

    5
    By fossilphil1967
    I read to escape. Here I became lost in a splendid new world. This is an ingenious and thought-provoking trilogy that will allow you to travel to new realms in a cleverly split timeline.

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