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Ghosts & Magic #4
Dead End
SERIES FINALE! Conor Night, the world’s only necromancer, has finally learned what it means to be the world’s only necromancer. It’s a lesson he wishes he had never received, because thanks to him an ancient wizard with an apocalyptic agenda is back in business, ready to finish cleaning house. Even worse? He’s the only one who can stop it. He’s been living on a roll of the dice for years, but the stakes have never been higher, and the outcome never so To save the world, he has to die.
295 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 9, 2017
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M.R. Forbes
185 books1,013 followersM.R. Forbes is the author of a growing number of science-fiction series including Rebellion, War Eternal, Chaos of the Covenant, Stars End, and the Forgotten novels. Having spent his childhood trying to read every sci-fi novel he could find (and write his own too), play every sci-fi video game he could get his hands on, and see every sci-fi movie that made it into the theater, he has a true love of the genre across every medium. He works hard to bring that same energy to his own stories, with a continuing goal to entertain, delight, fascinate, and surprise.
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December 27, 2025
A re-read 12-26-25.
Dead End
Ghosts & Magic, Book 4
By: M. R. Forbes
Narrated by: Jeff Hays
I hate that this is the last book! I love this series but it ended as it should. I have been so satisfied with this series I am going to find another of this author's series and try those. This was excellent. Magic, humor, touch of romance, bringing the dead to life to do his work, lots of different creatures, lots of action, twists and turns, in-game action, and so much more. It has everything a fantasy and sci-fi lover could want. I love the characters, the witty remarks, the cleverness, the plots, and all the twists that happened. I will miss this.
The narrator was wonderful and made me feel like I was part of the action. Great voices and sound effects. Well done!
Dead End
Ghosts & Magic, Book 4
By: M. R. Forbes
Narrated by: Jeff Hays
I hate that this is the last book! I love this series but it ended as it should. I have been so satisfied with this series I am going to find another of this author's series and try those. This was excellent. Magic, humor, touch of romance, bringing the dead to life to do his work, lots of different creatures, lots of action, twists and turns, in-game action, and so much more. It has everything a fantasy and sci-fi lover could want. I love the characters, the witty remarks, the cleverness, the plots, and all the twists that happened. I will miss this.
The narrator was wonderful and made me feel like I was part of the action. Great voices and sound effects. Well done!
November 24, 2017
4.5 Stars
January 26, 2018
Note: As this is Book 4 in the series, you really need to enjoy the previous books to get what’s at stake in this story.
Whew! Such a mix of feelings over this book. It was a great, wild ride but I am sad to say it looks like this is the end of the series. First, it was awesome to see Dani back in the mix. She is so good for Conor and just a great character herself. I love her snark and quick comebacks and her absolute certainty once she’s made a decision. There’s some unfinished business between her and Conor and that might break them apart. I was on the edge of my seat for part of the story waiting to see how things would be resolved between them.
Frank, the trogre, continues to be the heart of this little adventure group. Amos is a jerk with a noble cause (protect Dani). Prythi is also back and her cyber skills are put to the test. Then there is Ash, Karatona’s son. He’s a young dragon that owes his life to Conor.
On the other side, we have Samedi. He’s gathered so much power from tricking and cheating Conor. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Conor and his team try to stay one step ahead of Samedi… and sometimes failing. The woe! But Conor and crew rally each and every time. Even though there are zombies.
Death also enters the fray. Yep, that Death. Conor has to figure out what side he’s really playing for. There were so many ways for all to have been lost for our heroes. I was caught up for the entire story! I especially liked Forbes’s take on the Morrigan in this tale, even if the trio create a serious headache for Conor.
The ending was a deliciously tense bit! Conor has been dying for years from cancer but I really didn’t know how things would fall out for him. I also feared for his companions. Even throughout the action, there’s bits of humor tucked in everywhere. Ash and pixies and all of Amos’s comments! Snort laugh! The final ending was very fitting. Perhaps we will see Conor again some day but if this is all we get, it’s been a worthy series. 5/5 stars.
I received a free copy of this audiobook.
Narration: Jeff Hays has done this series justice! He has a great, rough voice for Conor. I also love his voice for Amos, who is sarcastic or dissatisfied or making lewd comments all the time. All his female voices are feminine (he does a great job with them) and I loved having Dani back. He went the extra mile with the ultra-creepy voice for Samedi. There’s quite the range of emotions in this book, especially for Conor and Hays did a great job performing those emotions. 5/5 stars.
Whew! Such a mix of feelings over this book. It was a great, wild ride but I am sad to say it looks like this is the end of the series. First, it was awesome to see Dani back in the mix. She is so good for Conor and just a great character herself. I love her snark and quick comebacks and her absolute certainty once she’s made a decision. There’s some unfinished business between her and Conor and that might break them apart. I was on the edge of my seat for part of the story waiting to see how things would be resolved between them.
Frank, the trogre, continues to be the heart of this little adventure group. Amos is a jerk with a noble cause (protect Dani). Prythi is also back and her cyber skills are put to the test. Then there is Ash, Karatona’s son. He’s a young dragon that owes his life to Conor.
On the other side, we have Samedi. He’s gathered so much power from tricking and cheating Conor. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Conor and his team try to stay one step ahead of Samedi… and sometimes failing. The woe! But Conor and crew rally each and every time. Even though there are zombies.
Death also enters the fray. Yep, that Death. Conor has to figure out what side he’s really playing for. There were so many ways for all to have been lost for our heroes. I was caught up for the entire story! I especially liked Forbes’s take on the Morrigan in this tale, even if the trio create a serious headache for Conor.
The ending was a deliciously tense bit! Conor has been dying for years from cancer but I really didn’t know how things would fall out for him. I also feared for his companions. Even throughout the action, there’s bits of humor tucked in everywhere. Ash and pixies and all of Amos’s comments! Snort laugh! The final ending was very fitting. Perhaps we will see Conor again some day but if this is all we get, it’s been a worthy series. 5/5 stars.
I received a free copy of this audiobook.
Narration: Jeff Hays has done this series justice! He has a great, rough voice for Conor. I also love his voice for Amos, who is sarcastic or dissatisfied or making lewd comments all the time. All his female voices are feminine (he does a great job with them) and I loved having Dani back. He went the extra mile with the ultra-creepy voice for Samedi. There’s quite the range of emotions in this book, especially for Conor and Hays did a great job performing those emotions. 5/5 stars.
July 26, 2018
The pacing is a bit off. I feel like we get almost no downtime to let these characters interact. The entire book we're teased with a conversation between Conor and Dannie that never really happens. There's also am overuse of teleportation and twist solutions. The ultimate way the main problem is "solved" is fine and clever, I would have loved to know about it ahead of time and see how it was going to be pulled off. Instead it just gets dropped on us in the last pages.
I also feel like we get to see Conor do less and less necromancy as the series went on. Eventually it's just a general-use magic that always seems to be what the situation called for, opening doors, moving rocks, breaking metal, as a shield, as a generic damaging spell, etc. It would have been cool to see Conor have to raise someone against their will and use them to finish a job, and see what the other characters thought of it, just some cool use of actual necromancy to explore it as a concept more. Basically I miss Evan.
Anyway it was still a fun ride and if there was another book in this universe I'd buy it for sure.
I also feel like we get to see Conor do less and less necromancy as the series went on. Eventually it's just a general-use magic that always seems to be what the situation called for, opening doors, moving rocks, breaking metal, as a shield, as a generic damaging spell, etc. It would have been cool to see Conor have to raise someone against their will and use them to finish a job, and see what the other characters thought of it, just some cool use of actual necromancy to explore it as a concept more. Basically I miss Evan.
Anyway it was still a fun ride and if there was another book in this universe I'd buy it for sure.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 4, 2018
Suspense and unexpected myths
This series was a pleasure. The suspense in this book lasted until the last page. The necromancy continued to evolve and educate us in a not so common type of magic. A consistently flawed main character continued to disappoint himself and not the reader. Hard choices made and avoided keeps you on the fence about becoming loyal to him. It also keeps you objective and curious about how you feel regarding his decisions or lack there of. I learned about myself by taking the ride for the whole series. Creative magic and detailed revelations one element at a time of how it works and why it works. I hope to enjoy the world created here again some day. Thank you to the author.
This series was a pleasure. The suspense in this book lasted until the last page. The necromancy continued to evolve and educate us in a not so common type of magic. A consistently flawed main character continued to disappoint himself and not the reader. Hard choices made and avoided keeps you on the fence about becoming loyal to him. It also keeps you objective and curious about how you feel regarding his decisions or lack there of. I learned about myself by taking the ride for the whole series. Creative magic and detailed revelations one element at a time of how it works and why it works. I hope to enjoy the world created here again some day. Thank you to the author.
July 31, 2019
Final book! Got to say, this was seriously a trip. I thought about rounding up to four stars for this one, but honestly it still was roughly a 3 star experience overall. I did feel like the whole cast together really balanced out the more unpleasant elements of certain characters, but it was still a bit rough around the edges and formulaic. Also, sometimes too repetitive.
I didn't love the ending. I think it was a touch abrupt and a bit strange. I'm not entirely sure what they were getting at with the conclusion, but I can make some guesses. It'd been interesting if the end was expanded a little, but for the most part I was satisfied with how everything turned out.
I'm going to read the remaining short stories included in the collection and then review the entire collection.
I didn't love the ending. I think it was a touch abrupt and a bit strange. I'm not entirely sure what they were getting at with the conclusion, but I can make some guesses. It'd been interesting if the end was expanded a little, but for the most part I was satisfied with how everything turned out.
I'm going to read the remaining short stories included in the collection and then review the entire collection.
November 1, 2017
A good end
Or maybe not end. But new beginning. I would enjoy Conor as death. If I have a complaint it’s that I read a lot and had forgotten large parts of the story since reading the last book over a year ago. Or felt it blend in with other similar books. The author could have gave us a better refresher in the first few chapters.
Or maybe not end. But new beginning. I would enjoy Conor as death. If I have a complaint it’s that I read a lot and had forgotten large parts of the story since reading the last book over a year ago. Or felt it blend in with other similar books. The author could have gave us a better refresher in the first few chapters.
February 4, 2018
Worth a year and a half wait?
Yes. Totally. This entry wraps up the series quite nicely... our as nicely as this series can. I mean, it's about a necromancer with terminal lung cancer. But the action is non-stop and clearly written, and every character gets exposition and growth. Loved the series, loved the world, and will miss it!
Yes. Totally. This entry wraps up the series quite nicely... our as nicely as this series can. I mean, it's about a necromancer with terminal lung cancer. But the action is non-stop and clearly written, and every character gets exposition and growth. Loved the series, loved the world, and will miss it!
October 14, 2018
Loved the series!
Dead End was GREAT! In fact I loved them ALL!!! All four books in the series, but this 4th book was the most satisfying. I absolutely lovelovelove it when the bad guys get it. Take that! Thanks for a great read M R Forbes! Only took me 2 days but only cuz I was sick and getting better ... still blew through them way too fast though.
Dead End was GREAT! In fact I loved them ALL!!! All four books in the series, but this 4th book was the most satisfying. I absolutely lovelovelove it when the bad guys get it. Take that! Thanks for a great read M R Forbes! Only took me 2 days but only cuz I was sick and getting better ... still blew through them way too fast though.
November 19, 2017
Why does it have to end?!!!!!
Sad, but awesome.
Conor Knight has been an awesome new discovery for me. As sad as I am that it's over, I'm glad I don't have to wait for the next book.
Sad, but awesome.
Conor Knight has been an awesome new discovery for me. As sad as I am that it's over, I'm glad I don't have to wait for the next book.
November 28, 2017
great ending
I have read this series since the beginning and it had a lot of ground to cover in the last book, but it was worth the wait! I am thrilled at how this final book pulled through.
I have read this series since the beginning and it had a lot of ground to cover in the last book, but it was worth the wait! I am thrilled at how this final book pulled through.
April 11, 2018
An excellent final novel in the series!
What a great ending this book was to a brilliant series from M R Forbes. I thoroughly enjoyed to see the culmination of the trials and tribulations of Connor Night and friends. A great series...
What a great ending this book was to a brilliant series from M R Forbes. I thoroughly enjoyed to see the culmination of the trials and tribulations of Connor Night and friends. A great series...
January 25, 2023
The series started slow, but i persevered and came to enjoy the following books. Terminating in 'Dead End', which brought a satisfying end to the series. It just shows that perseverance can be rewarded.
October 16, 2017
Could not put it down.
Fantastic conclusion to this story and long awaited. A big fan of m r forbes books and this one has not disappointed.
Fantastic conclusion to this story and long awaited. A big fan of m r forbes books and this one has not disappointed.
June 2, 2018
Great End
Really enjoyable urban fantasy series, with a great ending. I don't know that I'd like to live in that world, but it's been great to visit.
Really enjoyable urban fantasy series, with a great ending. I don't know that I'd like to live in that world, but it's been great to visit.
March 25, 2019
Loved it! This is a series I won't soon forget. I hope Forbes keeps writing about this post apocalyptic world.
April 24, 2019
Loved the series as a whole. Really good characters that were mostly well written. Not sure how I feel about the very end because I was hoping for a different turn, but very good overall.
June 20, 2019
Wish the ending was a little better and clear of what happened. But good overall.
May 9, 2020
Read as part of the Necromancer series 1-4 box set
July 10, 2020
Amazing
I loved this whole series. Amazing pace, funny dialogue, perfect anti hero. Has a grittier Harry Dresden feel but condensed. Highly recommend.
I loved this whole series. Amazing pace, funny dialogue, perfect anti hero. Has a grittier Harry Dresden feel but condensed. Highly recommend.
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