The End of All Things

The Counterfeit Sorcerer #5

by Robert Kroese

One by one, the powers that threaten the land of Orszag have fallen. Only the demon Arnyek remains. Immortal, uncaring and unstoppable, Arnyek waits far below the ruined city of Nagyvaros for the day he is free to destroy the world. Desperate to stop him, Konrad the Sorcerer plunges into forbidden magic and turns against those closest to him. But Konrad must learn a difficult lesson: no matter what path he takes, he cannot stop the End of All Things.

240 pages, Paperback

Published March 6, 2020

About the author

Robert Kroese's sense of irony was honed growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan - home of the Amway Corporation and the Gerald R. Ford Museum, and the first city in the United States to fluoridate its water supply. In second grade, he wrote his first novel, the saga of Captain Bill and his spaceship Thee Eagle. This turned out to be the high point of his academic career. After barely graduating from Calvin College in 1992 with a philosophy degree, he was fired from a variety of jobs before moving to California, where he stumbled into software development. As this job required neither punctuality nor a sense of direction, he excelled at it. In 2009, he called upon his extensive knowledge of useless information and love of explosions to write his first novel, Mercury Falls. Since then, he has written 18 more books.

Reviews

[Montzalee Wittmann]

The End of All Things
by Robert Kroese
This is the end of the series and it ended beautifully. A great series with wonderful characters, suspense, twists, magic, creatures, adventure, action, and friendships.

[Jeffrey Schmieder]

Kroese has created interesting worlds and a fascinating magical system. In this book, Konrad goes up against the Three, gods, or perhaps just the greatest sorcerers in the five worlds. Loved the castle setting for the final showdown.

[Wesley]

A fitting end to a fun series. Hope we get some more out of this.

[Christian Fagerland]

Wow, a great ending to a great series.

Fantasy is not my main genre, but since Kroese was the author here, I gave it a go.

Not disappointed at all. It's kinda like Breaking Bad, but with a sorcerer instead of a drug lord.

If you've read four books by now, you might have the same feeling as I had. Book 2, 3 and 4 were a bit repetitive. Different enemies to fight, but they were a bit similar. But fun reads indeed. Book 5 really shook things up. Konrad is becoming a stronger sorcerer, and learns a hefty loads of new tricks. Fun, and satisfying after following his career as a sorcerer through four books prior.

I'm a bit sad now that I'm done reading the series.

But as they say, everything must come to an end.