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Remnant #3

Remnant III

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Steve doesn’t care who he was.

He knows more than enough to realize it doesn’t matter at all.

Now living in what had once been the Creeplands and maintaining a thriving farm there, they are under constant siege from the Creep itself.

It's still better than life in Lamals.

And that’s just how it is.

After taking over the Citadel, removing Lynn from her place of power, stopping the Creep’s advance, and starting to take over part of the Creeplands, he was certainly making a difference for himself, humans, and men everywhere.

But with the problems that were close to home eliminated, he now needs to start working on external threats to his personal world. His Citadel and his two farms.

Before he had only concerned himself with what was near and dear to him, but he'd overlooked that others saw him as a resource to be utilized.

Or eliminated.

On top of all of that, it’s becoming clear that he’s rapidly reaching the end of his task. A task he doesn’t truly know or understand, but one that he apparently agreed to when he still had all his memories. A task assigned to him by a merciless voice that clearly thinks little of him.

Family troubles are starting to look like a sweet memory and dream compared to what’s on the horizon for him.

His path could very well lead to the complete collapse of Lamals. At least, if he has anything to say about it.

This time around, however, even his axe may not be up to the job and he’ll have to resort to more drastic measures.

After all, any problem can be solved with the right application of force.

Even a road to hell paved with good intentions.

Right?

Warning and minor spoiler: This novel contains graphic violence, undefined relationships/harem, unconventional opinions/beliefs, and a hero who is as tactful as a dog at a cat show. Read at your own risk.

This story is an Adult Fantasy novel.

385 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 7, 2020

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2,505 reviews126 followers
July 9, 2020
Rating 3.0 stars

I loved the Fostering Faust series and I really liked the Wild Wastes series but everything else I have read from this author has just been okay. Each trilogy follows the same pattern. I usually like the first book the best as I learn about the new world, the person's abilities and each characters personalities. In the second book the harem elements explode a little. The once reluctant MC starts to take more and more liberties with the women around him. Not just the women throwing themselves at him, but other women as well. In the third book everything is expanded to an insane level. Too many women to keep track of. Also the author tries too hard to tie everything together into the selfless hero universe. At the end of the book we get a lot of information about how everything ties together but I still don't understand. That is one of the problems of having different books with different worlds interconnect. Some of the books I didn't like and so I didn't finish, but they had some information that I needed in order to understand how they are related.
2,539 reviews72 followers
July 8, 2020
Depressing.

When the mission was finally revealed, I did not agree with the assessment. I can see why it was done but I believe Steve's actions do not fit the parameters. Also the ending is without a doubt the most depressing ending in all of Warren's books.this one is very unsatisfying as an end.
6 reviews
July 7, 2020
Called it.

SPOILERS


I frikking new that this series was gonna be a downer. Feels like a waste of time to have read the life story of a villain especially such a tragic one. I hate reading depressing books, doesn't do my mental health any good. Let's hope the author gets back to his better series.
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81 reviews4 followers
July 8, 2020
A fantastic conclusion

Yet another brilliant series comes to a close.

I have enjoyed all the trillogies in this Universe and cant wait for the next one, all building to what is likely to be a tense clash between our favourite characters

I highly recommend any newcomers to the series check the authors wiki for the correct reading order.

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145 reviews33 followers
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November 16, 2023
It left me with mixed feelings. The beginning of the story intrigued me as the protagonist navigated the complexities of family life, juggling relationships with his wife and mistresses. The attempt to make the world a better place added depth to the narrative. However, my enthusiasm waned during the in-between part, where the story took an unexpected turn with an abundance of adult scenes. This shift felt unnecessary and detracted from the overall enjoyment of the book.

As the story progressed towards its conclusion, the plot took a darker turn. The return of a deceased wife and the protagonist's ascent to power, taking over the world and eliminating opposition, added intensity to the narrative. The dynamics with the high queen further heightened the stakes, creating a suspenseful atmosphere. Unfortunately, the ever-growing theme of adult content persisted, overshadowing the potentially captivating aspects of the storyline.

The conclusion of Remnant III left me somewhat dissatisfied. The protagonist's abrupt shift to another world without his consent felt forced, leaving behind a trail of unintended consequences. The realization that, instead of saving the world, he had contributed to its descent into a dark age was a twist that, while intriguing, left me questioning the overall direction of the story. The excessive focus on adult scenes throughout the book diminished the impact of an otherwise promising plot.
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1,346 reviews20 followers
July 9, 2020
Interesting twist at the end.

The story was intriguing and I enjoyed the progression of the story the growth of the characters just felt forced to me. The MC is interesting but I really did not connected with him.
585 reviews
September 23, 2020
From world builder to conquer?

The caring Steve from book one is no more, he is a violent man who dreams of skull f@cking his enemy’s and having sex on their corpses. Practically all of his women are mentally deranged in one form or other and he has sex with any number of them each night. Steve is no longer a hero character and by the end of the book I think he starts to realise this. I think this is the last book in this standalone series as the story merges with the main “universe" just like all of his other stories seem to do after 3 books. I’m not into bad guy MC books and probably wouldn’t have read this series at all if I realised where it was heading, but was still entertaining enough that I finished the book. As I have not read the Incubus books I was kind of lost right at the end. You probably need to read this if you want the background on one of 'the bad guys' in the multiverse that Randi Darren aka William D. Arand seems to be bringing together.
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414 reviews7 followers
August 21, 2021
This has to be one of the most strange and terrible epilogues/endings I’ve ever read. Literally makes no sense and is not even remotely feasible given what been happening in 99% of this series. The author clearly has this in their mental plan for the book from the get-go but just took a jump that was wayyyyy too far. Imagine someone tryna jump across the Atlantic and you’d approximate how large of a reach it was to write this epilogue/ending. The epilogue itself also dropped a bunch of random and confusing new concepts and characters that have me scratching my head. I woulda given this book a 4 or maybe even a 5 cus most of it was pretty solid, but after reading the ending my opinion is spoiled
Profile Image for Paul.
440 reviews
August 6, 2020
Confusing

Generally, I love anything Randi Darren writes, this one has me baffled. I love the characters, especially the main character, Steve. The storyline was above average, parts I loved, and parts I just didn’t understand.
The sex was over the top and unrealistic for the most part, I tended to skip over the descriptions, so there was a lot of skipping.
For me, the ending just wasn’t good. I don’t mind tying all the different worlds together, but I didn’t think it worked, at least for me.
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286 reviews1 follower
July 21, 2020
Moderate series, important set up

Well sh!t. This has always been my least favorite Arand series but the set up was critical for what is to come from him. Definitely sad, but there is a thread of hope for the future. Getting here though I realize how much I need to reread Otherlife if the answers are even there.
Profile Image for Sean.
87 reviews1 follower
January 4, 2022
Before I trash this series, I want to say that the author (Arand) is actually a skilled writer. I enjoy the way he writes for the most part (the thinking followed by mid-conversation thing makes me rage after having seen it a hundred times though), and some of his characters are particularly well-done and noteworthy. He has skill and talent.

That being said, this was one of the singularly worst series I've ever read. The main character is so unlikable that I wanted him to die and let someone else take over the narrative. 95% of all the supporting characters were bland and indistinguishable. The last two books were little more than the same plot repeated over and over, just with variations in scale. At the resolution, there was zero tension or concern.

I only kept reading because it was part of the bigger Runner story. Do yourself a favor and find a summary of the perhaps 5 minutes worth of tie-in. Or click the spoiler below I guess.

I will say that, at the time of this review I've already read the next series, Fostering Faust, and it is much better. Not amazing, but after this turd it seemed like that ray of sunshine bursting through the clouds.

80 reviews3 followers
July 21, 2020
A tangled web, a fractured life

Another amazing instrument in this author's ever expanding universe. This one ties into it in a unique way during the epilogue. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and stayed up way too late reading "just one more chapter" multiple times.
That said, the only only reason I deducted a star is that the Main Character is literally too OP for his setting and he even gets a way to undo the negative consequences of his actions by resurrecting his lost loved ones. It kinda takes away the emotional punch, and even the MC's own musings admit as much. Also, the author employs frequent time-hops wherein an unspecified amount of time has elapsed from one scene to the next and often the reader is brought in partway through the new scene almost as if we'd spaced out. I think this is partly to speed up the plot and partly to mirror the mindset of the MC.
The epilogue, however, almost had me put this back to 5 stars on its own. It ties together several things that have been hinted at and shows the author is putting in some forethought across his novels in order to create a cohesive universe... and just maybe the series' spanning plot is picking up steam...
Definitely looking forward to the next installment or series (as trilogies continue to be the theme, always leaving me wanting more!). Highly recommend.
11 reviews2 followers
January 14, 2021
This one is weird for me. I loved the first book and liked the 2nd book. I love the woman he created in this series and that didn't stop with this book. and still the main character was my biggest issue. In the first book, he was super one dimensional, but I was able to put that aside because he didn't have any memories. In the second book he started to grow, but it was into an a-hole. the third book I almost stopped reading because he was getting even worse, that is until a certain event were he kind of flipped. and from that point forward it was a question of which Steve was going to respond to this event. most the time it was the a-hole Steve, but the move to a protagonist I didn't hate made this book a solid 4-4.5 for me, until the end. I have read Wild Wastes series (My favorite) and Incubus Inc, so I recognized certain characters, but man the ending was a mess. I feel like the author wanted to pull the entire shared universe together in 1 chapter. I am literally 50/50 on recommend this book/ avoid this book. If you are interested in this book, I am guessing you read the other 2 books. If you liked Remnant 2 better than Remnant 1, you will probably love this book. especially if read the other series, so the ending isn't overly confusing. The author has handled loving relationships better in Wild Wastes, and BDSM better in Fostering Faust in my opinion.
Profile Image for Kevin.
1,736 reviews31 followers
April 2, 2021
Hmm.

I never understand this protagonist. He sentences people (females) to death, and "doesn't care either way if they live or die", then a book later he is saying he loves them, and can't do without them. It just doesn't make sense.

The author really needs to work on his characters. Almost all the lead females in all his series are carbon copies of each other. The ruthless one, the idiot with a heart of gold, the strong one, the smart one, the aggressive one, the scheming one, etc.
They just have different names. It gets tiring hearing almost the same pet names uttered from almost the same females, in five plus different series.

Hmm.

3/5 Stars
383 reviews
August 11, 2021
This book was a decent end to the series. I disliked all of the sex in the series and thought the main character kind of sucks. He was a bit of a jerk and too obsessed with sex and the physical characteristics of women. He did not care about women unless they were attractive. That is so dumb! I have read two series books in this universe, but those were when the author used the name William D. Arand. Those were way better and lacking the stuff I hated about this series. I really hope that the name Randi Darren is chosen based off of what side they are on in the universe rather than whether the author decides to add a ton of stuff I hate into the book. I hope this series is unique from the rest of the universe in all its badness. Still, it was interesting.
27 reviews1 follower
July 7, 2020
Now that was a plot twist.

I must say that at first I wasn’t a fan of this series. Compared to the other stories this one seemed rather mediocre. This all however was changed with this one book. Arand/Darren books are all part of one big multiverse and the connection this books has to it flipped my opinion 180 degrees. I can honestly say that it surprised me and the ending really moved me.
I am giving an honest 5 stars and I just can’t wait to see what will happen to Sevi...Steve in the next books that come. Hopefully his story will become a happy ending in one of the other series.
116 reviews4 followers
October 24, 2020
I'm starting to get it now

I started this journey with Mr Arend in a backwards way, he was kind enough to set me on the correct road in this "verse". Thank you for that. Now to the books in the remnant series. I actually thought they were a little simplistic to begin with and the whole premise of the stories and the MC was odd and unusual. I really didn't need All the sex and dominance games included, but I guess without them the word count would have been very low. I gave this series 4 stars because despite the concerns listed above it did indeed advance my understanding of his verse. Now on to the dungeon deposed series.
209 reviews2 followers
July 7, 2020
An epic tragic story

Great writing gets even better. However, the story... is so so sad. Does it make me care for Seville now? Not sure, but it does make me marginalize his family. Except for Nia. This is the most tragic story I've intentionally read and I am so torn over it. I need chocolate... and ice cream. I liked Steve, but he is not Steve anymore. After the chocolate I need to read a happy book.
109 reviews3 followers
July 7, 2020
Sad, Depressing. Exactly why I had dropped the series

I had dropped bit but found my self short in books to read so I was like maybe things change boy was I wrong. I like Darren books, of both pen names except this one, this one jumped right in to the least liked of all his series and books I've read. I wasn't a fan other ones like Swing shift but never truly DISLIKED one until now. Hell, I put this one right on top 10 of all time of books I disliked. Don't like Tradegy.
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1,618 reviews61 followers
July 10, 2020
This was a difficult series, and in my opinion not the author's best overall. Three books was a long row to hoe to get to the point (won't spoil that here) but they were at least well written.

Not really a lot I can say without spoiling it, even though you can see where it's going about half way through this book. What I think was captured well was the ground-level realities of the battle between Zeus and Runner, but that may just be my aggregate experience with these books.
86 reviews
July 14, 2020
Steve is back

I enjoyed Remnant 3. As with some other books by this author, you can get bogged down by the sheer number of characters, but he does a good job of moving them along. I will say that this book does a great job of tying in with the other stories, if only briefly, but well enough to whet the appetite for more. I think this inter-connectedness is what sets the author apart. Looking forward to the next one!
62 reviews
July 15, 2020
Holy ----!

Just when I think that I've got a handle on a writer's work, Randi Darren comes along and blows it out of the water! The absolute scope of this author's imagination is simply staggering. The interconnected world-no--- the interconnected universe building of Randi Darren/William Attend is positively humbling. I say that as an aspiring writer, myself. The richness of characters is incredible. The epilogue practically brought me to tears.
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104 reviews1 follower
July 17, 2020
Finale that that pushes the meta story ever further

For once, the book doesn’t link very strongly with the author’s other series until the end. At that point you fully see the the twist given for this story, if the foreshadowing didn’t spell it out for you. The finale of this one will drive you to the next ending trilogy with its references to his most recent book under this pen name. Looking forward to ever more excitement.
522 reviews8 followers
July 20, 2020
Twisted Ending

The ending is really messed up and also mostly a surprise. It seems dictated less by this story and more by meta plot concerns.

The rest of the book is solid. Graphic violence, graphic fornication, politics, murder, scheming, and philosophizing. The overall effect is "good, not memorable" until the final chapter. Fans of the author's many series, and the connections between them, will get more out of it than casual readers.
301 reviews2 followers
August 25, 2020
I have enjoyed this series the story line is good if a bit dark. I'm not sure if I'm correct but I thought this was a three book series so I have come to the end a little perplexed. There are question posed through the series from the very first page which I thought would be answered by the end of book three, however all I have are more unanswered questions. I have to admit I'm probably a little OCD so unanswered questions leave me frustrated. Hope I'm wrong and the answers come in later volumes.
Profile Image for George Hamel.
38 reviews
March 13, 2021
Hail to the High King

This author is truly a master at their craft. As the story and universe continues to expand, the story only goes deeper. What is really right and wrong? Does it depend on the position one holds? Can it be changed for the better of all without corrupting you? As the story continues you may begin to question, what is truly wrong, but also completely just... read on and continue the journey!!
11 reviews
July 7, 2020
A satisfying conclusion

It connects with the greater context of the shared universe providing interesting insight into characters we have seen but did not know much about their backstory, while having a satisfying narrative itself. If you are a fan of the overarching story you are doing yourself a disservice by not reading this one
40 reviews1 follower
July 8, 2020
Was a good series

The first two book were amazing this one was a little too fast paced and skip over a few things I thought needed to be in it but the ending completely killed it for me I feel it should have bin its own stand alone by it's self it's own little story but nope had to tie it in with the rest what a shame could have bin so much better
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27 reviews1 follower
July 9, 2020
The end of the most violent and sad trilogy of Runerverse

Steve is back, more violent than ever, and things keep getting worse even when eveything seems to be going right.

People will die, bargains will be made, and a major plot point will be revealed in a single line of dialog.

If you enjoy the Runerverse, you must read this book.
204 reviews1 follower
July 10, 2020
Emotional Tale with greater depth than expected

I wanted the next book, and I got it. It was actually better than i expected. It shows tremendous emotional growth and has a twist. I laughed, I cried, i yelled NO! This book took me through the whole range of emotional responses. Good writing and needless to say, i will be buying the next book by this author.
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