A final battle against the Wellish Overlords for the date of the empire takes place as their army of War-Born nightmares rages across Fellein.
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The Overlords have risen!
They've torn apart the Wellish Steppes and raised mountains, they're fighting against the gods themselves, attacking the Daxar Taaalor and bringing the wrath of the Children of the Forges. They've turned one of the greatest sorcerers in the history of Fellein to their side and divided the council of wizards, forcing Desh Krohan into battle with old allies. The empire is at war.
The Sa'ba Taalor are preparing for battle, and the Overlords have begun their own plans, raising an army of shapechangers called the War-Born to do their bidding. The armies of the Overlords are savage, they hunt, kill and eat their prey. They are endlessly hungry.
The final war is on, one that will change the shape of the Fellein Empire. Even as the gods involve themselves in the final confrontations between the empire and the enemies, old and new.
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James A. Moore was the award winning author of over forty novels, thrillers, dark fantasy and horror alike, including the critically acclaimed Fireworks, Under The Overtree, Blood Red, the Serenity Falls trilogy (featuring his recurring anti-hero, Jonathan Crowley) and his most recent novels, seven Forges, The Blasted Lands, City of Wonders , The Silent Army and the forthcoming The Gates of The Dead (Book Three in the Tides of War Series) and A Hell Within, co-authored with Charles R. Rutledge.
Ultimately glad I finished this series but this finale volume was a let down. To many things resolved in haste and for convenience. Still enjoyed the journey
This is billed as the final book in the series but if it is, wow it is a bad ending.
The whole thing feels like it was dashed off in an afternoon. There is little actual plot. Major characters die for seemingly no reason, a big plot point from earlier in the series goes nowhere.
There is no sense of peril and I couldn’t care about any of the characters. Finally, none of really makes any sense. Why are there 8 gods of war in this world? Why do the other gods get involved now? Why did I just read this?
Seven Forges starts as a good series and has gone downhill with almost every book. This is a true nadir.
The overall pace was very choppy and jarring. Plot points and story beats were rushed and were resolved to quickly and easily. The book ended with a bad cliffhanger. I am a fan of the series, but would not recommend this book to anyone. If the author republished the book in the future after putting more effort in to it, I would consider purchasing it again.