The Prince's Blade (The Magelands Eternal Siege, #3)

by Christopher Mitchell

[Berls]

So this series apparently goes on for several more books, but I feel like this was a trilogy within the series, because I'm satisfied with this as an ending point. I can see space for a lot of spin-off stories for sure and maybe that's what the rest of the series is? But for me, this is a great conclusion. Which is good, because this is also the last book I have so far :)

And can I say it went from good (book 1) to great (book 2) to FANTASTIC (this book).. dare I say Epic?

The whole time you've been feeling and predicting how all these characters who are essentially fighting for the same thing will finally get intertwined and in this book it FINALLY happens. And not at all how I expected. The greenhide threat has reached max and people are fleeing for their lives. Battles are happening everywhere. And the characters we met back in book 1 are all showing their true colors. Emily and Daniel Aurelian are the stars of the show for me... favorites since the beginning.

It was non-stop excitement, a few moments where I was brought to actual tears and a few times I sat in the car when I reached my destination so I could just finish the chapter. I feel like I'm not fully describing the book, but there's just so much about it that would be spoiler... all I can say is - if you enjoy fantasy - epic fantasy - this is definitely a series worth picking up. These first 3 books are making my top books of 2021 list for sure!

And boy am I glad I listened to these books. The narration was great and I grew to have an even greater appreciation for Shaun Grindell's accents. Turns out, the accents are an identifier of class in this world and play an actual important part in the plot of this book. Thanks to his narration, it made sense and I could actually HEAR what they were talking about. Brilliant!