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Wicked Saints meets the Grishaverse in this stunning and relentless conclusion to the Night Spinner duology.
Enebish has been deceived by everyone she once considered a friend. On the run across the tundra, her only allies are her best friend Serik and a band of ill-tempered shepherds. Her only hope of bringing peace to Ashkar is to unite the people of the Protected Territories and make a stand against the tyrannical Sky King and the hostile nation of Zemya. But that’s easier said than done. As supplies dwindle, the shepherds become far more desperate for food than freedom.
Meanwhile, Zemyan forces have stormed the Ashkarian capital. Imperial Army Commander Ghoa throws all of her power into a last-ditch effort to save her king, only to be abandoned by her fellow warriors. Held captive in a prison forged of magic and tortured by the zealous sorcerer Kartok, Ghoa learns his true ambitions lie far beyond the warring countries―he wants vengeance on the gods themselves.
The war between Ashkar and Zemya began centuries ago as a feud amongst the gods. Now it’s up to the two most hated people on the continent―the monstrous outcast, Enebish, and the notorious war criminal, Ghoa―to heal that spiritual divide before Kartok brings the skies crashing down on all of them.
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2 primary booksNight Spinner is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Addie Thorley.
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4.5 Stars. I greatly enjoyed this book, though I did like the first book a tad bit better. I am unsure of why Zemya chose to forgive her family after centuries of disrespect, punishment, and war on her people. I understand that she never wanted the resentment and divide in the first place, but one “I'm sorry” and all is forgiven? That doesn't make sense to me but I know that is not the point of the book. Also, I am having a bit of trouble grasping why the magic has been removed from the continents. If the moral of the story is that people do not need powers to be spectacular and they need to forge their own paths, then what was the point of giving them powers at all? Were they just a crutch this whole time?
Fascinating and unique duology, I am very glad I found it and was rightfully impressed with the expansive world-building. I look forward to reading more from Addie Thorley.