Well, there it is. I have successfully concluded reading the third part of Guy Gavriel Kay’s Fionavar Tapestry trilogy. And it’s every much as grandiose and epic as one would expect such high fantasy to be.

Seeped deep within the trilogy’s theme of forgiveness, The Darkest Road truly and sincerely delivers a grand final tale of magic and heroism which perches itself among some of the greatest of the genre. There’s no wonder Kay assisted Christopher Tolkien in the editing of The Silmarillion. He knows his stuff. No, he masters his stuff; and it is with such mastery that he created a final novel which leaves us on the edge of our seats, utterly satisfied, and giving closure to a wonderful universe rich, deep, and splendid.

Be noted that the same goes for this book as it did for The Wandering Fire: this cannot be a jumping-on point, but it is the only way off.

Book: The Darkest Road (The Fionavar Tapestry, Book 3)

Author: Guy Gavriel Kay

Publisher: Roc Trade

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