The Hyena and the Hawk
(Echoes of the Fall #3)
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
fantasy
copyright 2018
read in February 2021
rated 7/10: well worth reading
I've read the previous two books and -- for unknown reasons -- had this one but failed to read it. So, finally...
This book is a good wrap-up for the trilogy. Well constructed, well told, likeable characters. Lots of violence, plenty of death and destruction. A "big picture" view of a fascinating world. (I wonder if there is a link to the author's insect-themed world?)
So why rate the book at seven when it's so good? There are too many new ideas for a wrap-up book. New tribes, new ideas, new explanations. Some have been hinted at. Others seem to have been introduced just for this book.
The best part of this world -- and it seems to be stronger in this third book -- is the application of the characters were-magic. Unbelievable, clever and excellent.
Finally... this book is a satisfactory finish for the trilogy. Yet it leaves a situation which is wide open for further books. If you enjoy the world, you may get more. And that is how a book should end.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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