The Memory of Souls
2020 • 636 pages
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The Memory of Souls is the third epic fantasy in Jenn Lyons’ Chorus of Dragons series and one of Library Journal's best SF&F books of the year! THE LONGER HE LIVES THE MORE DANGEROUS HE BECOMES Now that Relos Var’s plans have been revealed and demons are free to rampage across the empire, the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies—and the end of the world—is closer than ever. To buy time for humanity, Kihrin needs to convince the king of the Manol vané to perform an ancient ritual which will strip the entire race of their immortality, but it’s a ritual which certain vané will do anything to prevent. Including assassinating the messengers. Worse, Kihrin must come to terms with the horrifying possibility that his connection to the king of demons, Vol Karoth, is growing steadily in strength. How can he hope to save anyone when he might turn out to be the greatest threat of them all? A Chorus of Dragons 1: The Ruin of Kings 2: The Name of All Things 3: The Memory of Souls
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5 primary booksA Chorus of Dragons is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Jenn Lyons.
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I loved this, but fair warning these Chorus of Dragons books can be a bit heavy going at time. The shear breadth of the world, number of characters, the whole reincarnation thing, all leads to a dense tangle of threads and inter-relationships that can be a bit mind bending. This is epic fantasy that leans heavily on the epicness.
There is an intriguing stylistic choice in this series in that each book is narrated by a different voice - essentially a different report. That gives each novel its own stylistic bend. The heavy politicking at the start of this third entry weighs it down a bit, but the pace gradually accelerates through the story to give a nice crescendo of action, although the length of the book can't help but be felt. There is a bit of middle of series bloat here but the overall is still highly enjoyable. The storytelling is certainly chaotic at times but the overall arc so far is satisfying. The characters remain likeable, even if the motivations for some still remain (probably deliberately) buried.
Looking forward to seeing how this continues!
