The Dread Wyrm

This is an impressive third volume in the projected five of the Traitor Son Cycle. Cameron continues to juggle the threads effectively and opens up the scope of the world significantly in this novel while tying off a number of threads, some major, some minor, which had been developed through the first couple of books. There are now pointers to completely different levels of conflict and interaction, and some of the deep history of his world is beginning to show itself as well.

As always (as befits a reenactor and an ex-military officer) Cameron's battle and armed combat scenes are convincing and realistic, and much of this book hovers on the edge of direct conflict even when it is not engaged in it, as the canvas is largely that of a show more developing civil war. However, his world is gritty without tipping over into being grim.

The style is effective and under control, and Cameron provides for agency across a wide range of characters -- male, female, different ethnicities, human, nonhuman.

All in all, an extremely worthwhile read, and I look forward to the next installment in the series. show less

This was a fantastic read. A densely-plotted, gritty fantasy while also working as a love-letter to historical European martial arts, it just oozes atmosphere. The drama is intense and the battle scenes are enthralling. This remain one of my favourite series of all, and this book is as good as any so far. If you liked Game of Thrones, or fantasy writing in general, this book is highly, highly recommended.

Another excellent entry in the series, full of fun and nuanced characters and awesome battles.

This book drives the overarching plot forward quite a bit, and is as well written as the previous novels. If you enjoyed the first two books, you'll like this one. My biggest nitpicks remain the rather poor copyediting; once again, characters will change names slightly, or a character will be mentioned as dead in an offhand line and reappear later with no explanation. Hard to explain in a professionally published novel, and not something I noticed in the other Cameron books I've read. Easy enough to look past, if a little confusing.

Fantastic book! Richly detailed and meticulously researched, multi-layered and complex, powerful and sweeping in scope yet filled with intimate moments of humor, wit, and affection.

I LOVE THIS SERIES.

There were some incredibly intense fights that had me flying through the book. Things were never set in stone and EVERYTHING had consequences. I cannot wait for the next one!

I loved the first book. I was completely engrossed. Second onwards it started being repetitive. By third I lost interest midway ( when pages were written on how Blanche starts alloting rooms). Here are the reasons for me to lose interest.
1. A seemingly invincible and knowledgeable enemy like Thorn does dumb stuff .
2. An even stronger enemy Ash - ditto
3. Sub plots that I just couldn't connect to like Peter
4. Pages and pages written on stuff where authors shows his knowledge of what it takes for a person, group , army to travel. Unfortunately it's not at all interesting forva person like me.
Maybe it was because I read these books after Makaan reread but I doubt it. So three unfinished series for me - sword of truth and Inheritance Cycle show more being the other two. show less

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