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The writing is good for the most part, but this conclusion to the trilogy is definitely not put as well together. As for the writing, one thing that I really didn't like was the frequent inner monologue interjections (e.g., "Come on Archidi!", Archeth talking to herself) which didn't really do much for characterization but was simply distracting.

The most fatal flaws however are with the plot line(s)... Ringil's and Archeth's (and Egar's) two story threads diverge and never really reconverge. It's almost like the book became two separate, but related, novellas, with the chapters simply interleaved. Their two stories end up not really affecting each other except in a very indirect way. So I found myself wondering why I should have been invested in Archeth's story line at all (since the central plot line revolves around Ringil).

Explanation for the major causations of the conflict that drives the story happens very late, like in the last 5 to 10% of the novel, and the complications come fast and furious, and barely comprehensible, leaving little time for the characters (or the reader) to internalize what all the strife is about... consequently, one gets to the end of the book with very little sense of "meaning" or conclusion.

Possibly, Morgan was trying to bring some dark post-modern or existential theme to the fantasy genre, but if so, it wasn't executed well. Or maybe I just missed the "point". Having enjoyed the first two novels (with the exception of the raunchy sex scenes), I started this book with higher hopes. I feel like a book series can only be as strong as the weakest book in it - or certainly, as strong as its conclusion - and unfortunately this weak third book kind of makes the whole trilogy disappointing.


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By far one of the most unusual fantasy series I've ever read (and OMG I've read a TON of them...)

I'm heavily invested in Ringil, Archeth, and Egar as *people* as well as their adventures. This volume is a fitting end to their stories. I wanted everything to end happily, but, alas, Morgan has no interest in "happily ever after" tales.

I LOVE the twist at the end. Maybe someday Morgan will come back to it and flesh it out? If not, it stands on its own.
So book 1, 80-90 percent set up and the remaining awesome exciting plot furthering bad assness. Book 2 was much the same way again leaving you on a cliff hanger of sorts. What is next for our characters? And now this book 3, where the entire book is amazingness! Just chapter after chapter of a grand adventure spanning the known world unfolding. Plots within Plots and yes ringil becomes the utter bad ass that we all have been waiting for him to become. And it is glorious how he does it!!! If you had doubts of plodding plot from the first two books. Just power through. This book makes it all so so so worthwhile!
While I enjoyed the ruthless political machinations Morgan revealed to us on Earth, Mars, and even Harlan’s World, the endless discussions on the subject seemed to slow this story to a crawl..... I enjoyed the trilogy, but I’d have liked about 50-100 pages of dialogue edited out of this finale....That aside, Mr. Morgan has the magical talent of making his characters come to life, and I remain a devoted fan.
Morgan has a gritty, dark perspective that pulls you into the characters and plot like few other authors in this genre. He also has a way of showing the human side of a man who is trying his damnedest to be... a monster? A hero? Both of these and more, a man who tries to do what needs to be done. The social commentary of the hero's sexual orientation is pretty on point, as well- even Gil's friends treat him with a sort of contemptuous love (excluding Archeth, who is in the same boat) regarding his orientation. The parallels between that and how folks are often treated today based on sexual orientation seems pretty clear. Morgan does a terific job of showing how diverse and fickle love can be, regardless of orientation.

I think I got a little off track, but this whole series is brilliant. There are some rather graphical love scenes, so be warned. I cannot wait to see more of this author and hopefully these characters.
The final and long-awaited volume of a series carries so much expectation that it more often than not ends up disappointing [me]. The Dark Defiles somewhat reluctantly falls within this category… This book is the third instalment of Richard K. Morgan’s fantasy series, A Land Fit for Heroes. Of which I liked mostly the first volume, The Steel Remains. When considering that this first book came out in January 2009, about six years ago, this may explains for the somewhat desultory tone of The Dark Defiles. As well as the overwhelming amount of info-dump needed to close the many open threads about the nature of the Land Fit for Heroes.

[Warning some spoilers in the following!] The most striking imbalance in the story is the rather mundane pursuits of the three major heroes, from finding an old sword to avenging fallen friends here and there, against the threat of an unravelling of the entire Universe and of the disappearance of the current cosmology. In addition, the absolute separation maintained by Morgan between Archeth and Ringil kills some of the alchemy of the previous books and increases the tendency to boring inner monologues. The volume is much, much more borderline science-fiction than the previous ones, which obviously kills some of the magic, given that the highest powers that be sound like a sort of meta computer code that eventually gives Ringil the ultimate decision. As most often, this mix between fantasy and science-fiction is not much to my taste, since it gives too much power to the foreign machines, the Helmsmen, which sound like they are driving the main human players for very long term goals. And which play too often deus ex machina to save the “heroes” from unsolvable situations. Overall a wee bit of a lengthy book, with a story coming to an unexpected end in the very final pages, leaving some threads unexplained and some feeling that style prevailed over story. But nonetheless a page turner in its second half.
The writing is good for the most part, but this conclusion to the trilogy is definitely not put as well together. As for the writing, one thing that I really didn't like was the frequent inner monologue interjections (e.g., "Come on Archidi!", Archeth talking to herself) which didn't really do much for characterization but was simply distracting.

The most fatal flaws however are with the plot line(s)... Ringil's and Archeth's (and Egar's) two story threads diverge and never really reconverge. It's almost like the book became two separate, but related, novellas, with the chapters simply interleaved. Their two stories end up not really affecting each other except in a very indirect way. So I found myself wondering why I should have been invested in Archeth's story line at all (since the central plot line revolves around Ringil).

Explanation for the major causations of the conflict that drives the story happens very late, like in the last 5 to 10% of the novel, and the complications come fast and furious, and barely comprehensible, leaving little time for the characters (or the reader) to internalize what all the strife is about... consequently, one gets to the end of the book with very little sense of "meaning" or conclusion.

Possibly, Morgan was trying to bring some dark post-modern or existential theme to the fantasy genre, but if so, it wasn't executed well. Or maybe I just missed the "point". Having enjoyed the first two novels (with the exception of the raunchy sex scenes), I started this book with higher hopes. I feel like a book series can only be as strong as the weakest book in it - or certainly, as strong as its conclusion - and unfortunately this weak third book kind of makes the whole trilogy disappointing.