Django Wexler

"Military might and arcane powers clash in Wexler's fifth action-packed Shadow Campaigns novel. The Beast, the ancient demon imprisoned beneath Elysium for a thousand years, has been loosed on the world. It absorbs mind after mind, spreading like a plague through the north. And it threatens the heart of Vordan. As Queen Raesinia Orboan and soldiers Marcus D'Ivoire and Winter Ihernglass grapple with the aftermath of a hard fought military campaign, they soon discover they have more than arcane powers to fear--it seems they cannot trust one of their own"--

The Infernal Battalion

Sheila

Finally I finished this series! I've gotten around to reading this book more than a year and a half late, but it was really nice to read about Winter, Marcus and crew for one last time.

There was a lot of recapping going on in this book and, if I hadn't had such a long hiatus between this book and the previous one, I would've been really annoyed by this. Thankfully they were helpful reminders of past events that jogged my memory so I wasn't wholly lost here.

Winter's entire character arc is the absolute best in this series! All of her personal relationships and inner turmoil made for great reading and I love her most. A new character that made the biggest impact for me was Prince Matthew, and I'm a little bitter he didn't get introduced in an earlier book because he was excellent and I wanted more Matthew/Raesinia friendship dynamic. 

The biggest disappointment was the Final Battle of Beast/Jane vs. Winter. I was hoping for something a bit more epic, but instead I was getting slight flashbacks to the last episode of NGE... It wasn't bad though (Sooootttthhhheeee aaaahhhh) but I wanted more after so much buildup.

Overall loved this series for scratching my flintlock fantasy itch! Please feed me more military fantasy!

Michael Cowell

Dan Peterson

Tetiana Bilokin

The Beast, imprisoned beneath the fortress-city of Elysium for a thousand years, has been loosed upon the world and is spreading like a plague through the north. Queen Raesinia Orboan and soldiers Marcus D'Ivoire and Winter Ihernglass face a betrayal they never could have foreseen: their general, Janus bet Vhalnich, has declared himself the rightful Emperor of Vordan. Chaos grips the city as officers and regiments are forced to declare for queen or emperor. As Raesinia struggles to keep her country under control, she risks becoming everything she has fought against, while Marcus must take the field against his old commander. And Winter knows that the demon she carries inside her might be the only thing standing between the Beast and the end of the world...

Clive Nicholson

Greg Park

Military might and arcane power clash in Django Wexler's thrilling new Shadow Campaigns novel. The Beast, the ancient demon imprisoned beneath the fortress-city of Elysium for a thousand years, has been loosed on the world. It absorbs mind after mind, spreading like a plague through the north. The fell army it has raised threatens the heart of Vordan, and it is under the command of the Beast's greatest prize: legendary general Janus bet Vhalnich. As Queen Raesinia Orboan and soldiers Marcus D'Ivoire and Winter Ihernglass grapple with the aftermath of a hard-fought military campaign, they soon discover a betrayal they never could have foreseen. The news arrives like a thunderbolt: Janus has declared himself the rightful Emperor of Vordan. Chaos grips the city as officers and regiments are forced to declare for queen or emperor. Raesinia must struggle to keep her country under control and risks becoming everything she fought against. Marcus must take the field against his old commander, a man who has seemed an unbeatable strategist. And as Winter recovers from her injuries and mourns her losses, she knows the demon she carries inside her might be the only thing standing between the Beast and the destruction of everything in its path....

The Infernal Battalion

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