Name: LOCKLANDS
Rating: 4.441176470588236 (17 reviews)
ISBN: 9781529414103

ROBERT JACKSON BENNE

LOCKLANDS

Robert Jackson Bennett

A Novel

Locklands

Great ending to this trilogy.  Complex, emotional and a very unique journey.

Jenny Engel

Apiecalypse Jen

I enjoyed the other two books in this series, but for whatever reason, I couldn't get into this one. Maybe it was because I listened to the audiobook rather than reading it physically, but I never found myself invested in the story. It was definitely action-packed. It felt like you hit the ground running right at the start, and there was no breathing room until the end. It was dynamic and fast-paced. I liked how it heavily revolved around the magic system and how it could benefit them in the battle with the gods. I liked how despite being hardened by the war and losses they've suffered, Sancia and company were still as cheeky as ever. Bennett incorporated some twists and emotional moments I wasn't expecting but really enjoyed. I do think the series wrapped up in a satisfying way, and maybe I'll reread this physically in the future to see if my rating changes.

Heather Harrington

Once, Sancia Grado was just a thief with a grudge and a rare talent. Then she learned how to use that talent, and beat the great merchant houses of Tevanne at their own game. With Clef and Berenice, she even saw off an immortal hierophant - but the war they're fighting now is one they know they can't win. 'Absolutely riveting . . . A magnificent, mind-blowing start to a series I'm hungry for' - Amal El-Mohtar, co-author of This is How You Lose the Time War, in the New York Times on Foundryside This time, they're not facing robber-baron elites or an immortal hierophant, but an entity whose intelligence is spread over half the globe: a ghost in the machine using the magic of scriving to possess and control not just objects, but human minds. Despite all their efforts their enemy marches on, implacable, unstoppable - and it's closing in on its true prize: an ancient doorway that leads to the centre of creation itself. 'One of the best fantasy writers on the scene today' says Kirkus Reviews Sancia and her friends glimpse a last desperate opportunity to stop this unbeatable foe - but to do so, they'll have to unlock the centuries-old mystery of scriving's origins and pull off the most daring heist they've ever attempted. And as if that weren't enough, their adversary might just have a spy in their ranks - and a last trick up its sleeve . . .

Diego

Benjamin

Cody Madden

A god wages war--using all of humanity as its pawns--in the unforgettable conclusion to the Founders trilogy. Sancia, Clef, and Berenice have gone up against plenty of long odds in the past. But the war they're fighting now is one even they can't win. This time, they're not facing robber-baron elites, or even an immortal hierophant, but an entity whose intelligence is spread over half the globe--a ghost in the machine that uses the magic of scriving to possess and control not just objects, but human minds. To fight it, they've used scriving technology to transform themselves and their allies into an army--a society--that's like nothing humanity has seen before. With its strength at their backs, they've freed a handful of their enemy's hosts from servitude, even brought down some of its fearsome, reality-altering dreadnaughts. Yet despite their efforts, their enemy marches on--implacable. Unstoppable. Now, as their opponent closes in on its true prize--an ancient doorway, long buried, that leads to the chambers at the center of creation itself--Sancia and her friends glimpse a chance at reaching it first, and with it, a last desperate opportunity to stop this unbeatable foe. But to do so, they'll have to unlock the centuries-old mystery of scriving's origins, embark on a desperate mission into the heart of their enemy's power, and pull off the most daring heist they've ever attempted. And as if that weren't enough, their adversary might just have a spy in their ranks--and a last trick up its sleeve.

LOCKLANDS

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