Defiance of the Fall 9

Chaos is descending on the City of Ancients.

The Twilight Ascent is coming to a boil. The Eveningtide Asura's plans are nearing fruition, while powerful factions try to block his ascent. The survival of Twilight Harbor and its citizens depends on who's victorious. Zac finds himself tied to the asura's chariot, but that's only one of his problems.

Uona Noz'Valadir has stolen the Splinter of Oblivion, leaving Zac with a ticking time bomb of Creation in his body. A trap has been set within the City of Ancients, but Zac has no choice but to enter the belly of the beast.

A final battle awaits, and Zac is determined to show everyone the price of meddling with his path.

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The whole book is basically a training montage

Don't get me wrong, I like the story. But the actual progression of the story takes up perhaps a third of the book. The rest, is Zac living in a giant fish and learning to hit things with his axe more good.

This part could have been condensed down to a third the length without losing any of the storyline or character development. While ultimately interesting, this book feels rather like the filler seasons of animes where the characters get sent to do some weird challenges disconnected from the main story so anime consumers can continue getting new content while the producers wait for the manga to catch up.

At least it does end at a reasonable point, and it is well written. And, the story is primed for another arc, with an actual epilogue to set up some teasers.

Love the series

My star rating is between 4 and 5.
Listen speed 1.25

This series has taken us down some great progression with a wonderful imagination. Love the characters and how they tie together. Book 9 has the remainder of book 8's plot to finish and then keeps the cultivation madness going for a bit too long in my opinion. We do get a sprinkling of other characters we know but this is mainly a cultivation grind for Zac. My knock is that this is essentially a web novel that may never end, while milking me for credits along the way. I'm addicted so I keep paying, but I have quit on a few other series once I feel like there isn't enough of the original plot still moving. I am not there yet, but books 8 and 9 test those boundaries.

Looking forward to 10

Book 9 felt like it was a place holder between 8 and 10 hoping 10 takes us on more adventure and interaction with the other characters!

Excellent entry in the series!

Loved this book, hyped for the next one! This has become one of my favorite series!

It was a good addition to the series

A bit wordy and had to pay a lot of attention or I would miss important info. Perhaps less dialog is what I like.