The Final Sun

Blood & Fur, Book 5

The fifth and final book in the action-packed BLOOD & FUR Progression Fantasy saga with a unique spin from Maxime J. Durand, bestselling author of Vainqueur the Dragon, The Perfect Run, and Apocalypse Tamer.

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Probably the best ending this story could’ve had.

This was a great series. Sad it’s over. The narration was great. The world building was great. Glad I found it.

Extremely well thought out with good world building, but some sketchy stuff

I'm still in awe at the authors range, this is wildly different from many of their other stories, and overall I enjoyed it enough to get through all 5 books. That being said, I understand why there aren't many reviews on the later books. Some of the concepts are uncomfortable. I really don't understand why the incest thing had to keep popping up. The "prank" with his consort had purpose even if it was uncomfortable, but there are some moments in this one with both her and their mom, which just felt entirely unnecessary, especially since there were multiple different instances. It also seems a bit rushed. It's unusual for the final book in a series to be the shortest, but we started with 2 nightlords, their dad, and 2 embers left in this book to be resolved along with side things. And the changes Ishtak goes through personality wise seem extremely abrupt, even if I can understand the reason.

Overall if you've gotten this far it's a good conclusion to the series, but it's certainly not my favorite of Maxine J Durand series