I'm so thankful for RU-vid content like yours and HowlerPod existing for being able to listen to people discuss the books. No one in my circles has picked the books up yet. Nice having a discussion outlet while I read through the series. Can't wait for the next book and to hear the discussion over it.
The threat of altering Sevro's mind at the end of this book hit me the hardest. I don't know, maybe it's like a cummilative effect after everything that happened in the book. I just can't wait to see what's going to happen to him.
This is one of the greatest books to ever be made in all of the history of books tbh. I seriously can't give this book praise enough. It took me from not liking Ephraim to crying when he died. It made me go from only liking Virginia to her being my favorite character in the entire series. And it strengthened my enjoyment in Lyria(ik not many people like her but I LOVE HER) Daxos death crushed me Cassius showing up I knew was gonna happen but I still felt shocked because Pierce did so well at making us forget someone was coming to save Darrow. Lysander is an amazing character but man do I just want to jump into the pages and smack the crap out of him. Edit: Volsuung is not Ragnars dad and it will make me sad if he truly is. I can't imagine someone so evil being related to Ragnar or Volga.
Just finished the book, its moved right up into my top 3 Sci Fi Novels of all time. Loved Dark Age, its gritty, its brutal, its smart, its complex, its hilarious (RIP Ephraim). Just such a great read.
Finally made it to this vid! What a great book and as always loved the discussion. Such a rollercoaster of emotions with this one. Loved the Ash Rain stuff and Virginia’s POV. Ephraim also really started growing on me. My heart is already broken after Alexander and all the other casualties but if Pierce wipes Sevro’s memories I don’t think I can forgive him. At least we still have Cassius. Can’t wait for Lightbringer!
So awesome to see Ben & Erin and listen to all of you talk DA, I loved the book at the same time as I struggled to proceed with it since everything was going wrong for our guys. But what a great book it is!
I still dont hate Lysander, I want him to fail in his goals of course, but I still think you can see where he's coming from. Though its left a little ambiguous of which side he'll swing to at the end
I absolutely loved the storm gods and Orion's death. Orion thinking she would manage the "terrabites of data" controling the creation of storms strong enough to terraform the planet. Her ending up sitting there blank stare, nose bleeding, everyone around her dead. Turns out it was a mission to difficult for the navarch of the republic.
Discovered howler pod years ago happy to see you back when are new episodes coming to Spotify? I didn’t realize it was still a thing since the last episode was 2021. Love you guys though, “don’t be a pixie!”
First time I read about the blood eagle was in Guy Gavriel Kay's The Last Light of the Sun. Pretty good book, but that imagery really does stick with you, doesn't it.
Brown’s writing (which was already solid) largely levels up in Iron Gold and then again in Dark Age. Highly recommend, especially if you’re a fan of grimdark fantasy.
