Audiobook Review – Legacy of Kings (Magister, Book 3) by C.S. Friedman, Narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers (4/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 18 hours and 53 minutes (512 pages)
Publisher: Audible Studios
Release Date: May 15, 2012
ASIN: B0083EG3EW
Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Magister series
Source: Audiobook from Audible.com
Rating: 4/5 star

“The young peasant woman Kamala has proven strong and determined enough to claim the most powerful Magister sorcery for herself – but now the Magisters hunt her for killing one of their own. Her only hope of survival lies in the northern Protectorates, where spells are warped by a curse called the Wrath that even the Magisters fear. Originally intended to protect the lands of men from creatures known only as souleaters, the Wrath appears to be weakening-and the threat of this ancient enemy is once more falling across the land.”

This is the third and final book in the Magister series. I liked how this series wrapped up but also thought that this was the weakest book of this trilogy. The story progressed very slowly and was flatout boring at points. I did like how things pulled together though even if it was a bit predictable.

I listened to this on audiobook and all the audiobooks for this series have been very well done. Rodgers does a great job with character voices and emotion and I really enjoyed listening to this series on audiobook.

This book deals with what you would expect based on the first two books. Kamala and the other Magisters must cooperate together in order to stop the Soul Eaters from gaining a hold in their land and destroying it. This will require Kamala to come clean on her status as a Magister.

For this series as a whole the world building, complex characters, and intricate storyline were amazing. This is a great epic fantasy series with a very old-school fantasy feel to it.

My main complaint is that this final book just could have been a bit more concise. It bounces between a ton of characters and this was distracting and drew out the story even longer.

Overall this was a good wrap-up for this series. I would recommend this series to those who enjoy “old-school” epic fantasy. This book does get a bit drawn out and long. I have pretty much read everything Friedman has written now and am eager to see if she takes on another series at some point.

This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– Goodreads Reading Challenge