The Spider's War

Daniel Abraham's five book epic fantasy comes to an end with The Spider's War. It's a remarkable book that wraps things up just the right way, answering all questions, tying up all threads, and leaving you hungry for more. The Dagger and the Coin series is one of the more unique epic fantasy works I've read. It's a epic fantasy, military fantasy, economic fantasy and more. It's honestly hard to describe what this series is by category. But however you label it, The Dagger and the Coin is one of the best -- and now with this final book out, COMPLETED – fantasy series in the genre. The characters are all fiercely drawn with completely realistic motivations, the setting highly imaginative, the political maneuvering complex, and the economics interesting to read about. Abraham tries very hard to avoid some of those standard clichés present in the genre. Indeed, all of his characters – both the heroes and villains – are far from simple creatures, but living, breathing, and understandable in motivations. Regardless of what a character does – the good or the evil actions – you can at least completely understand what drives that character to make those decisions, even if you still hate them for it.If you've started the series, you will no doubt be reading this final book to see how things finish. The Dagger and the Coin is not a fast paced series – especially the first couple books. It's a slow burning epic fantasy that takes a while for the engine to warm up. But once it does, things move fast. Read this to finish one of the best fantasy series out there. It's very much different than your classic epic fantasy, but so much the better for it.