the series did end very well, as a trilogy should. You might look into Year of Wonders, a book about the plague by Geraldine Brooks. Very good but not fantasy. I also want to mention that your reviews are very good and getting better as you keep at this. Your insights are well expressed and thoughtful.
So glad the ending of this series hit with you. I'm currently crawling with my physical/e-reading so I've yet to get to book 2. Hopefully by the summer I'll be there. Hearing your thoughts have me excited about the rest of the series.
My spoiler thoughts of “Return to Edan”, apologies if I repeat some of my comments from my ERD with Professor Chase! 😅 Dayraven as the Prophet of Edan has some clear allusions to Jesus: His Fishermen Disciples, his healing and sermons: The Brothers Parable has elements of Cain & Abel, Esau & Jacob and the Dreams of Joseph & Daniel. Edge reminded me of a mix of St. Peter in the Gethsamane Garden, St. Paul (former prosecutor turned religious leader for his former opponents) and Cornelius, the Righteous Roman Officer. And Dayraven and Seren’s relationship reminded me of Jesus & the Marys, Aslan & the Pevensie sisters from «Narnia» and Ged & Tenar/Tehanu in «Earthsea»! The Scene with the Torrlond Soldier & the old man made me almost cry! Micah 4:3-4 came to my mind: “3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.” Ah, those constant Crystal Ball updates: Knew Joruman was into crystals! 😆 The Return of Bagsac went from «Yeah! Bagsac, you are back you old fart!» to «Oh, no Bagsac!😨». A Tolkienian Touch on the value/purpose of every person from the Professor, with Bagsac as a recovering Gollum! Several of the names referenced: Halvard: St. Halvard of Oslo, slayed with arrows together with a maiden he attempted to save from villains, his body tied to a millstone to sink in the ocean, only to miraculously float! Bodvar: Bodvar Bjarki, the Norwegian Berserker of the Arthurian Danish King Hrolf Kraki! Hakon: Multiple Norwegian Kings: Håkon the Good (the first Christian King of Norway), Håkon IV Håkonson (the Old, the most famous and powerful High Medieval King of Norway), Haakon VII (our first king when we gained independence from Sweden in 1905, as well as during WW2) Ekil: The Hero Egil (brother of Volund from the Lay of Volund) and the semi-legendary King of the Swedes Egil Angantyr/Ongentheow and the Icelandic Viking Skald Egill Skallagrimson (famous for his blood feud with the Norwegian Viking King Eirik Bloodaxe!) Hewald: The Two Ewald/Hewalds, Duo of 7th Century Northumbria Missionaries turned saints in Westphalia, Germany Vormun: Vermund, «man-defender» Fyrnwita: «Ancient Sage», «Wise Old Man» Duke Silverhand! 😎🎸⚡️😄 «Freedom!» for Scotland…For Endor…For the Shire…For Asdralad!😄 The Battle of Thulhan & the Last Stand of Sildharan, was real highlights for me, as I loved how Keevan, Munzil & the Golgar Company interweaved with each other! Lady Savatri: Savitri: 1) Solar Diety in the Hindu Rigveda, 2) the Consort of the God Brahma, 3) the heroine of the story of Savitri and Satyavan (saving him from Yama, the god of death), 4) an Indian River, 5) a famous Indian Actress in Tamil & Telugu Cinema and 6) Savitri Deva (French-born Greek Axis Spy and Polytheistic Neo-N@zi Occultist) Tiran: «Spider has always been the sentimental sort» «Spider seems to nod»😆 King Naitaran & Earconwaeld: Inspired by different aspects of Denethor II? A Royal Human Sacrifice (akin to «The Golden Bough», and suspiciously absent from the Royal Burial in «Beowulf») & Blood Eagle (similar to Ivar Boneless’ revenge on King Ælla for killing his father Ragnar Lodbrok in a snakepit!) The Story of Froda: Hints of Odin’s visits to Midgard from Norse Mythology, mixed with Charon & Orfeus from Classical Mythology As mentioned in my EDB with Professor Chase, while we leave this novel with new rulers (re-)installed in Torrland, Grimrik, Asdralad and Adanon (and implied in Golgar, having met the Crown Princess in «The Prophet of Edan»), I hope the sequel will mention what have happened to post-Invasion and post-Prophet Sildharan, having been radically changed politically, socially and religiously!
"...and for some reason watching this." lol, dude. I bought the whole trilogy a little bit ago and can't wait to get to it. The things I've heard about them and Dr Chase are top tier things I want about a book series. And that book 3 not only sticks the landing, but might be the best one? Heck ya.
it was my favorite of the trilogy as well!
Great minds think alike!
the series did end very well, as a trilogy should. You might look into Year of Wonders, a book about the plague by Geraldine Brooks. Very good but not fantasy. I also want to mention that your reviews are very good and getting better as you keep at this. Your insights are well expressed and thoughtful.
Thanks for that feedback! I’ve change how I do them a little bit and I think it lets me talk more about the books. I will look into that book!
This was a great review Tom! I really enjoyed the way this story ended. Philip really nailed it.
Thanks! Was book 3 your favorite?
So glad the ending of this series hit with you. I'm currently crawling with my physical/e-reading so I've yet to get to book 2. Hopefully by the summer I'll be there. Hearing your thoughts have me excited about the rest of the series.
I took quite a long time to finish this one as well. Really just took my time with it and enjoyed
My spoiler thoughts of “Return to Edan”, apologies if I repeat some of my comments from my ERD with Professor Chase! 😅
Dayraven as the Prophet of Edan has some clear allusions to Jesus: His Fishermen Disciples, his healing and sermons: The Brothers Parable has elements of Cain & Abel, Esau & Jacob and the Dreams of Joseph & Daniel. Edge reminded me of a mix of St. Peter in the Gethsamane Garden, St. Paul (former prosecutor turned religious leader for his former opponents) and Cornelius, the Righteous Roman Officer. And Dayraven and Seren’s relationship reminded me of Jesus & the Marys, Aslan & the Pevensie sisters from «Narnia» and Ged & Tenar/Tehanu in «Earthsea»!
The Scene with the Torrlond Soldier & the old man made me almost cry!
Micah 4:3-4 came to my mind: “3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.”
Ah, those constant Crystal Ball updates: Knew Joruman was into crystals! 😆
The Return of Bagsac went from «Yeah! Bagsac, you are back you old fart!» to «Oh, no Bagsac!😨». A Tolkienian Touch on the value/purpose of every person from the Professor, with Bagsac as a recovering Gollum!
Several of the names referenced:
Halvard: St. Halvard of Oslo, slayed with arrows together with a maiden he attempted to save from villains, his body tied to a millstone to sink in the ocean, only to miraculously float!
Bodvar: Bodvar Bjarki, the Norwegian Berserker of the Arthurian Danish King Hrolf Kraki!
Hakon: Multiple Norwegian Kings: Håkon the Good (the first Christian King of Norway), Håkon IV Håkonson (the Old, the most famous and powerful High Medieval King of Norway), Haakon VII (our first king when we gained independence from Sweden in 1905, as well as during WW2)
Ekil: The Hero Egil (brother of Volund from the Lay of Volund) and the semi-legendary King of the Swedes Egil Angantyr/Ongentheow and the Icelandic Viking Skald Egill Skallagrimson (famous for his blood feud with the Norwegian Viking King Eirik Bloodaxe!)
Hewald: The Two Ewald/Hewalds, Duo of 7th Century Northumbria Missionaries turned saints in Westphalia, Germany
Vormun: Vermund, «man-defender»
Fyrnwita: «Ancient Sage», «Wise Old Man»
Duke Silverhand! 😎🎸⚡️😄
«Freedom!» for Scotland…For Endor…For the Shire…For Asdralad!😄
The Battle of Thulhan & the Last Stand of Sildharan, was real highlights for me, as I loved how Keevan, Munzil & the Golgar Company interweaved with each other!
Lady Savatri: Savitri: 1) Solar Diety in the Hindu Rigveda, 2) the Consort of the God Brahma, 3) the heroine of the story of Savitri and Satyavan (saving him from Yama, the god of death), 4) an Indian River, 5) a famous Indian Actress in Tamil & Telugu Cinema and 6) Savitri Deva (French-born Greek Axis Spy and Polytheistic Neo-N@zi Occultist)
Tiran: «Spider has always been the sentimental sort»
«Spider seems to nod»😆
King Naitaran & Earconwaeld: Inspired by different aspects of Denethor II?
A Royal Human Sacrifice (akin to «The Golden Bough», and suspiciously absent from the Royal Burial in «Beowulf») & Blood Eagle (similar to Ivar Boneless’ revenge on King Ælla for killing his father Ragnar Lodbrok in a snakepit!)
The Story of Froda: Hints of Odin’s visits to Midgard from Norse Mythology, mixed with Charon & Orfeus from Classical Mythology
As mentioned in my EDB with Professor Chase, while we leave this novel with new rulers (re-)installed in Torrland, Grimrik, Asdralad and Adanon (and implied in Golgar, having met the Crown Princess in «The Prophet of Edan»), I hope the sequel will mention what have happened to post-Invasion and post-Prophet Sildharan, having been radically changed politically, socially and religiously!
What an incredible write up!
"...and for some reason watching this." lol, dude.
I bought the whole trilogy a little bit ago and can't wait to get to it. The things I've heard about them and Dr Chase are top tier things I want about a book series. And that book 3 not only sticks the landing, but might be the best one? Heck ya.
You are for sure in for a treat! Its a great time
Love to hear it landed with you! I can’t wait to try the series soon
Its very much worth it! I heard the first audio book should be coming soonish as well
Nice review! Philip Chase is a good guy! I may try his Edan Trilogy down the line.
It’s a good read!
Wandering inn when ??
That’s a good question. I would still like to start it at some point this year!