The Firmament of Flame
by Drew Williams is the third book in The Universe After Series.
I previously reviewed the first book, The
Stars Now Unclaimed and the second book, A
Chain Across The Dawn. This third book in the series continues the
adventures of Jane, Esa, and others as they attempt to figure out the goal of the
Cyn. To do this, the Justified operatives of various teams have launched a
joint operation to backtrack the route of the Cyn to try and figure out where
he came from. Obviously, there are those that will try to stop that. Hopefully
find out where he came from will lead to answers. His fellow Cyn and their
followers are going to do everything they can to prevent that. This is a
journey of discovery type novel and one difficult to talk about without causing
spoilers.
This book features a larger cast of characters since
Esa and Jane are accompanied by more allies than usual. Everyone has their own
personalities and abilities and their own needed skill set. The book is still
told from Jane and Esa’s perspectives, however, they have clearly changed a lot
over the series.
Everything a reader loves about the first two books
is present here. Plenty of action, mystery, humor. There is a ton of world
building, lore expansion, and set-up. This is a novel that is meant to shake
things up and send the series off into a new direction. This book setting up a
fourth and, as of yet, untitled and unannounced book. What was originally
intended as a trilogy has been expanded beyond what the author originally
intended. This series is no longer being marketed as a trilogy.
I highly recommend this series in general and this
book. The Firmament of Flame by Drew Williams ties into both
books heavily and there are numerous plot points from the previous books
relevant here. This series should be read in order.
The Firmament Of Time (The Universe After Book 3)
Drew Williams
Tom Doherty Associates (Tor)
https://www.tor-forge.com
2020
ISBN# 978-1-250-18619-5
Hardback (also available in audio and eBook formats)
380 Pages
My reading copy came from the Mountain Creek Branch
of the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott Tipple ©2021
Good review, Scott!
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