adventure, fantasy, historical fiction, Hussite Wars, medieval
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After his adventures in The Tower of Fools and Warriors of God, Reynevan is on the run again, harried by enemies—some human, and some mystical—at every turn. These are cruel and dangerous times for a man such as Reynevan, and to survive, he must set aside his history as a peaceful healer and idealist and play the brutal role of Hussite spy as crusades sweep through Silesia and the Czech Republic, and the world around him is forever changed.The third and final book of The Hussite Wars does not disappoint. The ending is satisfying, although heavy on history, bloodletting, and Latin. Reynevan doesn't get the happy ending he is pursuing throughout the book and it is heartbreaking and might get you teary-eyed reading that part, at about 80% of the 640 page book. By the time I finished I can read the weird names without effort and also am able to guess correctly the meaning of the easier Latin passages. 😌
The highlight for me is my favorite character, Samson Honeypot and how he left his "physical body" again reminding me of The Little Prince, or maybe he is a heavenly being who possessed the body of a halfwit monk when Reynevan performed a magic in Book 1.
Light Perpetual has all the fantasy elements from the first 2 books - magic, shape shifter, murderous evil bishop, nonstop fighting and burning of towns and people. Joan of Arc is mentioned briefly, alchemy, a 200 year old witch, and a golem as awesome as Samson are added to the already superior fantastical characters and story.
Highly recommended.
