The Sacred Band Book Review

by The Wanderer

Author: David Anthony Durham
Publisher: Doubleday
Genre: Epic Fantasy, Low Fantasy
Series: Acacia Book Three
Pages: 764

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(Spoilers to Acacia War With The Mein and Acacia The Other Lands are below).

The Sacred Band is the final book by David Anthony Durham in the Acacia Trilogy. Continuing right after the conclusion of The Other Lands, The Sacred Band looks to resolve all of the conflicts that had begun in the previous two installments.

Although the ending of The Other Lands was sure to draw controversy amongst readers, The Sacred Band redeems a lot of the more questionable plot lines that were introduced in the Other Lands. The Sacred Band provides a thrilling conclusion to the Acacia Trilogy and it reclaims sight of the fact this is a series about building a better world while questioning the morals of the characters doing so.

The Other Lands Book Review

by The Wanderer

Author: David Anthony Durham
Publisher: Doubleday
Genre: Epic Fantasy, Low Fantasy
Series: Acacia Book Two
Pages: 617

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(Spoilers to Acacia: War With The Mein are below).

The Other Lands is the second book by David Anthony Durham in the Acacia Trilogy. The plot of this book continues nine years after the first novel as Durham looks to build upon his highly impressive fantasy debut War With The Mein.

Fast paced narrative, and complex relationships again dominate this sequel. Ultimately this book, like most second books in trilogies is preparing you for the final installment of the series, which is done very nicely in this book. Although Durham delivers a book that is a worthy rival of the first book, The Other Lands falls short of eclipsing it. Nevertheless a solid second book is still delivered and readers of the first book should be pleased with this sequel.

Acacia: War With The Mein Book Review

by The Wanderer

Author: David Anthony Durham
Publisher: Doubleday
Genre: Epic Fantasy, Low Fantasy
Series: Acacia Book One
Pages: 592

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War With The Mein is the first book in the Acacia Trilogy, a fantasy series written by David Anthony Durham. With the third book recently completed Durham looks to contribute to the fantasy genre’s impressive growing canon, which is something he does successfully with the first installment of this trilogy.

This book will undoubtedly draw comparisons to A Song of Ice and Fire, the fantasy series by George R.R. Martin that spawned the HBO show Game of Thrones. Multidimensional characters, major character deaths, and complex decision and power struggles lay the foundation for the first book of the Acacia Trilogy. These great storytelling elements form a novel that is worthy of a Game of Thrones comparison.