However, as the series progresses, we start to understand more about the Tower and see it through the perspectives of other characters. There are occasional flashbacks, but for the most part it’s an excellently linear story filled with great, descriptive writing and characters. The first book is told solely through Tom Senlin’s (3rd person) perspective and follows a rather linear progression of events. What I find fascinating about this series is just how expansive it is. And oh my wow was I in for a ride! Fast forward to today, and we’ve reached the end.

I also bought The Arm of the Sphinx, which happened to be out at the time. So I looked into this book, thought it sounded interesting, and bought myself a copy. It had just recently gotten traction in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off (SPFBO), which is I’m sure how many users on the sub came to be aware of it. I kept seeing people having read Senlin Ascends for, I think, the self-published square that year and absolutely raving about it. While there are a number of mainstay squares, many of them change every year. For those who might be unaware, r/Fantasy hosts a year-long book bingo challenge that goes from April 1st–March 31st of the following year. I first came to be aware of The Books of Babel series some years back on Reddit’s r/Fantasy sub. It can be such a bittersweet feeling to end a series.

While Edith wars for the soul of the young woman, a greater crisis looms: They will have to face Marat on unequal footing and with Senlin caught in the crossfire.Īnd when the Bridge of Babel is finally opened, and the Brick Layer’s true ambition revealed, neither they nor the Tower will ever be the same again. She seems to share more in common with the Red Hand now than her former self. As Adam unravels the mystery of his fame, he soon discovers the crowning ringdom conceals a much darker secret.Īboard the State of Art, Edith and her crew adjust to the reality that Voleta has awoken from death changed. In the city under glass at the Tower’s summit, Adam discovers a utopia where everyone inexplicably knows the details of his past. The leader of the zealots is bound for the Sphinx’s lair and the unimaginable power it contains. Caught in a charade, Senlin desperately tries to sabotage the rampaging Hod King, even as Marat’s objective grows increasingly clear. As Marat’s siege engine bores through the Tower, erupting inside ringdoms and leaving chaos in its wake, Senlin can do nothing but observe the mayhem from inside the belly of the beast.

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