The Inquisition picks up immediately after the previous story's end, with the main character, Fletcher, and what's left of his unit jumping into the otherworldy ether to escape the enemy. They must find a way to return home, and then deal with the aftermath of their mission in the jungle, which ended in treachery and betrayal. Meanwhile, the orcs are poised to invade Fletcher's country with an army that might be too large to overcome.

This book did a great job of wrapping up the entire trilogy, while being a fully story on its own. I was a lot more excited going into this one than into the 2nd one, based on the cliffhanger at the end of the previous books, and the ether didn't disappoint. The book was more distinctly 3 separate acts than any book I've really ever read, and the second act was also a lot of fun to read. By the third act, I knew what was coming, and it did end up being my least favorite part of the book. But that is purely personal preference, as I'll explain further below.

It was great to see back some of the characters from the first book, and a little from the second. I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see much more of Arcturus, and overall, he wasn't in the trilogy as much as I would have hoped and expected, especially considering that the prequel is about his history.

I enjoyed the middle act, where we really get to see Fletcher grow as a leader, and where the race warfare throughout the trilogy comes to a head, a lot more than I would have thought I would. But I knew what was looming--the big war with the orcs. I don't personally care for large-scale, devastating wars in books, so that's why the third act my least favorite. It was made better by getting to see Fletcher's ingenuity though, plus I like the addition of the demons during the fighting.

The ending of the book had some moments I was really happy to see, but also failed to wrap up some storylines in a way I would have preferred. However, I wasn't left with the feeling that anything was completely neglected, so I can't really complain. For some reason, I was just left with this feeling of it being anti-climactic, but I can't explain why. I think it's just because I would have liked more in the series in general. Overall, this entire trilogy was a solid 4 stars for me.

After reading the first book, I described it as a mix between Harry Potter and Pokemon, even though at the time, I hadn't read any Harry Potter. I have read the first 2 in the series now, and I stand by my assessment, but only of the first book. The second and third books could better be compared to Warcraft, or even LoTR somewhat. In general, though, I would recommend this trilogy to anyone who enjoys magical fantasy books. ( )

I liked this one the best out of the series so far, 3 1/2 stars. It was the least ya of the series with fewer of the ya tropes, felt much more like epic fantasy to me.


The last book ended as the group tried to escape the orc lands, and find their only retreat into the demonic ether which is supposed to be poisonous.

The quest was successful, so the first part of the book covers their escape. Then when arriving back our heroes are again faced with treachery and prejudice. That problem overcome Fletcher inherits his homeland. My favorite part of the book is how they unite a diverse group and rebuild.

Only to have there rebuilding of the town and their hopes destroyed as they are overrun by the orc army.

Finally the most ya like bit of the book, the big bad Khan now armed with a dragon can only be defeated by our hero Fletcher, because he alone is immune to fire.
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Final title in the Summoner series. Old friends and new alliances unite for lots of battle scenes against the evil orcs. Some are lost, others make sacrifices, still others don't step up and are duly rewarded. A satisfying resolution overall to the series. ( )

So, like WOW. This action packed ending yibthe Summoner series has it all. Just a smidge of l of be, heart pounding , end of your seat , going down a rollerciaater without a lap bar. This was great, though. . . For some reason I couldn't help to think of Lord if the Rings. Not this was anything like that or vice versa, I just totally was trapped in Middle Earth towards the end if the book. ( )

I'm struggling to write this review. Like the previous 2 in the series this book was really well written and interesting to read. The thing I didn't like was the ending, it was so rushed. There are things that happen in the first chapter of the first book that makes you think of how things are going to end at the end of the series, the entire series you are waiting for this and at the end of this book, the ending is all summed up in just a couple of sentences.

The book was a build up right to the climax, then within a page or 2 the entire series ended leaving it feeling like there were so many things left unsaid. The ending should have been so much more, and I mean what happened to Didric, after all that build up of what a rival/brat he was over the 3 books in finalized put to rest with like 1 sentence. ( )