The Last Druid

Hardcover, 480 pages

Published Oct. 20, 2020 by Del Rey.

ISBN:
978-0-399-17854-2
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Review of 'The Last Druid' on 'Goodreads'

All I can say is that Terry saved his worst book for last. Having read every one of Terry's books over the years I was totally crestfallen with this meandering, unfocused conclusion to 40 years of excellent story telling. I wish I had avoided this 'conclusion' and held on to the one in my mind....

Review of 'The Last Druid' on 'Goodreads'

My hopes were not high because I didn't like the earlier installments of "Fall" - too repetitive of stuff we had already seen, too slow in their pacing, too reminiscent (perhaps intentionally so) of Fred Saberhagen.

But to his credit, Brooks gets back to form in this last book. He obviously couldn't compensate for the weaknesses of the earlier entries in the sequence, and the plot remains quite forgettable - but he rounds up the story well towards the ending. In terms of series nostalgia, he pushes all the buttons, and the ending, which I guess most people will care for, is pretty masterfully told.

I think there are a few missed opportunities within the "Fall" sequence, besides the, overall, rather mediocre story, but those nitpicks are only minor: We don't get to see Shady Vale, again, which would have been nice. Also, to my generation, Walker Boh was everyone's …