Reviewed: June 4th, 2025
Released: February 25th, 2025
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Betrayed by his friends. Driven from the land he swore to protect. Hunted by the legions of Hell. Cursed to carry the Dragon’s fury in his soul. Determined to survive.
Corem Holt was once an assassin, before he was a warrior. Before he was a cataclysm in the shape of a man. Blessed by the Crow and cursed by the Dragon, he fled the destruction of his homeland. It was a destruction for which he was responsible.
To his friends, he is a traitor. To his enemies, he is the last real threat in their endless war. Both will hunt him to the ends of the earth. And so he hides. He tries to live a simple life, to survive, to be happy. But mostly, he tries to forget what he has done.
All that comes undone when his past catches up to him. What starts as a chance encounter with an old enemy rapidly devolves into a battle for life and death, not just for Corem, but for the people he’s come to love while in hiding. To save them, he must make one last stand far from home, far from the throne he was sworn to protect, far from the memories that brand him a traitor. For anyone else, it would be impossible. For Corem, it’s inevitable.
Because he’s not just a hero.
He’s the last Dragon Knight.
Helen’s Thoughts: 5/5
An excellent epic fantasy full of wondrous creatures, complex magic, gods and oathsworn aplenty. Corem is a wonderful character, caught and conflicted between two gods, both with vengeance on their mind. No matter what he does, others suffer, and he is blamed. The traitor who continues to betray his people.
Evil and betrayal comes in many forms, and it is difficult to find a clear delineation between good and bad. Everyone has their own agenda, and sadly it is all for their personal gain.
Set in a well-developed world, the magic system is amazing. How the oathsworn can take aspects of their gods power and transform, it is very cleverly done. The way Corem flows into a murder of crows is brilliant. If you love battles, grimdark, and lots of hand-to-hand fighting then this will be the perfect book for you.
And of course, Corem is the Last Dragon Knight. Akers description of pure rage and fury that consumes Corem every time he assumes the dragon, is truly frightening, and each time Corem transforms, I think he loses a little more of himself. You have the feeling that, one day, he won’t be able to claw back his control, and on that day, he won’t want to.
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If you enjoy fantasy books then you will love my epic fantasy Sentinal series or the Romantic Fantasy SoulMist series and now Harmony, a dystopian science fantasy.
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