A brilliant series all the way through, I cannot fault the pros or the personae, and the plot is so overarching and grand! Some of what fantasy really should be, and no mistake.

Of course with everything there is a but - and in this third volume it was the ending. Though there were twists and turns and revelations aplenty that kept me thinking, the ending was a little too pat for my liking. There was a great sense of inevitability to it all, and it was perhaps a little transparent. It must be an incredibly difficult task to plan things out in such exhaustive detail then lay the clues and delicate tendrils of plot for the readers, and it worked for me so, so brilliantly in the first two. perhaps I'm just becoming used to Sanderson's style. Even with all that said, there's no denying that this is a memorable work and a truly enjoyable read for any fantasy fan.