The Dark Lord's Handbook: Empire
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My review -
Dark
Lord Morden Deathwing has finally conquered the whole world. He’s supreme
ruler. All he has to do is stay there. That’s always been the hard bit. He
loses a couple of his right-hand men to death but he won’t let them go easily.
His charming, sweary late wife Griselda won’t keep quiet either. The elves and
the Fae, armed with a dragonslayer who’s only ten years old and keeps needing a
wee, intend to finish the interminable war between good and evil. Ah, if only
it were that simple.
This
is the final book in the Dark Lord trilogy and you really need to have read the
other two. I’ve followed this series from the first and love the gentle pokes
at the genre, the genuine homages, the brilliant flashes of dark humour. I love
it all. It’s a world I have happily immersed myself in. If you’re looking for a
nod in the direction of Tolkien, Pratchett and more, yet with its own story and
concepts, this trilogy will get under your skin, as it has mine. I’ve looked
forward to this final book for a long time and it was well worth the wait. Fabulous.
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