Rating: 5🌈
Fall of the Crystal Moon is the finale novel of The Crystalline Dragons Saga and it’s a grand epic fantasy adventure. Cunningham’s young heroes are finally grown up, they’re facing the end of their world, the villain who they’ve battled they killed. That person has been replaced by someone who is more powerful, more frightening, yet still someone who they knew, who they once trusted. Dusk can understand her pain and trauma and anger.
The characters have been never been more nuanced than they are here, in their final battles to save each other and their world. Cunningham has them, especially Dusk, dive deep into their own stories, their fears and their worst self doubts, face them , before they can then take on the approaching world’s enemies and ultimate villain.
The author is smart because we travel with incredible companions, back through some of the very worst places our small group has already visited before, nightmarish stuff for Dusk, on their way to gather a army to vanquish the enemy. We see what has become of some very familiar places during their journey. It’s such a great narrative choice emotionally and visually. Cunningham makes so many interesting and layered choices here.
Fall of the Crystal Moon is full of amazing full throttle action scenes, dragons, incredible heroes each with their unique abilities and stories, and even a great villain we can emphasize with while knowing that they must be brought down.
And , it has that one element that’s a must for every epic adventure ending! That the finale makes you want to accompany our heroes wherever they go next, whatever fabulous beasts they see, beings they encounter, we want to be there too. What an absolutely fantastic romp this series has been! A thriller of an adventure with a bit of romance too.
More please. A YA LGBTGIA fantasy novel I’m so excited to recommend!
The Crystalline Dragons Saga-5 books:
✓ Curse of the Dragon’s Eye #1
✓ Mist, Shadow, and Deep #2
✓ Rise of the False King #3
✓ The Queen of Darkness #4
✓ Fall of the Crystal Moon #5
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Fall of the Crystal Moon: An Epic Dragon Fantasy Saga (The Crystalline Dragons Saga Book 5)
Blurb
The final battle looms on the horizon. The last dragon has been found. The Crystal Moon has once again returned to Ditania.
The fate of the entire world lies in Dusk’s hands. But will he be able to save it in time?
Just when I thought we’d won the battle and stopped the evil in this world from coming to fruition, Tiernan outsmarts us again.
The world doesn’t know what kind of danger it’s in and the only people that can stop it are me, Lex, and Tara. But where do we even start? And is it even possible at this point to win against this evil sorcerer that’s cut us off at every turn?
I don’t know. But I do know one thing. I will not give up and I will not let the power of the Crystal Eye fall into the hands of someone like Teirnan.
There’s a final battle to be fought and I will lead the charge.
The fate of the world rest’s on my shoulders.
• Publisher: UwU Publishing (June 6, 2024)
• Publication date: June 6, 2024
• Language: English
• Print length: 329 pages
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