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A review by peterkeep
The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler
5.0
Django Wexler has this series figured out. He's got a great mix of politics and action. There's characterization and plot twists. Muskets mix with demons. It's great. I feel like the previous book, [b: The Price of Valor|23398724|The Price of Valor (The Shadow Campaigns, #3)|Django Wexler|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1421712949s/23398724.jpg|42905071], really set the tone for the rest of the series. After introductions of characters, plots, and settings in the first two, we get to really see what's happening in the series. And this is gearing up for a nice conclusion.
Winter is still a GREAT POV character. She's believable and, my favorite, doesn't get too mopey in the midst of different interpersonal problems. The same goes for Marcus and Raes, too. Marcus seems to fade in and out of focus in his own POVs, though, since he really provides a way to view Janus. And that's a plotline that I'm loving. I love seeing Janus' facade crack every now and then, seeing inside his head, and seeing some of his REAL motives. I go back and forth in my stance on him, which fits really well into the conflict of power between him and Raes.
The actual plot is solid, too. We get to extend into the war a bit further, see some new settings (but not too new, it's not like they're hopping around the universe a bunch or anything), and of course, we get a bit "deeper" into the great conflict between the two main forces or whatever.
At this point, I'm mostly in this for the guns and the characters, so the exciting storyline is really just a bonus. And it's a really good bonus.
Winter is still a GREAT POV character. She's believable and, my favorite, doesn't get too mopey in the midst of different interpersonal problems. The same goes for Marcus and Raes, too. Marcus seems to fade in and out of focus in his own POVs, though, since he really provides a way to view Janus. And that's a plotline that I'm loving. I love seeing Janus' facade crack every now and then, seeing inside his head, and seeing some of his REAL motives. I go back and forth in my stance on him, which fits really well into the conflict of power between him and Raes.
The actual plot is solid, too. We get to extend into the war a bit further, see some new settings (but not too new, it's not like they're hopping around the universe a bunch or anything), and of course, we get a bit "deeper" into the great conflict between the two main forces or whatever.
At this point, I'm mostly in this for the guns and the characters, so the exciting storyline is really just a bonus. And it's a really good bonus.