I have loved this series and as always when you approach the climax of a beloved series, there is a little bit of trepidation that the end will fall short in some way. I am happy to report that for me, Wrath was the perfect ending to this quartet. Battles galore, tons of intrigue, kidnappings, combat to the death, giants, magic, demons and so much more. Gwynne's writing is so accessible and his pacing is wonderful. This is a big, weighty tome (over 700 pages) and yet at no point did I feel like it dragged. On the contrary, I absolutely flew through it because the plot was so compelling. Similarly some of the characters' arcs felt completely earned. This series is very old school, with black and white heroes and villains and not very many grey areas and sometimes that's exactly what you need. Yes, nuance is wonderful, but there are times when you just need your good characters to be morally upright and this series has that nailed. All in all, this has been a pleasure to read and it is most definitely a series I can see returning to again and again. Loved it!
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is my top book of the year and one of my all time series.Loved it

Wrath is the fourth book of ‘The Faithful and Fallen’ series set in a world where the fortunes of the leaders ebb and flow according to the success of their battle campaigns, their alliances and betrayals. This is a land of men, but also giants who ride huge bears into battle, of magic, and portals into a world of demon-hordes. All of this is set within a vast majestic landscape which matches the epic nature of the story.
The fourth book in a series is probably not a good place to start reading, because the narrative is so far advanced, but I had heard such a lot about this series that I was curious to see why John Gwynne has managed to make way in a market that is flooded with fantasy novels. What makes ‘The Faithful and The Fallen’ series stand out from the crowd?
Considering that the book is prefaced by a substantial list of characters and a description of their place in the unfolding drama, I felt a bit daunted by the task I had set myself, but was surprised how quickly I connected with the characters and began to feel involved in their lives.
It helps that Gwynne gives his characters a sense of purpose and creates credible interactions between them, which enables the reader to quickly empathise with them.
As this is an epic type of book in the tradition of Tolkien, battle scenes are inevitable, but are very well written by providing a constant overview, then honing in on particular characters. There is a real sense of fluidity in these scenes providing a sense of strategy and the close up and personal bloody business of fighting hand to hand. As a result the battles fit comfortably into the narrative and are small stories in their own right. There is also no sense of the extended action slowing down the plot.
Some fantasy novels can also become little more than a mash-up of types and an excuse to shoehorn every meme of fantasy into the story. Wrath uses all the different species intelligently and integrates them well.
There is plenty to keep a fantasy fan busy in Wrath and I will be interested to see what Gwynne does next.

Elyon above and Asroth below, THIS WAS AMAZING. I'll write more when i stop crying!

I would also like to request another book just about Craf the crow because he's my favourite.

This was the final book in The Faithful and the Fallen series and it was everything I wanted and more. This entire series focuses on a legend around the 'Black Sun' and the 'Bright Star' - the human avatars of the gods Asroth and Elyon (devil and god) - and the people living in The Banished Lands. The series follows a whole cast of characters from heroes to villains with the prime focus on Corban, a young boy who ends up on a huge journey of growing up and transformation.

There was just so much character development in this book, particularly for Corban, and I feel like we finally get to see the wonderful man he became in the journey of these books. This book is intense, entertaining, thrilling, heartbreaking and infuriating all at once and it brought me on such a huge journey of emotion. I never knew who would survive and who would perish and it left me on the edge of my seat, unable to put the book down, and crying out when some of my favourite characters got injured or killed.

The battle at the end of Wrath is probably one of the best battles I've ever read in a book. It was everything I wanted for the final battle and i loved that it didn't just last a couple of chapters but really spanned the last quarter of the book. I 100% recommend this series to anyone looking for a fantastic fantasy series to read, and I need more more more books from John Gwynne