The Memory of Souls

I loved this, but fair warning these Chorus of Dragons books can be a bit heavy going at time. The shear breadth of the world, number of characters, the whole reincarnation thing, all leads to a dense tangle of threads and inter-relationships that can be a bit mind bending. This is epic fantasy that leans heavily on the epicness.

There is an intriguing stylistic choice in this series in that each book is narrated by a different voice - essentially a different report. That gives each novel its own stylistic bend. The heavy politicking at the start of this third entry weighs it down a bit, but the pace gradually accelerates through the story to give a nice crescendo of action, although the length of the book can't help but be felt. There is a bit of middle of series bloat here but the overall is still highly enjoyable. The storytelling is certainly chaotic at times but the overall arc so far is satisfying. The characters remain likeable, even if the motivations for some still remain (probably deliberately) buried.

Looking forward to seeing how this continues!