S. A. Chakraborty has hit it out of the park again. The Empire of Gold is a fantastic conclusion to The Daevabad Trilogy. She has managed to wrap up the storyline she created in this series, but add so much more. I've enjoyed this series so much and can't wait to see what else we get from Ms. Chakraborty.

This was a very good read. The world building was lush and vibrant. I loved the POCs and the perspectives. It's always refreshing to read a story where the female isn't a damsel in distress.

This was such a great end to the Daevabad trilogy. Chakraborty's writing is one of the best I've read. I will be picking up any future works she chooses to write in the future.

I am left it awe by what I just read. Hands down, one of the best books I’ve read this year. It was everything I had hoped and expected it to be yet so unexpected at the same time.

I loved that we got to so see more of the world, outside of Daevabad. This book will break your heart and make you cry, but in the best and worst possible way. The whole book is such a rollercoaster ride. I haven’t been as shocked by a book in awhile but Empire of Gold is definitely a shocker. I’m so happy with the way Chakraborty wrapped things up. It was the best possible way things could’ve ended, in my opinion.

It was a fantastic end to a wonderful trilogy. My only complaint is that I would love to see more of what happens after the epilogue but that’s just me being greedy.

Thank you to HarperCollins and S. A. Chakraborty for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

The Empire of Gold was the conclusion to the Daevabad trilogy. The finale was quite lengthy, but I was never bored. The plot is action packed and filled with twists.

I think all three narrators really got to shine in this final book. I don’t usually care for Dara’s chapters, but I even enjoyed his. Chakraborty fleshed out Dara’s character even more so in this final book, and I enjoyed the complexity of his character. Ali and Nahri were excellent as well. Their relationship has always been a standout in this series, and I enjoyed how it developed in The Empire of Gold.

I really loved how Chakraborty ended this trilogy. It all seemed as it should, and I was satisfied with how she resolved each of our narrators’ stories. I will eagerly await Chakraborty’s next project.

It took me longer than I’d care to admit to make my way through this hefty tome, but I come away satisfied and content with the way everything is brought to a close. The Empire of Gold brings this expansive trilogy to a rousing conclusion.

The journeys of our three main characters are given plenty of time to breath, while being really well-balanced against each other. Chakraborty’s writing continues to impress and it flows beautifully once again in this book. I’m excited to see what Chakraborty writes next, as this trilogy is such an impressive achievement, especially as a debut.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

A satisfying if overly lengthy conclusion to the series.

While it’s true that sometimes more is more, I find that’s rarely the case with books. The best ones leave you wanting when a book or series comes to an end, which means the best ones are rarely 800 pages long.

There are very few books that need to be this lengthy, and unfortunately this wasn’t one of the few. While I do think fantasy is a genre where sometimes longer books make sense, I rarely find myself enjoying fantasy when it’s over 500 pages these days.

There’s a lot of good stuff in this book (and the ending is excellent), but there’s also a lot that probably didn’t need to be there. While I do prefer an overlong third book in a series to stretching the series out to four books, there was some restraint called for here that didn’t happen.

Still, the story closed out nicely and we mostly get what we want (or at least what we think we should get) for the principal characters. Nahri remains the standout of the group, but Dara’s story arc (previously on the whiny side at times) felt redemptive.

With the excessive length the whole thing felt like a little much, but the story was still a good one.

The absolute perfect ending to the wild ride that the Daevabad series has been. Beautifully written, brilliantly plotted, with satisfying endings for all the characters. Best fantasy series I've read in a while!

S. A. Chakraborty finishes her Daevabad trilogy in true form. Like the previous entries in the series, The Empire of Gold lets its characters and world breath, finding just the right pace between a slow burn and a raging inferno for finishing the stories of Nahri, Dara, and Ali. If you've been wondering if the Daevabad trilogy is worth a read, then the answer is yes. The entire trilogy takes fantasy and turns it on its head, focusing on the Middle East instead of Europe, djinn instead of dragons, and racial/religious tensions that vividly echo the issues of our own times. For fans of fantasy, The Empire of Gold and the rest of the Daevabad trilogy are must-reads.

Many, many thanks to HarperCollins for granting my wish to an early access ARC!

I loved the first two books in this trilogy and made sure my local library has copies. I will do so for the third one as well, but I can’t say I enjoyed the last installment nearly as much as the first two.

The novel picks up right where it leaves the reader hanging at the end of Kingdom of Copper, with our heroine and hero on the run with an impossible goal to save their kingdom from madness. The landscape changes, the settings change (which is nice because we were stuck in Daevabad for the whole of Kingdom of Copper like we weren’t in City of Brass), and we meet some of the people that shaped our beloved characters when they were wee ones.

This wrap-up had so much in it that the series really could have had a fourth book, in my opinion. We see a new character, focus heavily on a character we met in the second book, develop a relationship between two characters who are now connected in a way that readers only discovered at the end of the previous book, and kindle and/or fizzle out a relationship between two people in the book that some ship and some don’t. It’s a lot to process in the book, and I really do not feel that the narrative adequately addresses any one aspect well and in enough depth to satisfy my story appetite.

Additionally, where Chakraborty was exquisite with her language in the first two novels, in Empire of Gold, the language takes a coarser turn with too much swearing for my taste. I felt it cheapened the story.

Overall, a bit of a letdown after an amazing crescendo of a story that was really a breath of fresh air in a tired fantasy genre. So disappointed.

My thanks to NetGalley, where the publisher granted my early access wish. I’m so grateful for the ARC.

This book was massive and took me some time to finish. It may have taken longer cause I wanted to savor every second. This was a beautifully written trilogy. I love Jinn books and this series had so much world building and character development. I felt I could visualize every part of this world. The characters range of personalities and the way the developed on to the page made everything more vivid. I highly recommend this trilogy,

The kind of series that sticks with you and captures your heart. Most authors seem to struggle with writing the final book in a series. Tying up all the loose ends and giving characters satisfying arcs that end in a way that feels right. I am so pleased to say that S.A. Chakraborty did that here. She gave us a wonderful series that has a satisfying end that feels right for these characters. What an amazing series!!!

An immensely beautiful and heart wrenching ending. I love this trilogy and this was a perfect final installment. Nahri developed into the type of heroine I could hardly imagine when I first started City of Brass. The way Chakraborty crafts her characters is truly magical. Dara might have been my favorite part of this final book. His POV was extremely dark, but watching him wade through all the moral and political conflicts was a thing of beauty. He was a tragically flawed character but Chakraborty made me care so deeply for him.

This was one of the best series finales I've read in a long time.

Absolutely the best ending for a series I've come across in ages. This was heartbreaking and exciting, and amazing.

Empire of Gold is the perfect end to an enchanting series. In this final installment, we alternate between Nahri, Ali, and Dara’s viewpoints as they each confront personal demons and work to save their beloved city and the lives of everyone they love. Nahri and Ali plot their return to save Daevabad from Manizheh’s rule, while Dara works with Manizheh to capture the city and gain the support of the people. Each character fervently believes they are fighting for what is right, but who will history remember as a savior, and who will be remembered as a monster?

Throughout the Daevabad trilogy, I have been so impressed with Chakraborty’s world building, and this final book went far beyond my expectations. We got to learn each character’s history, see a gorgeous and often ruthless underwater world, and travel to magical lands. The book is long, but there are no words wasted in this story. Every single sentence poignantly builds the world and characters, which adds an extra layer of emotion to the conclusion.

I have seen criticisms from other readers about the pacing of these novels, and I feel Empire of Gold is faster-paced than the previous two books. The stakes are high and you can feel the tension and fear as the book races towards the final confrontation. At the same time, I really appreciate the quiet, intimate moments in which we see the characters interacting or reflecting on their journeys. These glimpses of the mundane really show how much the characters have endured while still keeping their humanity and hope.

I do feel that some of the plot points were tied up a little too conveniently, but overall I am incredibly happy with this conclusion. The novel is dramatic, lyrical, emotional, and entirely imaginative. I wish I could live in this world forever.

A gorgeous finale to an intricate and imaginative series! The grand magic and politicking of Daevabad continue through to a most satisfying conclusion.

My only quarrels are really with the editor rather than the writer. A few sections went on for longer than my attention span was quite up to, and there were some redundancies that could've been tightened up.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What a wild ride this series has been. I all but marathoned them when I got the third from the publisher. I had never heard of the author or the series, and I didn't know very much about the myths.

Like so many others are saying, this is hands down one of the best new fantasy series to come out in the last few years.

Chakraborty writes like an angel. The story she weaves is so complex and satisfying and grogeous.

I'm not a big book crier, but I cried during this. My heart was torn in two. I don't want to leave the world. I don't want the story to end. I'm so glad I was given the privilege of reading it though, I will cherish this series for years to come and I can't wait to see what comes next.

If you're on the fence, read it. If you're not sure you'll like it, read it. Read it. Read it. Read it.

Ugh. THIS SERIES. What a finale. When I picked up The City of Brass years ago, I didn’t know what to expect. And it was a brilliant start to the series. And while I loved the second book, The Kingdom of Copper, it was weighed down in politics and scheming. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but that real action didn’t kick in until the last quarter of the book.

The Empire of Gold is the perfect mix of them both. Books one and two took a while to kick into gear, but you are IMMEDIATELY in the shit with this one. It was such a well-done series. I highly recommend it to fantasy fans, especially if you’ve been reading solely white fantasy authors and Euro-centric fantasy stories. Pick this up instead.

This is a perfect final book in the Daevabad Trilogy. Full of action, adventure, and the quest to restore balance, Chakraborty does a phenomenal job tying up the threads of the series. I could barely put this book down and when it ended I just felt unbelievably at peace with the ending, a feat that rarely happens with trilogies.

Concept// 8/10
Arc of Characters// 8/10
Writing Style// 9/10
Plot & Pacing//8/10
Intrigue// 9/10
Logic & Lore// 8/10
Enjoyment// 10/10

A great quest filled with magic. A realm of loss and redemption. A queen determined to rule and conquer is pitted against a resourceful, sometimes funny magical con , who must restore her power to gain back control. A true odyssey. With unforgettable characters. Happy reading