A Chorus of Dragons has become one of my favorite series. This has one of the most epic, satisfying conclusion to a series that I've ever read! The characters are favorites for me, and I absolutely loved following them through all the tense adventures, relationship ups and downs, and their epic character arcs. The witty banter is top notch.

I feel as though the first half of this book is setting up for the epic conclusion, and I thought it was very well done. The climax was well written and well paced (and had me on the edge of my seat)! I came away from the series feeling as though I've been through the emotional wringer but still hopeful.

Jenn Lyons has become an autobuy author for me, and I cannot wait to see what she has in store for the future!

With only days, possibly hours left until Relos Var completes his ritual and ascends to godhood, Kihrin, Janel, Tereath, and the rest of their allies must find a way to defeat the ancient wizard once and for all. As the continent spins further and further towards war and chaos, this band of assassins, demons, new gods, wizards, reincarnated emperors and more must pull the final pieces into place in a mad gambit that has only the slimmest chances of working. Gods and dragons will clash before the dust settles in the final war for the fate of the world.

THE DISCORD OF GODS wraps up A CHORUS OF DRAGONS in one action-packed, if exposition heavy, finale. After four books and thousands of pages, there’s a lot of final maneuvering to do so a domino chain of events can (hopefully) lead to Relos Var’s undoing. There’s also quite a bit to unpack as information comes to light about the nature of demons, and what that means for the world at large. The cast of more than a dozen characters is quite literally spread over not only continents, but other planes of existence, all learning different information at different times. This sometimes means that things get lightly re-explained when characters come back together, which on the one hand, reinforced the information for the readers, but also could be slightly repetitive as yet another character went “wait, you found out WHAT?”

Thankfully, in between all the exposition, THE DISCORD OF GODS keeps things moving, with a constant chess match as Relos Var tries to counter what Kihrin is orchestrating. And while it was always going to be hard to top the finale battle of THE HOUSE OF ALWAYS, which starts with a kraken fighting a dragon and escalates from there, THE DISCORD OF GODS gives it a run for its money. It is a slugfest between dragons, gods, and entities elevated to godlike power, and the visuals are jawdropping in scale (literal mountains are occasionally hurled).

If you’ve struggled with the way previous books in the series played with structure, this is the most linear entry yet, with almost no time jumps (if any). With events taking place in less than 48 hours (if I counted correctly), there’s very little time to breathe, racing from one event to the next. That also means this is a pretty plot heavy book; if you aren’t invested in the characters by this point, THE DISCORD OF GODS is not going to do any heavy lifting to change your mind, as it is (understandably) entirely focused on concluding the saga.

And yes, the footnotes do return, although this time there are two people providing commentary, which occasionally results in bickering between the characters within the footnotes themselves, much to my delight.

A CHORUS OF DRAGONS has been a madcap, engrossing read from start to finish. I frequently had a hard time putting any of these books down, despite their daunting size. The series is certainly not for the faint of heart, what with the non-linear storytelling and the dozens of characters, many of whom have either been reincarnated and are remembering past lives, or have been involved in some kind of magical soul-swapping (don’t get me started on the family trees). And yet, even at my most confused, I was compelled to keep reading. There’s a kinetic energy to the writing that whirls me from scene to scene, even as I try to remember that a character’s son is actually their reincarnated father. A CHORUS OF DRAGONS is just plain fun, and for that I will always recommend it.

***Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an electronic copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.***

A great series is one that sticks the landing and A Chorus of Dragons managed to do just that. The book starts off a touch slow as we see where everyone is currently placed, but once it picks up it goes full throttle to the end. The ending managed to tie up everything in a satisfying end while still leaving the chance for future stories, which I would love to read. Jenn Lyons put in a lot of thought into her world and I hope she gets the chance to explore it more with other adventures.

I look forward to rereading this series in the future. I imagine I will find a lot of Easter eggs sprinkled in the story that I missed the first time.

*eARC provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

So many thoughts about the conclusion to one of my favorite series. This review may contain some spoilers.

Firstly, Kihrin + Janel + Teraeth forever! Very glad they all made it out safely.

The book was at times both fast and slow paced, as it takes places over a very short period of time, but there are many characters that it follows all doing something different. Speaking of those characters, it feels like Kihrin wasn't a very big part of this book (which makes sense, considering he was a being of mass destruction the entire time), but I was disappointed.

There are a lot of characters and callbacks to the events of the first two books. We see Dorna, Ninavis, and even some we thought were dead dead (you know, instead of only temporarily dead).

Personally, after all of the focus on them in the other books, I though Xaltorath would have had a bigger role in Discord, but they didn't really.

There is room for more expansion! It may have concluded on the gods, but there is plenty to learn about dragons and cornerstones.

Overall, it is a well done conclusion to a very complex high fantasy series. Doesn't try to wrap everything up in a bow, but gives enough information to satisfy the reader.

There was nothing wrong Discord of the Gods, but I hyped the end of this series so much in my head. What was written on that page didn’t end up matching the vision that I had created in my head, so this final installment left me a bit disappointed. Still giving it four stars.

This book was so special to me. I found the first book at the library, and just pulled it off the shelf, not knowing the wild ride that I was in for. Over the course of four books (before this one), Jenn Lyons has led us on quite the adventure and I was eager to see how this would wrap up.

Suffice it to say that I was not disappointed. The characters remain as fun and as snarky as always. Our favorite characters join together for one final scheme to defeat Rev'arric/Relos Var. While I'm don't want to give too much away, the ending left me satisfied in this world (though I could have taken a little more romance between our favorite throuple) and I felt happy that I had dedicated by time to it.

I had the most wonderful time rereading this series in preparation for The Discord of Gods and I would definitely recommend refreshing your memory if you have the time to do so because this is such a fantastic story from book one to five. However, those short on time need not worry as Jenn Lyons has so kindly provided the standard witty summary at the start of the book to drop you back in the action.
I'll skip to the good stuff: this is an utterly amazing end to a series that has been profoundly phenomenal from the start. Ending a series of this magnitude cannot have been easy and I'm so delighted to say that I loved the way that everything turned out. Initially I was disappointed that this book didn't have as clear a narrative structure as previous books but thinking about it from the other side I feel as though the various narrative viewpoints flowed into each other wonderfully and the usual commentary from our favourite footnote narrators was particularly delicious.
I've never really had the urge to write fanfic before but with this book it just feels as though there are so many elements one could explore I will admit it is tempting to open an account on AO3...
Fans of the series will not be disappointed by this ending, the writing is fantastic, the story wondrous, the characters heartbreaking as always - and there are DRAGONS. If you've not yet dipped your toe into A Chorus of Dragons may I suggest you do so immediately as these have quickly become one of my all time favourite fantasy series.
I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Note: I received and am reviewing an Advanced Reader Copy through NetGalley.

I truly did not think a book with so many subplots and surprise twists could end so neatly, but Lyons has pleasantly surprised me. I have grown incredibly attached to the characters and while I am sad to see their story end, I am filled with joy at the ending. I will not spoil anything in my review, and while there are characters who have endings that are incredibly bittersweet, above all this series shows that even rough, adventurous stories deserve happy endings too.

I highly recommend this book to anyone anxious to see how Khirin and co’s stories end, and the overall series to anyone who loves adventure and fantasy but hates being disappointed.

I am not a huge huge fan of fantasy but this book really delivered. If this was a definition of fantasy, then I would agree it 100%

This book is that it’s part Marvel’s Cinematic Universe’s "Infinity War Saga," part "A Song of Ice and Fire," and part "The Legend of Zelda" all rolled into one entertaining reading experience!

The wars are about to begin. ALL of the characters have spent their lives preparing for the final showdown. All of the parties know what they must do in order to win and to achieve their goals. The questions are not only about who will succeed and why, but also what the characters are willing to do in order to win.

"The Discord of Gods" is an amazing (and complex) conclusion to "A Chorus of Dragons." Jenn Lyons wrote a narrative that connected ALL of the pieces mentioned throughout the series and made sure they all connected in the end. This series is an excellent addition to the fantasy canon! I can’t wait to read the author’s next project.

Ah, The Discord of Gods. The finale of A Chorus of Dragons.
After finding myself disappointed with The House of Always, I was excited to get to this one to see how Lyons would finish out the series.
Unlike the other four books in the series, this follows a very linear timeline and structure. No story within a story, bouncing timelines, or anything much fancy, besides the squabbling of two of our narrators in the footnotes, which I have always enjoyed in this series, much to my surprise. Realizing that this was going to be linear and rush headlong into the action and climax, I found myself relieved. The amount of brainpower and attention to detail, and stretching my personally goldfish sized memory for the first four books really took a lot out of me.

Imagine my surprise at being disappointed due to the way this was told linearly. I think this finale overall simply left me wanting more. After four books, I expected more from the climax, and definitely more from the very end of the series. Things don't have to be tied up entirely for me to enjoy an ending, but this one had me feeling like there was too much left up in the air.

This finale moved incredibly quickly, which in turn made the big events, losses, plot twists, etc, not feeling nearly as impactful as they should've. I kept coming back to this series for the characters, and actually have found my love for the characters waning over the books due to frustration at the confusing storytelling, which has impacted how I feel about the series as a whole. I really enjoyed The Ruin of Kings, and then felt like my enjoyment waned until it hit a low in book 4.

While I enjoyed finishing the series, seeing some of our characters happy and more or less whole, I think I was bummed that it all ended so simply in comparison to everything that had led our group to the finale. 3.5/5 stars.

A huge thank you to the lovely folks at Tor for the e-arc, all opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley & Macmillan-Tor/Forge, Tor Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was truly a stunning conclusion to Jenn Lyon's best-selling series. This is exactly what Epic Fantasy should be about, and what a ride this was. I will miss these characters and world so much. This is definitely not a series to be missed! The only problem I had is that I wish more people were talking about this series in general. Hopefully that will change as this series becomes more popular and known.

Compared to the rest of the series, The Discord of Gods is a rather plain and straightforward read, devoid of narrative framing or flashbacks, with footnotes that are more commentary than content. It's almost like a traditional novel, at least in terms of structure, which would be something of a disappointment if Jenn Lyons didn't do such a superb job of tying up so many loose threads - because, of course, in terms of characters, plots, and themes, this is just as joyfully convoluted as we've come to expect.

This final volume starts slow, with a lot of discussion, debate, and character exposition, but as connections are slowly revealed, we come to understand the significance of those moments - and, it must be said, what we learn about demons is absolutely fascinating (and a little terrifying). By the time the action takes over - and the final 200 pages are ALL action - this races along to a conclusion that is immensely more satisfying than nearly any other epic fantasy I've seen through to the end in many, many years.

I think part of what struck me so strongly about the story here is that for a world in which resurrection and reincarnation are common, a world in which most of our cast of characters have narrative threads pulling from a myriad of lives, there's real stakes here - many characters (actually, just about all the characters) die, and some will remain dead after the final page is turned. Death, in essence, has come to have real meaning for the first time, and that makes its impact gut-wrenching.

And that brings me to the last thing I want to touch on, the themes of A Chorus of Dragons. There have been a lot of them, and you could argue it's as much about power, corruption, immortality, belief, or humanity as it is about anything, but this last book especially makes the point that it's all been about love, love for family born, family created, and family found. From the worst case of sibling rivalry you can imagine to the most wonderful case of shared love and romance you can dream, this is a story about love.

There are hints at the end that this may not be Lyons' last visit to this world, but it's definitely the end of a chapter, and as such it's a thoroughly satisfying conclusion to a narrative I had no idea even could end 5 books ago. Regardless of where she goes next, I'm hungry for more.

This book was so good, folks. Like - it's rare that I like finales but this one was totally worth it. I didn't see a LOT of it coming and it was just great.

Thank you to Tor Books and NetGalley for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Getting to read an ARC of this book pretty much made my whole year. I love this series so so much so The Discord of Gods was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022, and it did not disappoint. I thought this was an amazing conclusion to a series that was already just absolutely incredible. Everything from the previous four books was tied together so well in a series of (sometimes unfortunate) events that were as epic as you'd want from such a large-scale fantasy, but they never felt disconnected from the characters.

Kihrin/Teraeth/Janel continue to be the most precious throuple in fiction (along with Zetian/Yizhi/Shimin of course). I loved the conclusions of all of the characters' arcs, they all felt very natural and realistic to me. It was also really great to see everyone all together! Despite the massive cast of characters, it's never confusing whose POV we're in at any given moment.

As with every book in this series there are footnotes, and they were again absolutely delightful, especially because in this book it's the two people who wrote the footnotes in the previous books writing them together!! I really appreciated getting to see more of their relationship through the footnotes because I absolutely adore them and their dynamic.

As excellent as this conclusion was, I'm sad that one of my favourite series has come to an end. It's been an incredible ride and I can't wait to do another reread sometime in the future! In the meantime I'll continue to do my best to convince everyone to read this series.

Firstly I would like to thank Tor and Netgally for granting me an early E-Arc copy for review.

Here we are at the end. If you know me, you know how much this series has held such a candle in my life. Jenn Lyons has certainly become a new found beloved author for me, I don't think I've ever been, in such, entranced by a book series as much as this. Anyone and everyone who knows me or follows my socials, will know how much I rave about this book series and how I always auto recommend it to anyone looking for inspiration.

The final book officially comes out April 26th and I certainly have been counting down the days till its release, so when I was granted the early copy on netgally.. Well I squealed! I immediately dove in and from the moment I picked it up, I was entranced and drawn back into the world as if I'd never been away. The book starts very, very high paced and from the get go the characters are plotting and conspiring to save both the world and each other.

Within this story I found that certain characters definitely took much more centre than other characters in previous books. It was nice to hear all sides of the story, and get a feel for what each characters from opposite sides of the world are doing to help one another. It was heartwarming to read the characters all working together against the common enemy Relos Var. Kihrin is currently trying to fight the pull of Vol Korath, to continue to throw his brother away from the truth. But Kihrin is himself, struggling to remember who he truly is and constantly battles to keep himself sane to once again return to his friends, his family and his loves.

Teraeth, Janel, Xivian and Talea all work together to resurrect an ally, and also to learn how to control their newly issues powers from the roles they have inherited. And from the get go, each and every character has role to play in fooling Relos Var whilst others fight to defeat him. Teraeth and Janel also have to contend with a mimic pretending to be their lover to take attention away from where Kihrin truly is, and both struggle to play pretend. I felt for Janel, she truly misses Kihrin and is struggling to contend with him not being there, and the terrifying prospect of him not coming back. The longing looks between the trio when they all reunite in person but cannot even touch one another are powerful and heartbreaking.

Xivian and Talea have held my heart for as long as they were introduced within the story, and their love only blossoms throughout the series and also is shown in hints across this book. However, Jenn decided to rip my heart out across the course of this book when it's finally revealed that out of all the people who can be saved if it goes wrong, Xivian is not one of them. And she held on that promise, which absolutely tore my heart out!! Even worse, we don't not get, but a brief paragraph, an insight into how Talea reacts to this. However the epligoue had a bittersweetness to it, to which had me sobbing even more than I already had been. Xivian finally found peace in the afterlife and along she meets Surdeyah, whose death we as the readers have long been reeling from.

The ending holds so much to discuss and I believe it to be both a succinct ending and also something open. It felt like such a whirlwind of events happening, and from one thing to another my heart was firmly in my mouth. It certainly was a plan and a half to finally entrap Relos Var into something he could not escape, and how best to trap a creature such as Relos Var, well. Use his best tricks against him. I was both shocked and in hysterics to read how it was the Stone of Shackles that was his final let down. That necklace surely has become such a nuisance throughout this worlds history. The final scenes between Revarric and S'arric was interesting, and I can only wish we were shown a lot more about the history between them. I would be very intrigued on a book about the past with the 8 immortals and both Revarric and S'arric.

Kihrin survives, but now entrapped in the body of his killer- his previous incarnations brother. The irony is not lost. Whilst I'm very intrigued to discover what in the future Kihrin decides to do about his newfound body situation, it seems to not deter Teraeth of Janel. Which was a hilarious scene in and out of itself. It was well deserved of a happy ending for the trio after all they've endured lifetime after lifetime.

Whilst there is so much that it's finalised, wrapped up and so amazingly done. I am very curious about some of our characters who steadily gained more of a front role, and where they found themselves to be now that the war is won so to speak. I really hope the author returns to this series and explores more about the characters we are left wanting much more from.

Overall, my love for this series is eternal and I don't think I will ever find such a story that enraptures my heart as much as Jenn Lyons A Chorus of Dragons series has. I'm very eager to discover where the author goes next with her work and what new stories and characters she brings to the table. Every book of this series has earned their 5 stars from me. And I think I'll find myself forever and ever rereading them.

I adore this series so I knew going in that Jenn Lyons was going to have to do something spectacularly awful to make me give this book anything less than 5 stars. Being with these characters in this world is so much fun. I love that Lyons took the "Chosen One" of traditional fantasy and said "well what about everybody else" and I love just how unapologetically queer this series is and the vibrant personalities of all the characters. I know that the series will go on my comfort reread list. That being said, as much as I loved this book and thought it a fitting finale, there were some things that sort of let me down.

For one, each of the previous books uses multiple timelines in a chronicle format so you know who is compiling the information and who their intended in-world audience is; however, this was structured more like a traditional fantasy book. Though we still do have footnotes and seeing Thurvishar and Senera fight in them was giving me so much joy. I thought the traditional format worked well pacing wise here, but the departure from the norm was kind of a let down.

My biggest "disappointment" though was the lack of quiet character moments. The characters in this series are some of my favorites in all of fiction. I loved Kihrin in The Ruin of Kings and as the books expanded and the cast of characters grew larger, I kept loving everyone being introduced and being excited when some of them (looking at you Galen and Qown) were brought back. But after The House of Always being essentially one large locked room therapy session, this book was just go go go and I found I missed the little moments in between all the action. I also wanted to see more Kihrin. It makes sense with where he's at and how the plot progresses that we wouldn't spend as much time with him, but I still missed him. And Janel and Teraeth.

All that being said, this book (and my reread of the first four) have been my favorite reads of 2022 and I would highly recommend the series. Yes, the storytelling is convoluted but I promise Jenn Lyons knows what she's doing and it makes for excellent reread ability.

I also highly recommend the audiobooks especially if you're struggling with the footnotes as there is a separate voice for them. But as a whole, Vikas Adam voices Kihrin's disaster bi personality perfectly and Feodor Chin's Thurvishar is exactly the kind of sassy annotator I expect him to be and Lauren Fortgang who joined the cast with The Name of All Things as Janel/Senera is excellent at portraying the Over It smart one.

I was so excited for this book! The final one in a favorite series of mine, but it let me down slightly. It was still good, with good writing and likable characters, but there were a few things I didn't love.

First, there were too many points of view. It was hard to keep track of what goal was whose and where everyone was. For most of the book, Kihrin's sections confused me as I didn't understand his goal. We needed way more of him, and way less than others. Also there was a trip to the moon. It totally threw me off and didn't really do anything for the story. Then, if you're going to have an unplanned pregnancy, actually make it mean something. It had absolutely no point except to have the character say it for shock value, and then it never did anything for the plot or story. It could have too, there were opportunities to make it important, but it never was. It also ended a little too easily. The final battles all happened in the last hundred pages, and there were three of them. It felt like the author had too many ideas and tried to wrap it up in a 528 page book, which, for a final novel in a high fantasy series, is too short.

However, I did enjoy the main characters, the writing, and the plot as a whole, and I definitely recommend the series!

Well this book was utterly fantastic! I've been loving this series from the beginning, and this was an amazing conclusion! I loved how things went down, and how things wrapped up! It was really fitting for this epic series!

With how things ended with The House of Always, I had to know what was going to happen next! What with Kihrin in the body of Vol Karoth and all. Things progressed really quickly-from the ending of The Ruin of Kings, to the showdown in this book is about 4 months. It's insane how much has happened in such a short period of time, and how big it's been!

That reveal about the demons? It was so logical, given what we knew, but I just wasn't expecting that. But wow, what an impact! And how it plays into Relos Var's plans, well, it's just one more reason why he's the villain in this series.

I loved that ending! I loved the plans that were made, and how they worked out, to varying degrees of success. And the threads that weren't tied up, well, they were left in a pretty great place. Though I would've liked to have a bit more time in the aftermath, with a few specific questions about some characters who weren't mentioned...

Loved reading this book so much, and I can't wait to see what Jenn Lyons writes next!