The Death of Chaos continues the saga of Recluce with Lerris' contribution and the end of Justen's story. If you've paid any attention to the magic system behind the series, you'll know that the Death of Chaos automatically also means the Death of Order as well. The story once again revolves around an invasion from an empire, and Lerris's increasingly desperate and costly effort to fend them off.
One interesting piece is that the technology we saw at the start of the novel is no longer unique to Recluce, and other states have started manufacturing steam ships and ironsides warships as well. Lerris gets very annoying in parts because of how obtuse he is about other people's reactions to his actions, but by and large he's still a very likable character, and has hobbies other than saving the world, which is unusual in this type of adventure story.
The ending is really sad, as with other Recluce novels --- the cost of being able to keep your independence is very high. The book is a bit of a doorstop, taking me a long time to finish but at no point did I feel like I was going to stop reading it. Recommended.
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