The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War Book 3)

425 pages

Published June 7, 2016 by Ace.

ISBN:: 978-1-101-63095-2

(1 review)

All the horrors of Hell stand between Snorri Ver Snagason and the rescue of his family, if indeed the dead can be rescued. For Jalan Kendeth, getting back out alive and with Loki's key is all that matters. Loki's creation can open any lock, any door, and it may also be the key to Jalan's fortune back in the living world. Jalan plans to return to the three w's that have been the core of his idle and debauched life: wine, women, and wagering. Fate however has other plans, larger plans. The Wheel of Osheim is turning ever faster, and it will crack the world unless it's stopped. When the end of all things looms, and there's nowhere to run, even the worst coward must find new answers. Jalan and Snorri face many dangers, from the corpse hordes of the Dead King to the many mirrors of the Lady Blue, …

All the horrors of Hell stand between Snorri Ver Snagason and the rescue of his family, if indeed the dead can be rescued. For Jalan Kendeth, getting back out alive and with Loki's key is all that matters. Loki's creation can open any lock, any door, and it may also be the key to Jalan's fortune back in the living world. Jalan plans to return to the three w's that have been the core of his idle and debauched life: wine, women, and wagering. Fate however has other plans, larger plans. The Wheel of Osheim is turning ever faster, and it will crack the world unless it's stopped. When the end of all things looms, and there's nowhere to run, even the worst coward must find new answers. Jalan and Snorri face many dangers, from the corpse hordes of the Dead King to the many mirrors of the Lady Blue, but in the end, fast or slow, the Wheel of Osheim always pulls you back. In the end it's win or die.

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Kadomi reviewed The wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence (The Red Queen's war -- book 3)

Review of 'The wheel of Osheim' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Satisfying conclusion to this trilogy about the likeable anti-hero Prince Jalan, liar, coward, cheater, thief.

In order to stop a catastrophe this unlikely hero has to be the one to turn off the Wheel of Osheim, a Large Hadron Collider in what was formerly known as Leipzig, before the Builders set off a nuclear disaster that changed the world.

It's really more post-apocalyptic fantasy than anything else in this installment, with lots of necromancy to boot. I can't say I fully understood how it all worked, and how the Blue Lady was so dangerous, but it was a fun ride with Jalan and Snorri, and I enjoyed it a lot.