As the series goes along, more elements are woven into the larger story and things carry over between books. In general this is good, but with this book it felt like a) there were too many balls up in the air and b) the main issue of the series was parked not that long after it was identified (in previous books) as the real problem, in favour of... an interesting task, but perhaps not the most pressing one in light of the bigger issue.

I felt that this book wasn’t as tightly plotted as the previous ones had been. In the first chapters, when we are reading about Harry’s life, I kept thinking that I must have missed a short story, because I had no idea who this guy was, or why it was important for me to know. Eventually it all came together, but the writing just didn’t come out as smoothly as I have come to expect.

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Next, plot-wise this was probably the most convoluted of the books so far. I think it was supposed to be more of a political thriller than the others, but Conrad's forte is action hero so there was a lot of listening to gossip, travelling, timeline descriptions, etc. I thought the characters were fairly interesting, but most of the story was kind of boring and didn't really let Conrad do his thing. Probably why we had to switch from his POV so often. Conrad never could resist a challenge. Before you can say “Ragnarok”, he’s plunged into a world of gods, mages, witches, dwarves, and one very aggressive giant mole. There are also some clunky bits (Merseyside United anyone?) which is a shame because they’re grit in what is otherwise quite a well oiled mechanism. First coming out through the ‘Paw Press’ publishing imprint in 2018 on the 17th of August, this would be the third book in ‘The King’s Watch’ series. Continuing on from the previous novels, it’s another stand-alone mystery fantasy novel, all set in the same world as before with the same characters. Mixing the two genres together, it’s an engaging combination, really bringing its world to life, giving it a real sense of vibrancy. Why did the author choose this symbol? Does he think, he can white-wash the swastika of its historic blood? The feeble argument, that the swastika was just a harmless sign before the Nazis took it over, does not work for me. Because the Nazis did their anti-human crimes under this banner! There are still lots of hateful people out there, who use the swastika to show their support for the racist, murderous ideology, it now stands for.

If you felt it was important enough to publish a short story about it, than it must have been important enough to be included in the book to begin with.Ok, I read six novels and two novellas by now. The main story line kept me going, there were some interesting plots, but still I'm going to quit the series now. His current writing project is the King’s Watch series of urban fantasy novels, from 13th Witch all the way down to Zero Hour. If he can keep it up. Author also writes under Ruth Ward At least, until this one. The story elements are all still there, but the writing felt much more like the first book than what I had just finished in the 5th book. I would put this one at a low 3-star compared to the others. It is still better than 2 stars though. Conrad Clarke is about to get married. Could life get any better for the Lord Guardian of the North? The Codex Defanatus is sealed away, peace has been cemented in the Lakeland Particular and as far as he knows, no one is out to get him. Time to relax... Sigh.....I have read every book in the series, so far. This includes the stand-alone short stories. I have enjoyed all of them, and, rated them highly. Until now.

I don't like clerical errors and I think this book has more than the rest of the other books in this series thus far.I also love the way details are dropped into the story with an almost casual air. I expect the author has done a phenomenal amount of research and it shows, but not in massive info-dumps, or great wodges of boring details. There's a comfortable sense that this author isn't going to drop a clanger or write something so stupid that I want to throw my Kindle across the room. Instead I am quietly enjoying learning small details without feeling I am being lectured at! Proving himself to be a hugely versatile writer, Attwood has also contributed to the ‘King’s Watch Story’ collection of books. This series has been written alongside other writers, including Lucy Campbell, making him a more than adept novelist. Maintaining a profile both offline and on, he continues to make a name for himself, being highly popular with readers from all over. Conrad Clarke is about to get married. Could life get any better for the Lord Guardian of the North? The Codex Defanatus is sealed away, peace has been cemented in the Lakeland Particular and as far as he knows, no one is out to get him. Time to relax…