I love when a series has an ending that doesn’t let me down and Carey brings a knockout punch to finish out the trilogy with The Fall of Koli. I don’t know if I would say it’s my favorite finale, but it is definitely up there with some of the others that I have read. His prose is just so eloquent and beautiful that I couldn’t help but just let it envelop me from when I started this until now, flipping every page just to see what happens next but to read how he tells what happens next. Line after line of quotes that stick with you and a story that unfolds to a spectacular end.
I have compared this to Brave New World, The Book of Eli and The Walking Dead, and now that I’m finished I feel like maybe not so much The Book of Eli, but the other two are very much like that in certain ways. Brave New World is essentially a warning to all that advanced technology could take over and humans could lose their humanity, which The Ramparts trilogy takes that basis and creates a world based on humanity losing that control, and becomes a post apocalyptic world like The Walking Dead, but nature is the zombie. As I stated, nature in this series is a secondary part of the story, because the humans that survived are, you’ve got your antagonists that want the power to control the masses and will do anything they can to make sure they get it, and it’s up to a few to make sure that doesn’t happen.
“ I was thinking the while about how love works and how it shows itself, and how it can’t find a way sometimes to say what it means. But it’s most real when it’s most tongue-tied, the same way a wide and deep river will move quiet between its banks, while a little freshet will sing its heart out all the live-long day.”
I loved the characters and continue to feel like Cup is my favorite, she is such a fierce warrior and unapologetic for who she is. Koli is the perfect protagonist and is the kind hearted, look for ways to improve kind of person that values life as a whole and wants it for everyone. Spinner has grown on me a bit more from getting her own pov in book 2. I liked her, but was a bit hesitant on how I would feel, but The Fall of Koli put her up in strong standing with the other three, and finally Monono is hard not to love, with her comedic relief that she drops here and there that are full of metaphors, songs or pop culture references the other characters don’t understand. She’s much more than that, but that’s what makes her stand out the most to me. Ursala takes somewhat of a backseat in this final book, but still plays a big part. I’m not one to bother on race, gender or sexuality in a series, but if you are looking for a series that has a poc main character and a character that is trans, then you should add this to your TBR. This series is much more than that, but if you’re looking for those certain additions, this is the series for you, if it’s not, this is still the series for you!
There was one scene that was giving me some serious vibes from the movie 300, but ended up not being that way, that did let me down just a tad because I really thought I was about to get a “THIS IS SPARTA” moment from Spinner! Theo Solomon and Saffron Coomber did another phenomenal job narrating this story. The final 20% had the POV’s shifting back and forth between the two narrations showing the final battle from two different point of views made it that much more nail-bitingly dramatic. I can’t say enough about how great this series was and how it finished, while there’s nothing really new about it, it’s still fantastic and easily one that can make anyone get sucked right in.
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Hans
2nd and 3rd part of trilogy excellen!
Reviewed in Germany on September 22, 2021
Richard
Well written story, but a bit too cute at the end
Reviewed in Australia on August 26, 2023Louise M
Gripping book, with a satisfying ending
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2021