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The Spider’s War by Daniel Abraham

Abundantly readable and exactly as satisfying an ending of a five book fantasy series as you could ask, but also totally boring - it seems like Abraham took the least-risk option every step of the way here, and so ends up with a conclusion that feels like the solution to a mathematical equation. 

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