Customer Reviews

Dark King of the North (Book III of the Kobalos Trilogy)

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I read all three books in a fairly short time span and was able to deeply immerse myself in the story. The character development was good, the plot intriguing, and certainly the price was right for the Kindle edition. However the last few chapters of this book left me nonplused.

The resolution of the main character's (Kron Darkbow) quest didn't make sense. The protagonist (Belgad the Liar) uses the excuse of "I only wanted 'X' to happen, but 'Y' happened instead." What? Darkbow already knew that Belgad had not been personally involved in the death of his parents, but considered Belgad complicit by putting the events in motion City of Rogues (Book I of The Kobalos Trilogy). Then, at the end, an "I did not know" is all it takes to put this to bed? Weak! Johnston has brought Darkbow through the entire adventure to end his quest with amnesia, an "Oops, I didn't know," and the rewarding of Belgad (who, on top of everything else is a sore winner). I can only hope that Darkbow returns later to Kobalos, as I'm sure Belgad will return to his mafia-like ways and justice will need to be done.

So, would I recommend this series? Yes, it's a good read with only a few non sequiturs and minor editing mistakes that all ebooks seem to have. (Whatever happened to good editors? But at this sales price, the question answers itself). Just prepare to envision an alternate ending in your mind when you get to the end.

This was the last book of the Kobalos Trilogy, so I was looking for everything to wrap up nicely. I think the author did this well. Most of the things I was hoping for at the end actually happened, so I was pleased with that as well. Good job, Ty.

I don't like to include spoilers in my reviews, so I'll be kind of vague here, but there was one character that was supposed to be sort of a bad guy, yet I never felt real animosity toward him. Ty did a great job painting one picture of the character, but also making the reader feel as if there was a little more to the guy; that he wasn't quite what he seemed. And the ending showed that my feelings all along had been true.

This book was as good as the other two in the trilogy and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Ty Johnston is a great writer, and I'm glad I found him!

I could mention all the details about this book, and the trilogy as a whole, that captured my attention and completely satisfied me as a reader. But I will leave each to discover those for themselves. Suffice it to say I enjoyed this trilogy thoroughly, and will pay its writer, Ty Johnston, the highest compliment I think available from a reader to an author. Which is. I intend to read your past and future writings for I find them very satisfying. And will pay good money for them; although I really like the current reasonable costs. :-)

Aloha, and mahalo from the land where palm trees sway...Hawaii!

This series has been an outstanding read. Very unique story that keeps you wanting more with the turn of each page. I hope there is more to come!

I was a little disappointed with the way this trilogy ended. All of the main characters, with the exception of one, ended up going in very unlikely directions. All of the character development was wasted when at the end, they did something completely strange, contrary to their nature.
In addition, there were SO many errors. What was there, no time to edit before publishing? I'm not a crazy perfectionist searching for any error I can, to make me feel good, they where everywhere. Misspelled words, jumbled up sentences... You name it. I don't recall noticing this in the previous two books.