Buying Options

Print List Price:	$17.99
Kindle Price:	$9.99 Save $8.00 (44%)
Sold by:	Hachette Book Group Price set by seller.

Promotions apply when you purchase

Add Audible narration to your purchase for just $12.99

Deliver to your Kindle or other device

Enter a promotion code or Gift Card

Share <Embed>

Wrath (The Faithful and the Fallen Book 4) by [John Gwynne]

Audible Sample

Playing...

Paused

Follow the Author

John Gwynne

Wrath (The Faithful and the Fallen Book 4) Kindle Edition

by John Gwynne (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

779 ratings

Book 4 of 4: The Faithful and the Fallen

See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions

Price

New from

Used from

Kindle

"Please retry"

$9.99

—

Audible Audiobook, Unabridged

"Please retry"

$0.00

Free with your Audible trial

Hardcover

"Please retry"

$1,002.00

$579.00

$104.53

Paperback

"Please retry"

$15.99

$11.55

$3.49

The fourth in the Faithful and the Fallen series from John Gwynne, an epic fantasy perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson and David Gemmell.

Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at Drassil and three of the Seven Treasures are in his possession. And together with Calidus and his ally Queen Rhin, Nathair will do anything to obtain the remaining Treasures. With all seven under his command, he can open a portal to the Otherworld. Then Asroth and his demon-horde will finally break into the Banished Lands and become flesh.

Meanwhile Corban has been taken prisoner by the Jotun, warrior giants who ride their enormous bears into battle. His warband scattered, Corban must make new allies if he hopes to survive. But can he bond with competing factions of warlike giants? Somehow he must, if he's to counter the threat Nathair represents.

His life hangs in the balance -- and with it, the fate of the Banished Lands.

Length: 715 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Audible book: Audible book Switch back and forth between reading the Kindle book and listening to the Audible book with Whispersync for Voice. Add the Audible book for a reduced price of $12.99 when you buy the Kindle book. Available

Book 4 of 4 in The Faithful and the Fallen

Customers who bought this item also bought

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

John Gwynne
706
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
872
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
1,073
Kindle Edition
$9.59
John Gwynne
533
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
514
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
620
Kindle Edition
$9.99

Customers who viewed this item also viewed

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

John Gwynne
1,073
Kindle Edition
$7.99
John Gwynne
533
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
706
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
872
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
620
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
514
Kindle Edition
$9.99

Amazon Business : For business-only pricing, quantity discounts and FREE Shipping. Register a free business account

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A series that promises the same degree of complexity and depth found in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time books and George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series."

―Library Journal (starred review)

"Influenced by Gemmell's Rigante and George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones ... Hell of a debut."

―Conn Iggulden

"Middle Earth-ish extravaganza with all the usual thrills, chills, spills and frills ... there's plenty of action."

―Kirkus

"Three-dimensional characters, a gripping plot, and a world that became real to me ... this is the type of fantasy I love to read and I truly can't wait to read the next volume in The Faith and the Fallen!"

―Fantasy Book Critic

"John Gwynne hits all the right spots in his epic tale of good vs evil . . . there's a lot of pleasure to be had in this debut novel; Gwynne is definitely one to watch."―SFX

"Warring clans, sleeping giants, Banished Lands and omens and portents ... a strong contender for 'if you like Game of Thrones, why not try this?' award."

―Independent

"Readers will be keenly turning pages... This book would appeal to fans of the Game of Thrones series."

―Booklist --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

John Gwynne studied and lectured at Brighton University. He's been in a rock 'n' roll band, playing the double bass, traveled the USA and lived in Canada for a time. He is married with four children and lives in Eastbourne, running a small family business rejuvenating vintage furniture. Malice is his debut novel. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

Product details

ASIN : B017RQP306
Publisher : Orbit (December 6, 2016)
Publication date : December 6, 2016
Language : English
File size : 3916 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 715 pages
Lending : Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #74,101 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #515 in Historical Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #861 in Historical Fantasy (Books)
- #1,219 in Dark Fantasy Horror

Customer Reviews:
779 ratings

Customer reviews

5 star		78%
4 star		18%
3 star		3%
2 star 0% (0%)		0%
1 star 0% (0%)		0%

How are ratings calculated?

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

CoreyG

Very predictable, but....good

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2018

Verified Purchase

Definitely a series where I couldn't put the books down. That being said, the writer definitely needs to learn 3 important things.
1.) Describe people a little better. After the series ended I still don't really know what Edana looks like. There is virtually no talk about how she looks. Same with other characters.
2. ) Love stories were so weak. Yes, I know us guys like war and adventure, etc, but....for the love of God....interject a good love story in there. Give us more of their interaction.
3.) Add some grayness. The story and characters were VERY predictable (as other reviewers can attest to). Add some mistakes, or some grayness. Add some twists (Meical twist was forced). And Camlin could have been much better, but....he went from bad guy to golden perfect hero. Ugh.

I know this sounds like I should give it a 2 star review, but....for all those issues, I still enjoyed the very "typical" story. I look forward to more from this writer as he develops.

6 people found this helpful

Helpful

L Torabpour

Nice wrap up to an engaging series

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2019

Verified Purchase

three and a half stars, but I'll round up for the big effort put into these books..well done.

This entire series had me turning the page and kept me engaged throughout. I loved the build up and the plot and I would say overall this was a very good series.

I did find a few things frustrating..first, too many POV characters. I would rather have characters fleshed out more and the differing viewpoints narrowed. I didn't feel the characters ever got as fully fleshed out and real as they could have been. Then, as the book progressed more pov characters, (which almost made me close this last boo), that I could really care less about. Some of the characters and their back stories, motivations etc were so thin..I could care less and started speed reading those chapters in this book.

Now with that rather withering bit out of the way, what the author does excellent here is drive this story forward in such an engaging way that despite my lack of interest in some of the characters, the plot points and pacing kept me turning the page. Some of the main characters like Corban and Veradis were better fleshed out than others, I just wish I could have spent more time with them and..well like zero time with Rafe and a few others.

So if your into a page turning adventure, with lots of sword action and various plot points, I would recommend.

2 people found this helpful

Helpful

Sneaky Burrito

a good conclusion to the series

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2016

Verified Purchase

First off, although I am going to try my best to avoid spoilers, do be aware that this is book 4 in a series, and I may inadvertently let something slip from one of the previous books. If you are thinking about reading this series, though, you really need to start with book 1. There are some important character transformations in this series (Veradis, the leader of a group of soldiers and a nobleman's younger son, being prime among them) and you won't be able to fully appreciate those unless you start from the beginning.

The characters in this book are archetypes in a lot of respects -- the old witch/healer (Brina), the young boy from a small village with a DESTINY (Corban), the skilled fighter who teaches the young boy (Gar), the grizzled fighter bent on revenge (Maquin), the young queen trying to establish her reign (Edana), the skilled woodsman (Camlin), the manipulative otherworldly beings (Meical and Calidus), etc. (and plenty more where those came from). You have probably seen these characters before if you have read much fantasy at all. That being said, I was kind of looking for something familiar when I picked this up, so I don't mind the character types. But, if you are looking for something new and different, this may not be for you.

This is a book where there aren't many gray characters, so when there is some moral ambiguity, it stands out. Something Meical says at the end of book 3 puts him in the gray character camp, I think. Lykos, leader of the Vin Thalun (think pirates/Viking raiders and you'll be close enough), is a nasty guy but has some interesting internal monologue that puts a different spin on things -- he does care about men he loses in battle and takes to drink rather than dealing with things (but then, you're never really in doubt that he's a bad guy). Nathair, a young king and friend of Veradis, also kind of fits this role, although he makes a conscious decision that keeps him on the darker side. A minor character, Trigg, makes a bad decision in a previous book and has to deal with the consequences. But by the time I get to Trigg, I am reaching. No, most characters are either good or bad, without much in between.

I think it is still possible to like a book with non-gray characters. You do find yourself rooting for Corban, Gar, Cywen (Corban's sister), and crew. You're sad when they lose allies. They're easy to like and their struggles are easy to understand, to sympathize with.

I spend so much time on the characters because that seems to me to be the primary focus of the book. The setting is generic medieval. What's nice for a change is that there aren't a lot of big towns. There are small towns near castles and there are holds and fortresses. But mostly people are traveling in small groups through the woods, or as big armies. I'm kind of grateful for the lack of taverns, inns, minstrels/bards, jousting, and the like.

Although the overarching plot is a battle of good versus evil, there are a lot of side plots that are more character-focused. These can be repetitive. I kind of lost count of the number of times Camlin and Rafe encountered one another (Rafe is a kid who grew up near Corban but who chose the opposite side in the war). And similarly, Maquin's storyline got a bit old. He has two people against whom he wants revenge. He is successful with one of those quests midway through the book and then his storyline devolves into a series of encounters with his other target that also gets a bit repetitive. I suppose it is possible to argue that Camlin and Rafe hadn't been established as a rivalry through multiple previous books, but Maquin and his two rivals most definitely had been, pretty much since the beginning.

The writing style has its quirks. There are lots of battle cries in ALL CAPS. A person will refer to his or her "old mam" every so often. Perhaps this is how people talk where the author is from? Or he perceives it to be how people would have talked. It kind of stands out to me. But then again, it is one of the only phrases that stuck with me in this way, so that's not too bad. Mostly the writing just sits back and does its job of telling the story. I do have to applaud the author for how he writes battle scenes -- I thought these were well done. I understood what was going on. Considering the state of medicine at the time, perhaps a few too many people survive wounds that ought to have killed them. But there are quite a lot of deaths in the book as well (most saved for the final battle; none are particularly shocking. though you will likely find some of them sad). There are a lot of daring rescue attempts (sometimes of people, sometimes of objects) and as I sit back and think about them, they are all a little different. And some of them are not successful, or someone is lost in the attempt, etc. So this was mostly well done, also.

Anyway, overall I was entertained. There were a few things (discussed above) that kept this from being perfect for me, but I do think it was a good overall conclusion to this series and if you like rather traditional hero's journey stories with lots of fighting woven into the narrative, you will probably enjoy this series overall.

6 people found this helpful

Helpful

Top reviews from other countries

Mr. S. W. Henry

Epic heroic fantasy just doesn't get any better....Magnificent!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2017

Verified Purchase

Heroic Fantasy just does not , I repeat, not get any better than this 4 [long] book series. I have been reading this genre for 40 years and this is up there in the 10 best of all time for me. This for me puts him up there with the likes of Abercrombie, Douglas Hulick,Anthony Ryan Mark Lawrence, D Polansky, P Rothfuss, Lynch, Gemmell. I kid you not this guy is that good.
Terrific plot outstandingly written and at a pace that is breathtaking to the point of exhausting especially in Wrath which is 760 odd pages so expected some bleary eyed mornings due to having read deep into the night because this is seriously so hard to put down.
With so many characters introduced & detailed earlier on in series ... I thought just for a while maybe there were too many , but was later how glad of it when I read Wrath.
Wrath is the 4th and last part of the series that just got better and better with each book. The worst part was waiting for the next in series, which future readers will be spared.
I seldom re-read a book but this is one series that I'm sure I will. The problem with this book is what to read next. I always have about 20 or so books sitting ready on my kindle....and tried a few after this ...but just couldn't follow it. So I had to pick something from a totally different genre.
I would urge anyone considering what fantasy book to read next, try this....I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
And for the Author I say a big thank you for sharing this epic and magnificent story, and will be buying the next book he publishes on pre-order that's for sure

17 people found this helpful

andrew moffat

How good is this ?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2020

Verified Purchase

I've read most of the reviews of John Gwynne faithful and fallen series . Long drawn out reviews ,all trying to say the same thing , what a brilliant story ! I started reading fantasy novels in 1971 ,my first was The Lord Of the Rings .since Tolkiens epic intrusion on my reading life i have read Williams ,Feist, Hobb , and Stephen King ,some of the best in fantasy epics. Believe me this guy deserves to be up there with them. I can hand on heart day i have not enjoyed a story as much as this . Game of thrones was brilliant ,this deserves to be quoted in the same breath . Absolutely no spoilers read it for yourself and do yourself a favour . Me, ? I'm going to read his next series . Thank you John Gwynne for a terrific experience . Here's hoping the next is just as good

One person found this helpful

Luke

Must read for fantasy lovers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2020

Verified Purchase

On the surface and after a few pages in, you might start thinking you have Johns work pinned down under a classic fantasy trope of “bad fights evil” or “boy from nowhere rises up”. I must admit halfway through the first book that things were following an expected, even if well done, path.

But then things change. Before I realised what was happening, I was drawn in, engaged, invested and unable to put this book, or the subsequent 3, down until I had finished them all. What John manages to do so incredibly well is blur the lines. It isn’t classic good v evil. There’s more to it and the nuances of each fleshed out character and the beliefs they hold make sure that each person reading the series will have a different opinion on what is right and wrong.

Jaw to floor action scenes are delivered at pace and what some may consider “book finishers” or “end points” crop up in the most unexpected places. Skills of characters, particularly the main protagonist, Corban, feel earned in an incredibly authentic way. The world building is extremely well done with just the right amount of depth without feeling like you are reading the wiki page for one particular tree.

I went into this book with no expectations and was left feeling incredibly grateful that I got to experience this work. Fans of Robin Hobb, fantasy in general, epic worlds and true page turners will love this. It deserves its place on the shelf of “great fantasy reads” and watching (or reading) John grow in strength as an author through the series was an absolute joy.

Truth and Courage!

Barry Mulvany

... a four book series I'll keep it short and sweet. This was a great series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2018

Verified Purchase

As this is the final book in a four book series I'll keep it short and sweet. This was a great series. It is not the most original thing I have ever read, but everything it does that you might have seen before it does extremely well. It has heroes, proper heroes, and villains. For a series that started out slow the last book is basically non stop action. People die, lots and lots of people, people you've known from the first pages of the first book. I'll be honest, I felt people cutting onions around me a few times at the end there. I think all the characters have been done so brilliantly, people are not the same as they were at the start, a natural progression done seamlessly. Everything you want for an epic conclusion is here; battles, individual fights, revelations, twists, betrayals, character arcs and resolutions. I could not have asked for more. Honestly looking back at the first book now, I feel like the characters, wondering how it got to the end, things were so different. I can't wait to re-read this series in a few years time, looking at things knowing how they are going to end, taking more in that I may have missed. Even better, the author has a new series set in the same world and the first book is already out. I won't be delving into that immediately but it's already bought and I probably won't be able to resist for long.

One person found this helpful

Shaun

A fantastic ending to this epic series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2016

Verified Purchase

An excellent culmination of a series that deserves the mantle of "epic".

In this final book we see the end game of a war hundreds of years in the making play out, on one side Asroth and the scheming Calidus, who have been planning for this battle for centuries. On the other side we have Corban, at the start of the novel separated from his allies and desperately seeking a way to re-enter the fray.

Being the last book in the series there is some heartache, as those we have grown fond to bow out in heroic fashion. There is betrayal, revenge, hope and love. Ultimately, the ending brings together the myriad strands of this tale - and I for one found it most enjoyable.

If you have read the previous books then you must read this. If you haven't then go back and read the first three before diving right in. I promise you won't be disappointed.

7 people found this helpful

See all reviews

More items to explore

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

John Gwynne
706
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
872
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
514
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
1,073
Kindle Edition
$9.59
John Gwynne
533
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
620
Kindle Edition
$9.99

What other items do customers buy after viewing this item?

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

John Gwynne
1,073
Kindle Edition
$7.99
John Gwynne
533
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
872
Kindle Edition
$9.99
John Gwynne
706
Kindle Edition
$9.99

Buying Options

Buy for others

Buying and sending eBooks to others

Follow the Author

Similar authors to follow

Wrath (The Faithful and the Fallen Book 4) Kindle Edition

Customers who bought this item also bought

Customers who viewed this item also viewed

Editorial Reviews

Review

About the Author

Product details

Customer reviews

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Top reviews from other countries

More items to explore

What other items do customers buy after viewing this item?