As always this review can also be found on my blog The Tattooed Book Geek: https://thetattooedbookgeek.wordpress... I received a free copy of this book courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.When you come to the last book in a series it’s very hard to write up an overview of the plot contained in the pages. Especially if you don’t want to give away any spoilers and inadvertently ruin either the book or the series on a whole and as such, I’m merely going to offer my own thoughts and overview on the book rather than going into any overt detail..The Traitor Son Cycle began with The Red Knight, followed by The Fell Sword, The Dread Wyrm, A Plague of Swords and now with The Fall of Dragons it ends……..For it’s vast cast of characters, Gabriel Muriens, the Red Knight, the Captain, the Red Duke of Thrake and the Emperor of Man, his casa, the company and his various armies The Fall of Dragons is an arduous slog, it’s a relentless trek of plots, plans, never-ending fighting, small skirmishes and large battles all strewn across a multitude of locations against a variety of foes as The Alliance wage war on numerous fronts in an attempt to overcome overwhelming odds and defeat the Odine and Ash and his marauding horde.For the readers, what you have is simply a fantastic climax to one of the best modern fantasy series out there.Over the course of the previous four books in The Traitor Son Cycle Cameron has woven an impressive tapestry of story, characters and their arcs and The Fall of Dragons is the culmination of everything that has gone on before, it’s the endgame.There’s so much to love about this book and I can’t fault it. For me, it’s the perfect storm, top quality storytelling and pacing that features action (lots and lots and lots of action) with a whole cast of memorable characters (the banter and camaraderie between the core groups are outstanding) all blended and merged together in an exquisite way to form the quintessential rousing read that takes you through a range of emotions whilst reading. From the first page to the last you will be pulled in and engaged by the story that Cameron is telling with each page offering you something that will keep you coming back for more before finally, you are hit with the gut punch poignant ending that will give both have you cheering and give you the feels.Gabriel Muriens, his brothers Gavin and Aneas, Desiderata, Blanche, Ser Alison/Sauce, Ser Thomas Lachlan/Bad Tom, Toby, Mortirmir, Francis Atcourt and Michael along with a plethora of others are all characters that you have come to know, care about and root for. You want them to survive, you want them to endure the hardships that Cameron throws at them (time and time again) and you have to keep reading and turning the pages as you need to know what happens! Alas, it’s fantasy, it’s the last book in the series, we know not everyone will survive, it’s a given that there will be deaths galore along the way and Cameron isn’t scared to wield the ghiavarina on his characters.The magic system (which is well thought out and also awesome) is well implemented by Cameron often playing a large role in the plans, protection and fighting and is used to devastating effect when unleashed.There’s lots of action in The Fall of Dragons, LOTS! Luckily, Cameron is an accomplished writer who manages to bring his battle scenes to brutal and visceral life.When you come to the final book in a series it’s always with a slight sense of melancholy. You have followed the story and the characters from the very beginning and now you are reaching the conclusion. Yes, the author might revisit the world in future series and we might also get some short stories focusing on certain characters but you will never again be able to look forward to the ‘next‘ book being released and the series that you have come to love having spent hours and hours and pages and pages reading and becoming invested in will sadly, all be over. You also have to ask yourself was the expenditure worth it?! For The Traitor Son Cycle the answer is emphatically, hell yes it was worth it!The previous book (A Plague of Swords) was my least favourite in the series. It was by no means a ‘bad‘ book and I thoroughly enjoyed it (it even made my Top Ten Books of the Year for 2016 list). It just failed, for me personally to live up to the lofty heights of the other three books but with The Fall of Dragons, Cameron reaches the pinnacle, saving the best for last and delivers the standout of the series.The Traitor Son Cycle is top tier fantasy at it’s finest and Cameron deserves to be acknowledged as one of the great modern fantasy writers. Read it!On a side note: You often see people asking for recommendations for fantasy series and authors because they’ve watched Game of Thrones and subsequently read the ASOIAF series by George RR Martin and want to read more in a similar vein. The Traitor Son Cycle fully deserves to stand on its own merits but at the same time, it along with The Faithful and the Fallen series by John Gwynne also fits the bill as a fantasy series that fans of ASOIAF will immensely enjoy.