#25 in Fantasy
Wintersteel
- 522
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Wintersteel” is the payoff of Cradle’s tournament arc, a long volume built around duels staged with real skill. It runs well beyond the series’ usual length, and some readers who remark on that add that the final third justifies it. Because it completes what the seventh book began, the two are best read back to back, late in a twelve-volume saga.
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About the book
As the Uncrowned King tournament reaches its final rounds, tensions between the competing factions are higher than ever. The outcome may determine the power balance throughout the rest of the world. Each Monarch schemes to seize any advantage they can...while far away, a Dreadgod stirs. When the tournament ends, the Dreadgod will rise. Whether it will be driven back into the sea or allowed to rampage depends on the Monarchs. And on which of them is left standing.
Reading order · Cradle
Full order & progress →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 9.1 across 414 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 74% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 9.1 | 414 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Wintersteel?
It has 522 pages — shorter than 53% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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