The <b>large-scale conflicts</b>, <b>new characters</b> and <b>climactic ending</b> set the stage for more<b> exciting action and adventure </b>to come in the <b>complex, ever-expanding world </b>of the series
BOOKLIST (starred review)
<i>Foundryside</i> <b>blew me away</b>, and <b>this is a perfect sequel</b> . . . the book I've <b>most thoroughly and uncomplicatedly enjoyed </b>this year so far. It <b>shocked and delighted and upset me</b> from page to page, managing to <b>thread humour and pathos and intrigue</b> together with the speed and precision of a loom. I'm <b>so excited to see what happens next</b>
AMAL EL-MOHTAR in THE NEW YORK TIMES
The <b>exciting beginning</b> of a promising new epic fantasy series. Prepare for <b>ancient mysteries, innovative magic, and heart-pounding heists</b>
BRANDON SANDERSON, New York Times bestselling author of Oathbringer on Foundryside
<b>Inventive, immersive </b>and<b> thrilling</b>. Do yourself <b>a favour and pick this up</b>
KEVIN HEARNE, New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles
Full of <b>devastation, hope, torrid action, mystery and brilliance</b>. His scriving system of re-writing the rules to reality is one of <b>the most creative, rewarding magic systems in any fantasy series</b> I've read. I can't recommend this author, or series, enough. <b>A powerful and satisfying conclusion to this refreshing and inventive trilogy</b>
NOVEL NOTIONS on LOCKLANDS
<p>Gods collide in the <b>high-octane finale</b> to Bennett's epic fantasy Founders Trilogy . . . Bennett advances the plot precipitously and raises his characters' power levels to the "nigh-incomprehensible", but the <b>grounding themes of family and love</b> as Sancia and Berenice risk their happiness to save the world, are what readers will take away</p>
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on LOCKLANDS
<b>Unique and original</b>
BIRMINGHAM SCIENCE FICTION GROUP on LOCKLANDS
<b>Compelling, full of action, and has characters to care about</b> . . . <i>Locklands</i> completes <b>another excellent trilogy</b> from an author <b>producing some of the most original and compelling fantasy</b> in the genre
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS on LOCKLANDS
Bennett provides <b>a poignant but uplifting conclusion</b> to his <b>spellbinding, fast-paced</b> Founders Trilogy, expanding the complex world with more <b>innovative concepts and new characters </b>
BOOKLIST, (starred review) on LOCKLANDS
A <b>thrills-and-spills conclusion</b> to the adventures of Sancia Grado. Bennett concludes his Founders trilogy . . <b>. with characteristically high-spirited mayhem. </b><b>Bennett is a master of worldbuilding</b>. <b>Great fun, with nonstop action </b>
KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review) on LOCKLANDS
<b>One of the best series in decades</b>. if the biggest complaint is wanting more, that's a pretty good affirmation of<b> just how excellent this book is</b>, and really the series as a whole
FANTASY LITERATURE on LOCKLANDS
An excellent balance of<b> big ideas, clever technological extrapolation</b> (even if it's actually magical), and <b>compelling characters you really care about</b>. Who could ask for more?
LOCUS on LOCKLANDS
Robert Jackson Bennett can <b>expertly marry big concepts with great characterisation </b>- <b>complex worlds with stories filled with human emotion</b>. Both the Divine Cities and Founders books are <b>deep, impressive works</b> that give the reader something to chew over time and time again. Just when you think<b> you understand what the novels are about, another layer is revealed and you have to shift your expectations</b>. Robert Jackson Bennett novels are <b>exceptional</b> and I can't wait to see where he'll take us next
GEEK DAD on LOCKLANDS
RJB has produced some of the <b>best </b>and certainly the<b> most original fantasy novels</b> of the twenty-first century, and he's at the <b>top of my must-read list</b>
NETGALLEY REVIEWER
This is the <b>best conclusion to a series</b> that I have ever read - there's <b>amazing battles and satisfying conclusion to foreshadowed clues</b>
NETGALLEY REVIEWER
There's only a few books that I feel I am <b>completely engrossed</b> in the characters and can visually see them as real people and know what choices they'd make. This is one of them, <b>very well written</b>
NETGALLEY REVIEWER