Book: The Dynast Plot

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The Dynast Plot (Slayers #12)
Hajime Kanzaka
Rui Araizumi (Illustrator)
Elizabeth Ellis (Translator)
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I don’t know what I expected at this point. You’d think the sorcerers’ council would be singing my praises after everything I’ve done for them, but no! All I get is the hairy eyeball and a third-rate job tracking down spawning demidemons in the north. Our journey quickly leads us to a murder, a mysterious “white giant,” and our favorite mercenary couple... who’ve learned about a demonic infiltrator high in the ranks of Gyria. Wait—isn’t that the city demons burned down a couple books back (with maybe a tiny bit of my help)? Just how much demon-related trouble can one place get up to?!

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By the tail end of the series (I suppose it’s approaching the end?) I find the story itself is getting more predictable and boring… I’ve basically just skimmed over a lot of the fight scenes and sword swinging and there’s just not much… real plot development… Defeating Sherra felt overly easy compared to the previous installment, but it does feel like something bigger and harder is surely coming. Four more books to go, I think. I should be able to get through them quickly.