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Pilgrim’s Storm Brooding by Damien Black is the third book in The Broken Stone Chronicle—and three books in, I’m still asking the same question:
Why is nobody talking about this series?!
The first book was really good. The second was a huge step forward. So could Damien Black possibly keep that momentum going with a massive third installment, or was this where the series would finally plateau—or worse, fall apart?
In this spoiler-lite review, I dig into Pilgrim’s Storm Brooding and talk about:
• How the series continues to expand its already impressive worldbuilding
• The growing scope of the story and its many POV characters
• Some seriously satisfying reveals
• Strong character development across the expanding cast
• Why its classic good-vs.-evil foundations work so well
• The potential drawbacks of committing to such a HUGE epic fantasy
• And whether book three actually manages to improve on what came before
For me, The Broken Stone Chronicle continues to be one of the most surprising under-the-radar epic fantasy discoveries I’ve made. Three books in, Damien Black has delivered an enormous, ambitious fantasy story that feels classic in its foundations while still offering modern prose, complexity, and storytelling.
So seriously...
WHY ISN’T THIS SERIES GETTING MORE ATTENTION?
If you’ve read Pilgrim’s Storm Brooding or any of The Broken Stone Chronicle, let me know what you think in the comments. Please keep things spoiler-conscious for readers who are still making their way through the series!
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0:00 - Opening
2:50 - Book Details
4:34 - Why Jim Read This
6:27 - Spoiler-Lite Summary
8:22 - Six Reasons You Should Read This
14:08 - Three Reasons To Skip This One
16:22 - Jim’s Final Thoughts
18:09 - Closing & Wrap-Up
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