Is The Ending Of A War Of Wyverns Explained?

I finished reading ‘A War of Wyverns’ with a satisfied smile on my face. Many of the battle plots and antagonist storylines reached their conclusions, and Vivien reached a very mature point in her inner growth. She chose herself over a perfect relationship with the man she loves. However, the epilogue of ‘A War of Wyverns’ left me with so many more questions and set up potential plotlines for future books. In fact, the ending was so clearly set up to continue into the next book that I know I’ll continue reading this series. The emotional conclusions to each of the characters felt very satisfying to me, but there was also a clear cliffhanger left for readers. Those readers who expect to have every plot point resolved in one book will likely find this story underdone, while those who enjoy following a series with much character development and momentum between books will appreciate this setup for future stories.

I read A War of Wyverns late at night, the same way I read a lot of things late at night. It was a compelling read. I expected the book to wrap up a lot of the questions that the first book did not answer, but in the end it really only answered a few of them. Most of the immediate conflict and several of the big plot points were resolved in the book, which was nice. We also got to see some of Vivien’s personal struggles come to a close in some really meaningful ways. The end was very much of a mixed bag for me. I loved so many of the scenes and how they resolved into actual consequence for the people in the scene, and I loved the ways that major antagonists and set piece conflicts were handled in the book. The epilogue was also fantastic. It was very triumphant at first and then it just kind of flipped on us and ended on a very uneasy note. The way that the author set up a few seeds for future conflicts, particularly a seed that was planted in the epilogue for a cliffhanger to be resolved in a future book, was also really well done. As for who this book is for, I think people who are okay with a book not explaining every detail and having all of their questions answered will really enjoy this one. It isn’t a read that will satisfy people who are looking for every single detail to be explained and for them to have all of their questions answered. For me, I felt like the author did a really great job of creating scenes that resolved into actual consequence for the people in the scene and not just for the sake of a scene. I also felt like the book did a great job of creating emotional and realistic scenes for Vivien. And in the end, even though there were a few things that weren’t fully explained, I didn’t feel like they were lacking because they were left unresolved. Instead, I felt like they were left unresolved because they are to be dealt with in future books. As for what specifically was left unexplained, there were a few plot conveniences and some thread-work that wasn’t fully explored in the book. I know that a few other readers and early reviewers of the book have felt the same way that I do. They have pointed out a number of plot conveniences and a number of places where the author clearly set up bridges to future books rather than fully explained what was going on in the book at hand. For me, though, even the things that felt that way were okay because they felt like they were meant to be. In other words, even though there were a number of things that weren’t fully explained, I didn’t feel like they were lacking because they were left unresolved. Instead, I felt like they were left unresolved because they are to be dealt with in future books. So, all in all, I thought that the book was a great read. I especially loved the bittersweet quality of the ending, which felt very realistic to me. As a result, I would recommend this book to people who are okay with a book not having every single question answered for them. I would warn people, though, that there are a number of things that are left unexplained in the book. The book does a great job of setting up future conflicts, though, so even though there are a number of things that are left unexplained, I think that most readers will find that the book has a very satisfying ending despite that.

It’s explained, but not in a particularly hand-holding manner. You have to read the appendix notes and the in-universe documents between parts for a full explanation of what happened. For example, the fate of the wyverns is detailed in a faux-historical fragment to the story, set after the events of the novel, in which they return to the remote mountains of their birth, their bond with humans now broken. The political outcome of the story is implied by the fate of the various supporting cast members: which nobles make it through the story, which are banished into exile, whose house crest is tarnished in the final parade. It’s a mosaic explanation of the world, and I loved it. For detail-oriented readers, all of the clues are there; but for the skimmers out there, it’s probably going to be a real pain.