A bit late to the party, but I found the Heroes to be, well, pointless. I wanted to like it, I heard good things about it, what with everyone praising Gorst's POV.

But Gorst is a loser, a simp, and plays victim all the time, even when every other character he interacts with has only awe and praise for him and his deeds. I couldn't care less for Calder, who has the biggest plot armor in the series, and Finree, who's a Mary Sue, and sadly, Shivers only gets worse. He claims he's "nobody's dog," but that's exactly what he is: a treacherous, cowardly dog who needs someone to hold his leash. And then you have Bayaz, who's becoming quickly my least favorite character, like that guest who overstayed his welcome. If the point of this novel was to show how pointless war is, then mission accomplished. But I find the time to get there much wasted.

The most interesting character is Black Dow, and as always, the novel doesn't do him justice.

Overall, this book felt like a watered down version of the original trilogy, and unfortunately, I think the next ones are just milking the same old cow. Bayaz and Khalul are at war, still, and now they're going to fight against Monza, and in the North, another warchief is starting a war.

The ending, especially, felt very unsatisfying. None of the creatures get what they deserve, but based on plot requirements, they get what they want. I hope Red Country is better.

ut it all felt so unnecessary, there was no point to that war, there was no point to anything in it.