Review: The Deathless Sons

The Deathless Sons by Brendan Noble
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’ve always believed that stories are like old songs, half-remembered yet alive in the bones, and Brendan Noble’s The Deathless Sons, the fourth chapter of The Frostmarked Chronicles, feels like one such song. 

This book drew me back to Jawia, a world of frost and forgotten gods, where two souls—one bound to endings, the other to storms—chase hope through a blizzard of betrayal. It’s a tale for those who love myths that hum with truth and characters who linger like shadows in a dream, though it doesn’t quite sing as clearly as its predecessors.

The mythology here is a quiet marvel. From the wind-whispered płanetnik tales of A Dagger in the Winds to the underworld’s stark beauty in The Trials of Ascension, Noble crafts a Jawia that feels incredibly alive, full of strzygi and žityje. In The Deathless Sons, the gods and their hungers weave a tapestry that’s both strange and familiar, like frost on a windowpane I’ve stared through before. A moment of raw power, glowing with loss, caught me off guard, much like the aching crescendos of The Daughters of the Earth. It’s the kind of scene that makes me pause, remembering some old tale I can’t quite place.

The bond between Otylia and Wacław, grown from the fragile spark in A Dagger in the Winds to a fire that warms even Jawia’s chill, is the story’s heart. Their struggles, tangled with love and doubt, feel more real than ever. New voices join them, adding depth, though I longed for a touch more of their inner songs, as we heard so vividly in The Trials of Ascension. The action surges, all storms and magic, but the rhythm falters at times, lingering in quiet corners when I craved the rush of The Trials.

What stays with me, though, is the question of redemption. Noble asks who is truly a monster, a thread that echoes Wacław’s battles in A Dagger in the Winds and feels like a truth we all carry. It’s a haunting note, one that made me think of stories read by candlelight, wondering what lies beyond the flame.

If you love myths that weave sorrow and hope, or characters who feel like pieces of your own heart, The Deathless Sons is for you. Fans of the Frostmarked Chronicles will find Jawia’s icy song worth hearing, even if it’s not quite the masterpiece of Books 2 and 3.

I would like to thank Brendan Noble for sharing this frostbound song of gods and souls with me, a generous gift met with my sincere and honest review.

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