Book Review + Giveaway: The Unending Light

Welcome to the review tour for Brett Armstrong’s Epic Fantasy novel, The Unending Light, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours.

About the Book:

Title: The Unending Light
Series: Quest of Fire #7
Author: Brett Armstrong
Publisher: Expanse Books
Release Date: December 16, 2025
Genre: Christian, Epic Fantasy
War has consumed the Lowlands in both Jason and Anargen’s eras. Each teen struggles to keep true to the Quest as the armies led by the dark powers of the Lowlands edge closer to victory.
A secret buried in Ordumair can guarantee that evil Monarch Ilyron destroys the Tower of Light Anargen has striven to defend. And Jason’s brother, Dorian, has found an equally powerful weapon in the mysterious land of Jhi. The ancient threat of dragons returning to the Lowlands threatens to plunge the Lowlands into ruin.
Losses that leave both teens grieving deeply and an ever-diminishing list of allies means they must be willing to give everything to rescue their world from the looming desolation. But they must face the truth that it is still far too little to win, unless they can hold on till the King’s Day arrives.
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About the Author:

Brett Armstrong has been exploring other worlds as a writer since age nine. Years later, he still writes, but now invites others along on his excursions. He’s shown readers haunting, deep historical fiction (Destitutio Quod Remissio), scary-real dystopian sci-fi (Tomorrow’s Edge series), and layered, sweeping epic fantasy (Quest of Fire). Every story is a journey of discovery and an attempt to be a brush in the Master Artist’s hand. Through dark, despair, light, joy, and everything in between, the end is always meant to leave his fellow literary explorers with wonder and hope. Always busy with a new story, he also enjoys drawing, gardening, and spending time with his wife and son.
Connect with Brett by visiting brettarmstrong.net to follow him on social media and subscribe to email updates.

My Review:

In this dual POV, teens Anargen and Jason find themselves battling the same dark forces hundred of years apart. Similarities link the two together, as Jason reads the journal of his predecessor Anargen at the behest of his mentor and fiancée. But as troubles and losses beset them both, they struggle to hold onto their faith in the High King and fight the battles He has set before them, centuries apart.

I’m going to place a disclaimer here: I have not read the rest of the series, (although now I want to, haha!) which may affect some of my review. However, the author included a handy-dandy “What Happened Before” section in the book so I wasn’t entirely lost.

Immediately, we are introduced to action. Jason is trying to get a message somewhere on a motorbike while being chased by werebeast enemies. This throws us into the setting and genre (fantasy) and sucked me in as a reader. We are introduced to Arangen a few chapters later, preparing for a battle with his friend, showing us his character and the setting there–more medieval.

I, of course, am biased towards anything medieval and found Anargen’s parts and character more compelling. I also felt he had a more well-rounded life. He had his father (mentor), his fiancée, and friends, all of whom we got to see him interact with and care for. Even the friends only just mentioned, who I haven’t read about, I could sense the deep friendships he had with them.

Jason, on the other hand, pretty much only had his mentor and fiancée, and no friends. Since I personally enjoy reading friendship and family stories better than romances, this made it slightly harder for me to enjoy Jason’s POV.

I also felt Anargen was more mature and handled things in a more Christlike way than Jason, even when he didn’t understand. Still, Jason was a decent character and both had strengths, weaknesses, and character arcs which made it an enjoyable read.

The dialogue was entertaining and clear. No fancy tags drew me from the writing, and the author placed a few medieval words (such as “hale” for good) in Anargen’s chapters, which I felt was a nice touch.

The plausibility in the novel was well done. Characters made choices that aligned with their personalities, and although a few things were a bit predictable in regards to the romances and we have the presence of God allowing for some miraculous healings or strength, it all made sense and fit the message of the story, God’s character, and the fantastical setting.

The story flowed well too, the POV shifts not too jarring and usually somehow correlating with each other. I will admit, after Anargen’s parts ended (as they end a bit before Jason’s) I did lose a slight bit of interest. But the action kept up pretty well, and there was always a lot of things going on at the same time, usually between three or more characters. The author did a good job at keeping these clear, though once or twice during a battle scene I couldn’t quite visualize what was happening. However, battle scenes are hard and there were many of them in the book, so it happening only a few times means the author did quite well keeping things clear.

I only had two complaints coming out of this book. One, is that throughout the book (and series, I’m assuming), we hear Anargen had two other original companions who left the quest during one of the books. By the time we reach the end of Anargen’s parts, we still have not been told about what happened to them, or what became of them. Jason actually voices this (which is why I’m assuming it wasn’t mentioned in the other novels before this) and his mentor essentially indicates that he’ll tell him later, but we never actually get to hear what happens to them. In the end, we do get a glimpse of all the characters in the “Highlands” (representing Heaven, I think) but neither of these two are mentioned there, unless they’re just part of the unnamed groups.

Which is honestly sad if that’s the case and brings me to my second complaint. Again, I can only speak from reading this last book rather than the full series, but it didn’t seem like there were any redemption arcs at all. I’m not saying every single villain/non-Christian needed to turn to Christ–it’s realistic for people to reject Him. But at least one would have been nice. We of course could have had a run-in with one of Anargen’s two friends, if indeed their absence indicates they left belief in the High King, and had a redemption there. But even someone like Jason’s brother, Monarch Ilyron, or a lesser villain like Jason’s old friend Melanie–just one of them could have made for a great redemption and highlighted God’s mercy along with His justice and judgement.

Besides that, though, I really enjoyed the novel, and it has made me want to go back and read the books which came before them in the series. I highly recommend this to Christian fantasy lovers who enjoy allegories, medieval and modern day settings, multiple POVs with timeskips, and epics.

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

Content Warning: Someone does commit suicide on-page in this novel.

I received a complimentary copy of this book and a positive review was not required. All views expressed are my honest opinions.

And seriously. If someone can tell me what happened to Caeserus and Bertinand, I’d be very appreciative. Maybe I just missed it. Or maybe the author will write a side story about them? I’d be up for reading that!

Tour Giveaway:

(2) winners will each receive a $25 Amazon gift card and exclusive Quest of Fire digital content (series theme music and digital maps)!

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