The Infernus Gate

The Seven Swords, Book 7

By: Anthony Ryan

Narrated by: Steven Brand

Valkeris–most ancient of cities and seat of the fallen empire that once ruled the vastness of the five seas. Here the Infernus Gate will rise and unleash destruction upon the world, unless the bearers of the demon cursed blades can stop it...

Guyime, undying bearer of the Nameless Blade, leads his band of misfit heroes into the dark, haunted ruins beneath ancient Valkeris. There they must survive the deadly traps set for them by the arch demon Kalthraxis as he races to open the Infernus Gate and set its monstrous legions loose. Love, loyalty, and courage will be tested to the extreme and a terrible price demanded for the world’s salvation. But is Guyime willing to pay it?

The Infernus Gate is the thrilling conclusion to the epic saga of The Seven Swords from the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Shadow and The Covenant of Steel trilogies.

©2025 Anthony Ryan (P)2025 Audible, Inc.

A solid finish that reminded me of the start

Wow, hard to believe it’s over. If you’re reading this review you either read the rest of the series and you should get this book, or you’re checking out the end from the start and you should get this series if you like faster paced grimdark fantasy.

This story reminded me the most of the first in the series which, to me, is still the strongest - a location with segmented puzzles/challenges each with their own backstory and interesting twists.

The world Anthony Ryan created here is dark but rich, and I hope the somewhat open ending leads into another series. I won’t spoil the ending, but the somewhat anticlimactic final battle and seemingly abrupt ending that both tied up most threads and left enough loose to be slightly unsatisfying are why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. Still an above average work well worth the cost to buy and time to read, especially if you can snag the series during one of Audible’s sitewide sales.

Great character development

a well-witten end? The prologue was awesome! I've enjoyed this series immensely. it's been quite a voyage since book one.

very good, but a little rushed. I hope there will be another series describing the rescue from the Infernus.

I didn't like that the story ended! I could follow Guyime for several more stories.

Interesting ending

I like the story some things I didn’t like about the ending , without giving anything away