Originally published: 1996
Page count: 451
Dates read: 1/29/24-2/27/24
2024 book goal progress: 3 out of 24
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Description on back of book:
As mysterious, magic onslaughts ravage Valdemar and the Kingdoms of the west, the western allies, have traveled far to locate the ancient ruins of the Tower of Urtho, Mage of Silence, and excavate his legendary Vault, a hidden stronghold of some of the most powerful magical weapons ever devised. They know now that the mage storms are an "echo" through time of the prehistoric Cataclysm which permanently warped their world more than two thousand years ago. If they don't find a way to stop these magical vibrations they will culminate in another Cataclysm - this time destroying their world for good.
Description on back of book:
As mysterious, magic onslaughts ravage Valdemar and the Kingdoms of the west, the western allies, have traveled far to locate the ancient ruins of the Tower of Urtho, Mage of Silence, and excavate his legendary Vault, a hidden stronghold of some of the most powerful magical weapons ever devised. They know now that the mage storms are an "echo" through time of the prehistoric Cataclysm which permanently warped their world more than two thousand years ago. If they don't find a way to stop these magical vibrations they will culminate in another Cataclysm - this time destroying their world for good.
But Urtho's Vault is not the only thing buried for centuries below the Dorisha Plains, and camped in the ruins of what once was the workplace of the most ingenious mage their world has ever known, the desperate allies soon realize that their solution may lie beneath their feet. The saving of their world just might be accomplished by the work of a man who has been dead for millennia!
First sentence:
"Karal lay as quietly as he could, keeping his breathing even to avoid jarring his head."
Favorite quotes:
"Fleas at court! Well, they were not the only bloodsucking vermin here, only the most honest about it. In some ways, he would have preferred fleas to some of the other vermin he had to deal with on a daily basis."
First sentence:
"Karal lay as quietly as he could, keeping his breathing even to avoid jarring his head."
Favorite quotes:
"Fleas at court! Well, they were not the only bloodsucking vermin here, only the most honest about it. In some ways, he would have preferred fleas to some of the other vermin he had to deal with on a daily basis."
"When it all comes down to it, what is done for the cause of Good is done in the name of every Power of the Light."
CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 7.9/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters - 9
Atmosphere - 8
Writing Style - 8
Plot - 8
Intrigue - 7
Logic - 7
Enjoyment - 8
What is a CAWPILE Rating?
Review:
CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 7.9/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters - 9
Atmosphere - 8
Writing Style - 8
Plot - 8
Intrigue - 7
Logic - 7
Enjoyment - 8
What is a CAWPILE Rating?
Review:
This was a great ending to a great story. It follows 3 different story lines and I wish we got a glimpse of them all in the aftermath at the end. I guess the next trilogy will mostly be dealing with all the aftermath and how the 3 different groups faired. The solution to the problem was found through people of a variety of nations, cultures, and ways of thinking coming together to work on a common goal. It was a combination of magic/mages, math/science, politics/governament, and religion/gods. This is a beautiful example of unity at its finiest - if only it wasn't fantasy, the real world would be a much better place.
Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Mercedes Lackey have the last words:
"Please remember that religions are made up of people, most of whom have very little control over what their priests decree is doctrine. Keep in mind that given that the priests and the people have free will and the means to exercise it, gods may not always be able to control their priests either. So what the priests say, and the people believe, is not always the whole truth. Any God is far more than His people make Him. It is the responsibility of the priest to lead them to that understanding, so that they do not attempt to limit Him to what they know."
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