Product Description: For years, Magiere and Leesil have sought a long-forgotten artifact, even though its purpose has been shrouded in mystery. All Magiere knows is that she must keep the orb from falling into the hands of a murdering Noble Dead, her half-brother Welstiel. And now, dreams of a castle locked in ice lead her south, on a journey that has become nothing less than an obsession.
Accompanying Magiere and Leesil are the sage Wynn, their canine protector Chap, and two elven assassins-turned-guardians who must fight their distrust of this sister of the dead. For forces more powerful than they are rallying around Magiere, arming her for the conflict to come. Because finding the orb may be just the beginning of the challenges that await her...
Another good one! Its true, the end leaves a LOT to be wondered about. And it seems they are traveling for 12 chapters through the snow, and at other times the span of a week's long travel takes 2 paragraphs, I dont care. I just wanna read about Magiere!! I can't get enough of her! I really hope the Hendee's continue to write about Magiere.
The last in the series, but the saga continues... Another good entry in the Noble Dead series. If you haven't read the previous books in the series, you'll want to go back to Dhampir (Noble Dead) and start from there.
This time out, our protagonists journey to their ultimate destination, in search of the mysterious object which has driven them, and the cruel Welsteil, from the start. As with some of the other Noble Dead books, I found the pacing a bit off-kilter: the first part seemed slow-going, but it eventually picked up steam. The authors, in this book, often use a narrative style that rapidly switches points of view, moving from one character's perspective to another in brief scenes that last only a few paragraphs. The intent was probably to heighten the feeling of action and suspense, and sometimes it works, but sometimes it is distracting and slightly confusing.
This book is the last in the series, and I was disappointed when some of the big questions went unresolved. However, I now understand that this series is part of what the authors are calling a saga, and future series in the saga will address the hanging threads left behind, albeit without all the same characters.
I never 100% fell in love with this series, but I sure liked it a lot, and I'll probably pick up the first book of the next series once it is published.
The whole book sets you up for either another book or maybe another series? This is the fifth (and supposedly last) novel in The Noble Dead series by Barb and JC Hendee. It was about what you would expect given the fourth novel.
I would have given this four stars except that the ending really ruined everything for me.
In this book Magiere and crew continue their journey to the castle Magiere keeps seeing in her dreams and to the supposed artifact there. The story of their journey there is twisted with that of the Most Aged Father and the small rebel group of elves run by Leesil's mother.
While it was good to finally make some progress towards the artifact I was disappointed in the story progress of this book. We never really found out what the artifact did or what exactly was guarding it. We also never really found out what the Most Aged Father wanted with the artifact or what the rebel group of elves was trying to accomplish with Leesil.
Given all the above I don't understand how this could be the last book in the series. In fact the book basically ended with all of the characters at the start of a new adventure.
On top of that, the characters' journey home seemed rushed compared to the deliberate journey they took to the castle. It really seemed like the authors suddenly realized the book was getting too long and that they had to quickly tie up some loose ends and get the characters sent home quickly. The ending of the book really did not match the style or pacing of the beginning of the book.
If there is yet another book added to this series, I don't plan on reading it. The last couple books of this series have just been too much of a disappointment and a struggle for me to get through. karissabooks.blogspot.com
6th in series I ended this book at a lost. Is this the end? Alot of their problems have come to a close and the couple do come full circle in this book, which usually signifies the end. The group even separates at the end, but is this REALLY the end? I don't know. Maigere finally reaches her goal. Leesil comes to terms with his family and gets his wedding. The bad guy is done away with...or so we are led to believe, and yet, it doesn't feel as though the story is finish. I hope not. Great book. Hard to put down.
Disappointed There's still so much more so I don't see how this can be the end, unless the focus is turning to Wynn? She is the most interesting, at this point, in my opinion, but I do still really like all of the main characters, so I hope to see more of them. I agree this wasn't all that I've come to expect. I found myself skimming over much of it, and disappointed overall, but still looking forward to what's next.
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