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Summary: VERY SATISFYING
Review: A deeply, deeply satifsying conclusion of the Malloreon (and the Belgariad) saga. Eddings builds the tension up until the finale - and (opposite to the Kirkus Review printed above) DELIVERS. I liked this finale very, very much. It is exciting and, like another reviewer stated here, gives you everything a fantasy-fan can hope for: (SPOILER AHEAD!!!) Sword & Sorcery, a big dragon, a demon and the saving of the whole universe. (SPOILER ENDS)
One more wonderful thing: The book doesn't end at the finale, there are still 100 pages ahead. Eddings lets his heroes go home and shows what becomes of them. After taking the reader through ten volumes he grants them a big payoff. I LOVED IT. This is exactly what made THE LORD OF THE RINGS so wonderful for me and THE SEERESS OF KELL is one of the best fantasy books I've ever read.
Suffice to say: This is the best book in the two sagas.
Warning: People who do not like happy-endings should skip this book. This book has one of the happiest happy-endings you can imagine...
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Summary: final chapter
Review: A excellent ending to one of the greatest fantasy series ever written. David Eddings is a master
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Summary: final chapter
Review: A excellent ending to one of the greatest fantasy series ever written. David Eddings is a master
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Summary: great change from jordan
Review: After reading the never-ending claptrap of Jordan (he can write, but he can't plot), where the nice characters change into very unattractive people, and never spend any real time together, and the books basically chase 6 separate heroes and various never-ending subplots around the map, it's such a relief that David Eddings actually delivers. Garion is still the good, humble, nice kid from Faldor's farm, even though he's an important King now, and in Seeress of Kell, the entire plot of the Mallorean and Belgariad is tied up. Both the Mallorean and Belgariad are nicely paced, characters stay true, and are always interacting with each other. The 5 books in each series is such a relief in how they progress, and conclude nice and tight in Seeress of Kell. Excellent. It's such a relief after reading the Wheel of Time series by Jordan, which just goes on and on and wastes time. Eddings rocks.
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Summary: Great book
Review: Any one that has ever read fantasy knows that the plot is always predictable, but it is NOT the plot we read it for. It is the character involvement, and the minor detail that make a good book. In those area's, this is a great book, and very well written.
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Summary: Yet again an awsome book!
Review: As i've come to expect a fantastic book from(personally) my favorite author. Eddings has finished a masterful series with an exellent book. Cyradis, Zandramas and Belgarion battle it out, not as expected but in an extraordinary way with the choice! I strongly advise any fantasy/fiction reader to read this book (not before the rest of the series or that would spoil it.) This book has the power to hold you transfixed until you reach the end, AND YOU STILL WANT MORE. Mr Eddings can we please have more of your fantastic writing SOON!
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Summary: a fitting conclusion
Review: Book 5 of the MalloreanFinally we come to the conclusion of the adventures of Garion, Belgarath, Polgara, and everyone they traveled with. While this is specifically the conclusion to the 5 book series "The Mallorean", this is really the conclusion to the story that began 10 books ago with "Pawn of Prophecy". In this book, Garion will reach the end of the road in the quest to rescue his kidnapped son and also fulful for the final time the prophecies that have been shaping his world for more than 7000 years. Garion is nearing the end of the quest and if you have read the previous nine volumes, you have an idea of what to expect. This is still lighthearted, simplistic fantasy and is fairly enjoyable to read. The Mallorean (and Belgariad) is an epic series of Good vs Evil, Light vs Darkness, and of Gods, Kings, and Men (not to mention women, but I meant humans). There is magic a plenty, an abundance of sword play, a long epic quest, humor, action, and drama. One can accuse this series (and Eddings) of telling the same story twice, as the plotlines do follow those of The Belgariad, just in a different location, but Eddings actually built that into the story so well that events are supposed to be repeating themselves. Rather than blatantly rip himself off, Eddings set up his world and the events in it such that some repetition is necessary. To be honest, if you are a fan of the Belgariad, you are likely going to have enjoyed reading through the Mallorean. The ending, though anti-climactic, is nice, pleasant, and a good way to say goodbye to the friends you have made over the course of reading 10 books set in one world dealing with the same set of characters. They may be cliché and repeat themselves and tell the same jokes, but these are characters you can come to care for and they are familiar like family. After reading nine novels set in this world, nothing anybody can say will convince you to either like or dislike this book any more than you already will. The opinion the reader will have of this novel depends entirely on his or her enjoyment of the first 9 books (if one makes it that far). This is fast reading fantasy, but is enjoyable all the same. At one time these were my favorite characters and my favorite world, and while this is no longer true, I have a certain amount of fondness for Silk, and Polgara, and Zakath and everyone else in this world. To me, this was a fitting way to conclude the series.
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Summary: a fitting conclusion
Review: Book 5 of the Mallorean Finally we come to the conclusion of the adventures of Garion, Belgarath, Polgara, and everyone they traveled with. While this is specifically the conclusion to the 5 book series "The Mallorean", this is really the conclusion to the story that began 10 books ago with "Pawn of Prophecy". In this book, Garion will reach the end of the road in the quest to rescue his kidnapped son and also fulful for the final time the prophecies that have been shaping his world for more than 7000 years. Garion is nearing the end of the quest and if you have read the previous nine volumes, you have an idea of what to expect. This is still lighthearted, simplistic fantasy and is fairly enjoyable to read. The Mallorean (and Belgariad) is an epic series of Good vs Evil, Light vs Darkness, and of Gods, Kings, and Men (not to mention women, but I meant humans). There is magic a plenty, an abundance of sword play, a long epic quest, humor, action, and drama. One can accuse this series (and Eddings) of telling the same story twice, as the plotlines do follow those of The Belgariad, just in a different location, but Eddings actually built that into the story so well that events are supposed to be repeating themselves. Rather than blatantly rip himself off, Eddings set up his world and the events in it such that some repetition is necessary. To be honest, if you are a fan of the Belgariad, you are likely going to have enjoyed reading through the Mallorean. The ending, though anti-climactic, is nice, pleasant, and a good way to say goodbye to the friends you have made over the course of reading 10 books set in one world dealing with the same set of characters. They may be cliché and repeat themselves and tell the same jokes, but these are characters you can come to care for and they are familiar like family. After reading nine novels set in this world, nothing anybody can say will convince you to either like or dislike this book any more than you already will. The opinion the reader will have of this novel depends entirely on his or her enjoyment of the first 9 books (if one makes it that far). This is fast reading fantasy, but is enjoyable all the same. At one time these were my favorite characters and my favorite world, and while this is no longer true, I have a certain amount of fondness for Silk, and Polgara, and Zakath and everyone else in this world. To me, this was a fitting way to conclude the series.
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Summary: Too bad this book is the last one in the series
Review: By the time I had gotten to the end of this series, or should I say both series, I was extremely sad. I found myself homesick - not for my house but for the vale. This was definitely a good climax to the whole saga, not only because it ended in the destruction of all the evil, but also because it explained all the loose ends. The loose ends are another reason I liked David Eddings writing, he makes it so you know as much as Garion does and you have to figure things out along with him. As I read this series, I noticed I would be mumbling to myself, and I would be giving Garion advice on who people really are, or where "place that is no more" is, or other things such as these. I even dreamt of walking through the vale talking to Belgarath. The books made me have a personal relationship with each character. I was sitting on the edge of my seat (metaphorically speaking because I was actually lying on my bed) while I read this last book. It was definitely an exciting end to a series started by the docile pawn of prophecy (I think of the two series as one).
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Summary: The greatest thing since....well, it is the greatest thing!
Review: David Eddings is the best author in the world! His characters are involving, vivid and they become part of your life. The dialog and situations are sometimes so funny that I find myself bent over, laughing so much that I'm in stitches (needless to say, all my family and friends give me really weird looks. ) I recommend this series to ANYONE AND EVERYONE. This book delivers a very satisfying ending to the Belgariad/Malloreon. The only problem was the sadness I felt when I finished the very last page. Oh well. Thank god for the Belgarath and Polgara biographies!
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