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Summary: WOW
Review: WOW. I found myself just saying this over and over. WOW.The plot comes to a geart end, with the potential of more ot ehe history to unfold. The saga of Achmed, Grunthor and Rhapsody will live on in my memory for a long time.
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Summary: Wonderful and Surprizing
Review: This book is great. 2 hours after finishing it I am still sitting trying to come up for air. The story is nothing like what I expected. I ddn't guess the demon and was shocked at who it was. The plot zipped along like a roller coster. READ THIS BOOK!
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Summary: A brilliant conclusion
Review: I just stayed up til 3 am to finish Destiny. I have been hungering for this book since last summer when I eagerly devoured Prophesy, and have been annoying my bookseller no end with almost daily calls and visits. I am so glad I was not only not disappointed but amazed at this trilogy conclusion. I had read Robin Hobb's Ship of Destiny so I was expecting to be a little let down, but instead I am just in awe of this author's talent. Finally the questions are answered. Finally we get to know who the F'dor is, what the deal is with Meridion, and uncover some mysteries I didn't even realize were mysteries. I found myself crying near the end, and I don't cry for nothin' usually. In short, this is a TRULY GREAT book, a fitting end to a TRULY GREAT trilogy. Can't wait for more in the series!
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Summary: Phenomenal
Review: A fantasy series that actually ends. Phenomenal. As in the first books, Haydon's characters are finely drawn, her places are unique and real. It has been decades since I was this involved in the lives of people on paper. I've recommended these books to people who don't normally read fantasy. This conclusion is twisted and gripping. Just when you think that it will turn out like you might predict, it takes some unexpected turns. Assassinations are prevented by murder, friendships end in sacrifice, and you're still never sure because the good guys are so bad, and the bad guys are just worse. The scope of the novel widens, and you get to see more of everybody. The final thing I have to say is that it left me like Tolkein's books; wanting to know more about what came before this world, wanting to know more about the different peoples I was introduced to. This trilogy may be over, but Haydon has really built a world here, and I am only more interested than ever to see what other stories she has to tell about it.
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Summary: The best by far...
Review: From the beginning, in Rhapsody, I've liked Mrs. Haydon's style very much. But after finishing Destiny, this trilogy became my favorite fantasy series by far. She pulls everything off masterfully, from making you suspicious of innocent characters, to increasing the tempo as it gets closer to the end. If you thought Rhapsody was a bit slow, this is more the book for you. Rhapsody and Prophecy built up the characters, and Destiny knocks them down. There really isn't a dull moment in the entire book... you start out running, and by the time you think to pause for a breather, its over. I've read large novels in a day before, but this was the first time I didn't even think to put it down to get food or even go to the bathroom. To end... read it. Buy it, get it from the library, whatever. Just read it. If you're in any way a fantasy fan, and even if you found the beginning of the series a bit slow, you'll love this book. I literally haven't talked to anyone who has read it who didn't love it.
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Summary: An absolutely AMAZING end to an astounding trilogy
Review: This may be a first: a big epic fantasy series that has a trilogy conclude in a highly satisfying way, while leaving more of the history to be explored. I am a longtime fantasy junkie, and have watched in dismay as Robert Jordan wanders aimlessly in directions that do not seem as if they will intersect in his lifetime; George Martin is taking forever to write a 3, er 4, er 6 book saga, and Terry Goodkind is making no longer making sense. Here, however, is a conclusion to Haydon's wonderful trilogy begun two years ago with RHAPSODY, improved upon in PROPHECY, and brought to a brilliant conclusion with DESTINY. This volume is much more gripping than the first two, with multiple plotlines converging into some wonderful scenes. It is also the least predictable fantasy I have ever read. The plot breaks from where you think it is going at a 90 degree angle, fast enough to give you whiplash. I was completely enthralled with the mystery aspect of this trilofy as well. I am going back through the first two books now, picking up the clues to the F'dor's identity, surely one of the most anticipated revelations in recent fantasy. All I can say is if you do not check out this trilogy you are missing something extraordinary--not the least aspect of which is that the author knows when to bring the story line to a riveting stop. I can only hope that she will go on and write more in this fantastic series, either with the surviving characters or some of the historical ones we've heard about under her masterful storytelling.
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Summary: A solid finale
Review: This is the 3rd book in a trilogy, so a review is somewhat redundant. If you've read the earlier volumes, you know whether Haydon is to your taste. There won't be any abrupt surprises - this is very close in themes and style to the earlier volumes. The Three from the first novel have become One, though - this book is almost entirely about Rhapsody. If you haven't read the earlier volumes of this trilogy, starting here is definitely a shaky idea - better to read from the first volume, Rhapsody. This concluding volume does have a strong story line built around Rhapsody's quest to find the children of the Rakshas and use their blood to discover the host of the F'dor (like I said, you'll be at sea if you haven't read the other two volumes). It then moves to the conclusion, as Rhapsody summons the Cymrians into council. Too much of the plot is built on Ashe keeping secrets from Rhapsody for no very good reason, since the F'dor already knows about Rhapsody and Ashe. While this book generally works well, it occasionally strains under the burden of wrapping up the plot lines developed earlier. (The device used to explain the mysterious Meridion from the earlier volumes is, however, exceptionally clever - a nice final bow on the package.) Although Haydon has written a sequel based on the popularity of this trilogy, this book brings all the major stories developed so far to a conclusion.
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Summary: Excellent series!
Review: This was a wonderful trilogy. I had read the Robin Hobb Farseer trilogy, and the Tawny Man series, and never thought after reading that series I would find another that came even close to having the same emotional impact but I was wrong. I don't understand why the Jordan and Martin series are considered the best, I had a hard time reading the Jordan one, was very boring, only made it through the first book (kind of a Tolkien rip-off, sorry Mr. Jordan). The Martin Fire and Ice series is very good, and I will be buying the next book in harcover along with all his other fans, but neither series has the emotional impact of this one. Great plot, lots of action, and wonderful characters. A real page-turner, even though it is not written if first-person like the Hobb series.
I highly recommend reading these books. You will not be sorry
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Summary: Not bad, but too long
Review: I enjoyed these books, but I didn't think they were anything special. Throughout the course of the three books I thought that Haydon just kept giving Rhapsody new powers to further the story line. And everything that happens seems to be a little too convenient. The books were ok, but nothing special.
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Summary: Symphony of Ages Postludium (not anymore!)
Review: Well, here we are. Those of you who made it through the trillogy were rewarded with a spectacular series about a Singer/Namer named Rhapsody, the Firbolg assassin king Achmed, and his Seargent Grunthor. After witnessing the Rakshas terrible tragic incedent with Jo, they finally realize that the F'Dor needs to be put down. While Rhapsody searches for the F'Dor's demon spawn children, Achmed is preparing for a possible imminant war, and Ashe is searching the country side and losing his sanity needing to give Rhapsody the memories he took from her. Each of the scenes between him and her are gutwrenching, she wants nothing to do with him, but she must.
Look forward to the confrontation of the F'Dor, the call of the Cymrians, The new Lirin queen, and the leaders of the Cymrians, and a confrontation by "the three sisters" primarly Anwyn, who is not very happy with Rhapsody. An excellent book, and end to the trillogy. I loved Meridian, but it's hard to read the new books, knowing what will come to pass in the future.
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