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Summary: Too Much Talking with the Other-One Inside the Head
Review: A good trilogy with very interesting mix of characters. However, characters talk too much to their (other)-selves, and that gets annoying after 500 pages. And, that (thing) happened to reborn is just plain stupid. Oh well... a good read non-the-less if you could withstand some disappointments in the storyline.
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Summary: Courage of Falcons
Review: After reading the first two books in the series, I anxiously waited for the third. I was able to get a preview copy offered by Holly Lisle on her website and immediately dived into the story. It does not disappoint. I can virtually see and hear the story as I read; I feel as if I am part of that world. All the threads carried through the first two books are woven neatly into a satisfying tapestry at the end of the third. Yet I leave the story knowing that there is still more for Holly to tell. I can hardly wait!
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Summary: Great Book!!
Review: Courage of Falcolns is a great book that really sums up the Secret Text trilogy quite well. It is full of intrigue and adventure with tons of heroism. A wonderfull and well thought out book. If you are looking for a good book that you can't put down this is the one for you.
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Summary: Awesome finale
Review: I enjoyed Holly's previous work, and Seven Fingered Fat Girl is still my favorite Lisle Character (From, "Bones of the Past"), but "The Secret Texts" story is so much richer. The characters are fuller, the world is more complex. The villains in "Courage of Falcons" are as deep as any of the heros. Better, they aren't intelligent for two and a half novels, only to become suddenly stupid as book three reaches the last hundred or so pages. Many authors do a great job of creating tension. Not many can maintain it for long periods without it wearing on the reader. Holly Lisle does this better than anyone I can think of. The ending is wonderful, and leaves us wondering if this is really the end of this conflict.
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Summary: Awesome finale
Review: I enjoyed Holly's previous work, and Seven Fingered Fat Girl is still my favorite Lisle Character (From, "Bones of the Past"), but "The Secret Texts" story is so much richer. The characters are fuller, the world is more complex. The villains in "Courage of Falcons" are as deep as any of the heros. Better, they aren't intelligent for two and a half novels, only to become suddenly stupid as book three reaches the last hundred or so pages. Many authors do a great job of creating tension. Not many can maintain it for long periods without it wearing on the reader. Holly Lisle does this better than anyone I can think of. The ending is wonderful, and leaves us wondering if this is really the end of this conflict.
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Summary: Another great read
Review: I have enjoyed Holly's work from the first time I picked up the first one years ago. This series (The Secret Texts) is the largest projuect I have seen from her and she pulls it off nicely. In Courage of the Falcons, like the other two books in the series, she once again draws you into the world that is Matrin and the lives of its inhabitants, taking you for a exciting ride filled with danger, love, intrigue and action. If you have enjoyed any of Holly's work in the past you will love this one, if you havent had the pleasure of reading her work I recommend you pick up Diplomacy of Wolves and read this series from the beginning.
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Summary: Another great read
Review: I have enjoyed Holly's work from the first time I picked up the first one years ago. This series (The Secret Texts) is the largest projuect I have seen from her and she pulls it off nicely. In Courage of the Falcons, like the other two books in the series, she once again draws you into the world that is Matrin and the lives of its inhabitants, taking you for a exciting ride filled with danger, love, intrigue and action. If you have enjoyed any of Holly's work in the past you will love this one, if you havent had the pleasure of reading her work I recommend you pick up Diplomacy of Wolves and read this series from the beginning.
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Summary: What a wonderful ending...
Review: I purchased the 1st book of this series and almost gave up (the whole idea of having to prick yourself to summon magic almost made me sick), but I stuck with it, and I'm glad I did.Others have given a synopsis of this book, so I won't bother. But there's a point near the end of the book where Kait goes back to her family's mansion. She remembers the good times she had there as a child and it brought a lump to my throat. I've often done the same thing, remembering the parties and the times down the Jersey Shore with my family. After I got married and lot of my relatives died (including my father), those times went into my memory. I felt that Kait was mourning those sweet days as I have (and I probably always will). I never thought another fantasy could make me cry like The Lord of the Rings did. I was wrong. Cheers to Holly Lisle for such a wonderful series!
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Summary: Fantastic end to a great trilogy
Review: In the world of Matrin, war is blazing between the Falcons and the Dragons. If the latter win, hell will take control of the planet. The Falcons are a benevolent band of wizards that are trying to send the Dragons back to the place they came from: the Mirror of Souls. The beautiful artifact was created a millennium ago to house the souls of the Dragons. On the losing side, along with the wizards, are the shapeshifters Kait Galweigh and Ry Sabir, whose powers if known would lead to a lynching. The respective houses of Galweigh and Sabir have remained bitter enemies for years, but Kait and Ry love one another and unite to fight their true foes. Through harrowing adventures, the Falcons manage to contain the Dragons inside the mirror that must be destroyed even if it means death to the allies. However, the Scarred (humans who are freaks and monsters) believe the Messiah has come to deliver them from their exile by destroying the people who banished them in the first place, the humans. COURAGE OF FALCONS is the third and final work in master storyteller Holly Lisle's fabulous epic "The Secret Texts." The romance between Kait and Ry makes for a tension-filled subplot. However, the magic of this novel lies in the aliens who seem so real that Ms. Lisle must have met them in some far away canteen rather than her fertile imagination. The geopolitical structure of Matrin is reminiscent of the works of Tolkien and Brookes, which will appeal to fans of high fantasy. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: I Did Burn Everything I've Ever Written
Review: Just kidding. But I second Ms. Veihl's sentiments. I read the entire trilogy and really liked the first two of the series. But the third was the best of the bunch. Again a plethora of twists and turns. The last couple of chapters evoked an emotional response such as few books ever had. I cursed Holly Lisle for what she had done to the characters. I cheered Holly Lisle for the ending. Again set in the very original world of Matrin, sort of a combination of Rennesaince Italy and the Godfather, the background is a rich tapestry of loyalty and deceit. Without giving anything away, the book ends on an upbeat note where the courage of the heroes (Falcons, the secret order of wizards who stand against the evil designs of the Dragons) earns victory for the people of Matrin who would hate them if they knew their secret. Kait, Ry, Ian, Hasmal and Dughall and wonderful characters, larger than life yet very real and human. The themes for which Holly Lisle is justly famous run throughout the book; love conquers all, sacrifice is never wasted. The book carries a moral message without beating it to death, and is a fun and enjoyable read as well.
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