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Summary: Black Trillium
Review: Black Trillium got me started on the Trillium series(now all my fav books). It is written by three authors each a brillant talent. The characters are very in-depth and differ in personality. Haramis is the wise, older, scholar type, Anigel the sweet, timid type, and Kadiya(my fav.) the impetuous, bold, daring, hot-headed type. The plot jump starts at the begining off the book never slowing down or faltering in keeping you interested. It's set in The World of the Three Moons, a world with magic and all the great fantasy stuff we all love. The princess each must find their talisman a peice of the three fold sceptre of power(the only thing that can save there kingdom)and overcome a personal struggle of their own. This book is well written and if I could give it more than 5 stars i would!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Incredible
Review: I bought this book by chance at a village fete, and it turned out to be the best book I have ever read. From the opening description of the politics of the Peninsula to the final confrontation, Black Trillium is pure class. Haramis, Kadiya and Anigel are vivid, lifelike characters with whom the reader can readily sympathise. I find myself sympathising especially with Haramis, who reminds me of myself, and I see elements of Kadiya and Anigel in my two sisters. It is a shame that so few people have heard of this series, I have also read Blood Trillium and am eagerly searching for the others!
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Summary: Great read !
Review: I loved this book. It has a consistency rarely found in fantasy stories, creating a realistic world with believable characters, boundaries, and the vivid writing style invokes images in ones head that are hard to forget. I read this book a couple of years ago and just thought about it recently, but couldnt for the life of me remember what it was called! I finally found it! Hooray! Anyone who likes fantasy should *read it now*!
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Summary: Well Worth It.
Review: Okay, maybe not exactly but it sounded good and they all began with W. The three triplet girls are revered by their people as the 'Living Trillium'. The Witch is the Princess Haramis (eldest triplet) whose interest in books, learning, magic and the command of power may become her downfall. The Warrior is Kadiya (middle sister) who discovers that she is not as tough as she thinks. The Woman is Anigel (youngest daughter) who is more prone to dancing and clothes. They live in peace for 18 years before trouble strikes at the heart of their family. The sisters are separated and each mus follow a different path to reach their final destination and it may still be longer before they can reunite to destroy the evil sorceror Orogastus. He seems to control Prince Voltrik and is the way to destroy him. Haramis must journey to visit the Archimage and find her talisman (a wand) before accepting a great burden. Kadiya ventures into the lands of the Oddlings, creatures of different races who inhabit the swamps. She must find a sword and accept a different kind of burden. Anigel is captured by Voltrik's son Antar and with the help of a servant escapes. She must draw on strength she didn't know she had to find a circlet and complete her quest. Meanwhile, Antar has fallen in love with this beautiful princess and the more he is forced to pursue and capture her, the more he loves her. Orogastus can see their every move and the sisters grow desperate. How can they defeat one who can counter every plan and thought? Good read. One thing I didn't particularly like was the way the story jumped around. I have a feeling that each writer (there's three) chose a different princess and wrote solely about them. Therefore, sometimes I found myself a litte off-balanced.
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Summary: Good reading, in spite of shortcomings
Review: Review from Roz:I'll admit I wasn't too thrilled with the book at first. The whole first chapter, in which the royal family is beseiged in the Ruwenda Citadel, seemed almost melodramatic to me. I remember reading the first part of the book with a lot of skepticism. I was thinking, "Well, this is okay, but it's just not the best book I've ever read."However, once I got past the first few chapters, I COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN. It's just simply a wonderful story. I think most of the appeal lies in the characters--the three princesses who are so different from each other, the dangerously charming bad guy. The history and the setting are very well-thought out. There is an entire side-culture of the "Oddlings", the other sentient species on the World of Three Moons. The history of the place is textured--besides the surface story of the princesses' quests, there is a deeper, interesting layer underneath: the mystery of the Vanished Ones who have left their strange technology behind. When you really start to think about it, the plot of this book is a little tired. Some things are a little too cliche or contrived. But the bottom line is: Who Cares? It's an effective, interesting, enjoyable book, and I loved it. The characters are the best part. Well done.
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Summary: Well Worth It.
Review: The trio authors Marion Zimmer Bradley, Julian May, and Andre Norton have created a world so enchanting that I had to read non-stop from beginning to end. Action began from the first page as the triplet sisters are forced to split up and embark on their own journeys, and conquer themselves. The story is fun, beleivable, and full of mystery surrounding the ancient citizens of the planet, the vanished ones. It is fairly easy to read because the authors did not add too much description, or confusing topics, which often take away the pleasure of reading. The charcters came to life for me because their personalities were so human. Also, although I am not a feminist, I enjoyed the fact that the main characters Kadiyah, Haramis, and Anigel are women, which is a good change from many other fantasy stories that have either men as the lead characters or super-strong and unrealistic women running around and beating everyone up, (*cough*Xena-wannabees*cough), excuse me. Black Trillium has all the elements that make an excellent story. The only problem that I had with it is that the ending seemed to be a little slapped together because it was so short.
This is when all three sisters confront The bad guy, Orogastus, together for the first time. About two short chapters later, the story ends. This dosen't create any loose ends, but it does take some of the momentum that the story had built up.
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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: This book is totally awesome! I mean, I'm 12 and I liked it so much that I read 3 times which is pretty good for me. I usually only read books once, even if they're really good. I just couldn't get sick of this one. I recommend it to anyone and everyone that every loved fantasy, magic and soul-travelling.
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Summary: Great read !
Review: This book is truly what introduced me to these superb authors .It's definately one of the best books ever written .Magical ,interesting ,fast moving,it has all the qualities to a good book .I adored the creatures they invented ,the Oddlings ,the tree varts ,the Glismak ,the Skritek ,and everything else .They develope a wondreful feeling that I've barely felt before . Here is the plot :Three princesses are born in Ruwenda :Haramis ,smart and leader -like and heir to the throne ,Kadiya ,firey tempered but an amazing huntress,and Anigel,sweet ,timid ,and loving .Each of them is bestowed with the amulet of the black trillium by the Archmage Binah .When the princesses are young women ,the neighboring country of Labornok invades.Haramis ,Kadiya ,and Anigel are split up and sent to look for the magical talismans that will save their country :The Three Winged Circle ,the Three Lobed Burning Eye ,and the Three Headed Monster .But if the sorcerer you uses the king of Labornok as a puppet finds them first ,they will surely be destroyed.
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Summary: A true coming of age story
Review: When I first read this book I was "coming of age" as we like to call it. I don't even remeber how I got the book. I didn't read fantasy. In fact my favorite stories were horror stories. As I began to read this tale of three girls coming into there own, I could see my self in each girl. I felt what I imagined they were feeling. I was so wrapeed up in this story, I read it again as soon as I finished the last page. I go back every now and again to re-read this wonderous story. I remeber how I felt trying to grow up. I remeber how this book, even though it was surrounded by fantasy, reminded me of the real world. Three girls, three sisters, each unique taking three very diffrent paths to come to the same end, the same conclusion. Being yourself is its own reward and we are all meant for something that we have yet to figure out. This is still my favorite book, even though I'm still not big on fantasy stories.
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Summary: alittle more than so, so
Review: While I must admit this book had some fantastic points in it I was anticipating action and while the build up was fantastic it was a let down in the end when everything was resolved in about 25-30 pages after a long build up. I normally shy away from books written in sections switching between characters right when it gets interesting. This book held my attention vividly and though vague in some places other than the slight let down of the end and the fact that some elements of the plot were blatanly expected I found this book quite good.
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