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The Realms of the Gods

The Realms of the Gods

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great book.
Review: I really liked this book. It took you to a place that you had never been before in a Tamora Pierce book. I was really happy to see Faithful was OK too. :-

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great conclusion to a great series!
Review: In this final book all of our questions are answered; who is Daine's father? what happened to her mother? what is happening with Numair? This is a wonderfully fun book in which we get too see all of our friends from Tamora Pierce's series old and new (for all you Alanna fans if you read carefully you even get to see a small glimps of Faithful! Yipee!)This is aa great story with magical creatures and facinating cahracters. This si amust read for everyone yound and old

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Can't Put Down Adventure Filled With Old And New Friends
Review: This is one of the most awesome books I have ever read. Ms. Pierce transports her readers back to the magical land of Tortall for her best adventure to date. This book is the conclusion of the heroine Daine's adventures. "Realms of the Gods" is a satisying read for everyone who already loves Ms. Pierce's characters and for those who have not yet experienced the joy of being transported to the worlds in Ms. Pierce's books. This latest installment has Daine battling Ozorne and his Immortal allies, Daine also meets her father, finally. Readers will be happy to read about old friends and to meet some new, endearing ones. The greatest part to me was Daine's encouters with the Dragons and her blossoming romance with Numair. I recommend this terrific book to EVERYONE

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: "Mortal Spirits were Poorer with the Immortals Gone..."
Review: "Realms of the Gods" is the final book in Tamora Pierce's "Immortals" quartet, and probably the best. As one can possibly guess, it's nearly impossible for someone to begin reading this series at this book - you at *least* have to read Book Three: "The Emperor Mage", though ideally you should have all three previous books under your belt: "Wild Magic" and "Wolf-Speaker" just to have the complete picture of what's going on here.

And what's going on is that our sixteen year old heroine and her mentor Numair are constantly on the move as they do their part for the kingdom against the hoards of immortal monsters spilling over the now-destroyed barrier between the mortal and divine realms and are marching against Tortall. Daine is sure that behind all of this is the ex-Emperor Ozorne, whom she toppled from his throne the previous year and is now out for revenge.

But there is another force also working against them, and indeed against the very gods themselves: Uusoae, the Goddess of Chaos who is using her newfound alliance with Ozorne to wage war against all the realms. It is in the middle of this tempest that Daine finds herself, but when she and Numair are nearly killed, the gods themselves intervene. Here finally, Daine learns the truth about her parentage, and the identity of her long-absent father.

But as happy as she is to be with her mother and father once more, she and Numair are very aware of the plight of their friends back home, and their importance in the coming battle. But the only way to return to the mortal realms is to beseech the help of the dragons, and to get there the two must take a dangerous journey across the Realms of the Gods...

Tamora Pierce really outdoes herself in this final installment, and though many may disagree, I feel that this is her best book to date, melding together a range of themes and ideas, with the cosmic battle of the gods contrasted against the human Battle of Port Legann; Daine's parental fear toward Kit the dragonet against the blossoming romance she feels for her long-time friend and mentor. Moments that feel utterly epic are matched against the everyday necessities of life, and throughout it all Daine remains an immensely likeable heroine: trustworthy, courageous, loving, kind and intelligent.

For those who have followed Daine's journey throughout the four books, this should be an immensely satisfying conclusion, filled with familiar faces: Tkaa, Kit, the badger, Jonathon and Thayet, and several new and equally fascinating ones: Gainel, the silent god of dreams (who gives Daine some fascinating dreams), Broad Foot, the god of the duck-moles and Weiryn, Daine's very own father. Most importantly for me though was the Stormwing Rikash, whose inclusion in the story completes Daine's self-growth: from a young woman who blindly hated and destroyed that particular race, to a woman who comes to consider one a friend. It is a particularly sublime bit of character development.

In fact, if there is one thing wrong with "Realms of the Gods", it is that there isn't enough of it! It could quite easily have been a novel twice as big, had Pierce taken the time to unfold the story a bit more gradually. The book is a treasure-chest of information and ideas, and I would have enjoyed reading more of it, at a more leisurely pace. However, it's fine just the way it is, and because it's a young-adult book, I can understand why she chose to keep the pace moving along swiftly.

I would have liked to have seen more from Kit, Alanna, Onua and Cloud (in particular I was sure that Kit's role had been building up in order to play a major part in this book) but the huge range of other characters compensate. The Daine/Numair romance might take some readers by surprise (she's sixteen, and he's thirty!) but they do make a strong, realistic couple, void of the mushy hearts and flowers of the usual courtly love to be found in fantasy. For those that are interested, we find out the name of Kit's mother, but strangely the badger remains simply "the badger". Finally, we are treated to a nice council of the gods at the conclusion of the story, and if you read closely enough, you might catch a cameo-appearance from a certain purple-eyed cat from the "Song of the Lioness" quartet!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Amazing feeling and depth! Another A++ book from Tammy!
Review: The final book in the quartet. I cried when it ended, even after reading it on 3 other occasions.

Daine and her teacher Numair get whisked to the immortal realms unexpectantly by Daine's dead mother and her god father after almost certain death from skinners. They then go on a journey to the Dragonlands to find passage back to the mortal realms. Along the way they fight ton of immortals and the passion between Daine and Numair grows. Ever since the middle of the first book you can tell there was something between them. Numair is so sweet and protective of Daine, and he finally lets her know after she is almost killed by spidrens.

All and all, this book is fantastic, a must-read. I cried and laughed openly while reading it. I knew the characters and the setting so well, I actually felt like I was Daine, there in the Divine Realms and at Port Legann.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One word - WOW
Review: This book is my favorite of all of Tamora Pierce's series. You'll never believe the outcome. She makes no indication of what's about to happen - it's an exciting read!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Realms of the Gods: 4th book in the Immortals quartet
Review: All of the Immortlas books by Tamora Pierce are wonderful, as are all her Tortallan series- The Song of the Lioness, Daughter of the Lioness, and Protector of the Small. I especially loved the Realms of the Gods, however, because of the different genres- mystery, action, adventure, and (finally) the added romance! I think that this book is great and I highly recommend all the series listed above to anyone who enjoys fantasy novels!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Love is in the air.
Review: I am a huge fan of Tamora Pierce, and i must say this is one of her best. for me its the romance between Daine and Numair. there are hints here and there, like Numair's voice and his eyes which make my heart melt. Stuck in the gods home, when there is a war in the mortal realms, there is love in the air when Daine never dies, Numair comes to save her. even with this love they can't stop until they get back to the mortal realms. after bloodshed, changing shapes and a goddess getting punished Numair and Daine have survived and come together at last.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: tamora pierce is the best
Review: In this set of books, Ms. Pierce continues her Tortall series by introducing a new heroine Daine. Enemy's of Tortall have released immortal creatures from the Realm of the Gods where they where penned-up for the last 400+ years and have directed them to attach Tortall. Help is on the way though, Daine has the ability to speak to animals and has the gift of "wild magic." The series takes us though 4 books during which Daine will have many adventures and Tortall will never be the same. Taking place between the Song of the Lioness series and The Protector of the Small series, Daine's adventures cover everything from falling in love to fighting battles. This is a truly enjoyable series. Yet another hit for Ms. Pierce!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I love numair!
Review: this is by far better than the other books in this series and this series is amazing!!! i was so happy that Daine and Numair FINALLY hooked up!!!! i was waiting for that. this book is recomended to any girl fantisy lover.it is amazing that someone can write a book that is so good. the only downfall in the whole series is that it ends to soon. Tamora Pierce REALLY needs to write another book for this series!!!!!!! it just ends to soon and the best book in the series is the shortest!!


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