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Liked It “loved it, didnt want the books to end :( so sad now!! couldn't put the book down, great read!!” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “The ending really disappointed me. The characters were too shallow, at one time I thought the author was using sex to make the characters more interesting. Which never makes for good story telling.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“loved it, didnt want the books to end :( so sad now!! couldn't put the book down, great read!! ”
Pegasus wrote this review Monday, September 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The ending really disappointed me. The characters were too shallow, at one time I thought the author was using sex to make the characters more interesting. Which never makes for good story telling.”
Johnny Brooks wrote this review Saturday, December 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Good magical series.”
booklovers wrote this review Thursday, September 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A great trilogy, probably re-read. Good storyline and some interesting characters. ”
The Wicked Sword Maiden wrote this review Friday, August 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“As protector of the Siyee, Auraya is sent to investigate a stranger sighted on their lands. She develops a rapport with the mysterious woman, who claims to be a close friend of Mirar, the founder of the Dreamweavers – but the secret she divulges sets Auraya on a dangerous path of conflict with the gods.
Megan Thomas wrote this review Thursday, July 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Meanwhile, the Pentadrians, regaining strength under a new leader, plot and scheme for any means to bring down their enemies – not anticipating that the White will send the Siyee against them. It seems that the consequences for all sides will be disastrous.
Mirar now has a respected place amongst his people, so the stakes are very high when his fragile friendship with Auraya may prove to be the very cause of her destruction...!!
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“This trilogy is very well plabnned with lovable characteres, an epic plot, a cataclasmic ending, a laughable epilogue, all within a magical world where even the gods are schememing. It is evident that there are elements of the 'ying-yang' theory within this trilogy, to express the idea that a whole nation of people can not be entirely good or evil, it is all dependent on perspectives and circumstances. The excessive use of symbolism also highlights the fact that stereotypes can not be trusted. Therefore it is important to read the entire trilogy to understand the depth of Canavan's message. Despite this, the triology can be at times humorous and ironic, and one of the great things about Canavan's style is that she does not spend a tedious amount of time explaining the customs of her worlds but instead enlightens the reader on the central conflicts of the trilogy from the first page of the first book, which conversely makes the world more believable. Also, I was personally touched by Liard/Mirrar's infatuation and Auraya's compassion ”
Anat wrote this review Wednesday, March 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I feel conflicted. In the beginning of this novel or more like the first half of it I thought that the writer had finally started getting somewhere and I actually was enjoying it more then the first two novels. With the last, say, 200 pages though, I wasn’t feeling enjoyment as much as frustration. The fact of the matter is one of the characters is so moronic in that part you want to throw the book across the room. It doesn’t help that she keeps going over a question to which you’ve possibly figured out the answer in the first book (I know I did). It’s also quite frustrating because I can’t figure out if the author meant for her character to be so daft or she thinks her readers are so slow that this whole plot comes as a surprise. I think it’s the latter and that the writer unfortunately thinks she was being clever.
Raven wrote this review Wednesday, February 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I also felt there could have been far more detail. Or possibly the first two novels could’ve been condensed into one novel as it didn’t seem like much was going in there and that most of the detail (of what in depth detail there was) was in most of third novel of the trilogy.
The ending was a bit on the pointless side too. Yes there was a point to it (a small one) but it ended up with too many questions as well which I never like at the end of a trilogy. It makes me question what the writers motives were and is this something she is going to continue with at some later date?
Here’s where I’m conflicted though. I enjoyed it to a degree. Obviously, because I finished it but I think it might be that I enjoyed the storyline not how the story was told. I liked the concept, not the delivery. Which is why I gave it the rating I did when I feel I should‘ve given it more. I enjoyed the concept, the story but I can’t overlook all the flaws”
“Great finish to a great trilogy. The discovery about the Circlian and Pendatrian Gods was a little obvious, and I would have liked more of an epliogue about the wilds (but I suspect thats because I'm being greedy). I preferred this triology to the Black Magicians Trilogy (which was also good).”
Peter wrote this review Thursday, February 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Just finished reading this. Voice of the Gods seems like a compressed book which i believe would be much better if its broken into few segments, so instead of a trilogy, we might have 4 or 5 tittles for the story. This is bcos part 3 are too complex with intense details and too much info altho towards the ending, a reader can feel that the author is pushing faster to get the story done. Nevertheless, i love it still and except that it IS about Gods, which unfortunately wont make it to the cinema..Can you imagine all those details in visual? Congrats to Trudi. Just waiting for her next trilogy.”
Rita Kishora A wrote this review Sunday, November 25 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is the 2nd Trilogy that I have finished from Trudi Canavan and I really do enjoy her books so far. She is a writer that will definately only improve as she goes along.
Nadya K wrote this review Friday, October 26 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The age of 5 is a three part story about a civilasation that believes above all that they serve the only true gods, 5 of them (sounds vaguley familiar does it not). The story follows Auriya, a very gifted sorceress that becomes a priestess to these gods. As her power grows so does the mystery surrounding the gods and certain restrictions they have placed on the humans that serve them.
Great read with a very identifyable storyline and an interesting epilogue. Worth the read.”
