by Sara Douglass
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For countless millennia the Star Dance and the TimeKeeper Demons have battled their way across the universe, destroying innumerable planets, laying waste to civilizations across the cosmos.
Choosing the land of Tencendor as their last battleground, the demons break through the Star Gate. The Gate destroyed, all magic in the world is gone and the three races of Tencendor are plunged into a vortex of chaos, madness, and death.
Caelum SunSoar, son of the near-immortal Starman Axis and beloved ruler of all the land’s peoples, is dead. Leaderless, those not killed outright or driven mad flee to the one place left to them, Sanctuary, a magical place created ages past to shield all who are good from the wrath of the demons.
There is for some one hope left: DragonStar, Axis’s other son. Many believe he is the true StarSon, the only being that can save their world. Others are just as convinced that he is in league with the demons and will be their doom. Only DragonStar knows the truth and as he and his companions go forth to do battle he prays that he may convince all that his motives are pure.
What he does not know is that there is a traitor who plans to hand Sanctuary over to the Demons. A betrayer whose actions could force DragonStar to make a sacrifice so bloody and horrific that it could mean the destruction of everything that he holds dear in this life or the next.
And if he fails, he could doom Tecendor to an eternal hell.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Extremely disappointing, 2008-09-08
I have given the 5 previous books in this series 3 stars, but I can't bring myself to do that with this one. I am tempted to give it 1 star, but I did read it, and I did like some things about it.
What a major letdown this book was!! WOW!! I'm really, really bummed at such a lackluster and silly conclusion. I have ever been annoyed at the lack of good characterization, but things went from bad to worse here.
Zenith started out so well. I thought perhaps Douglass was finally getting the knack for some better characters. Here is this strong, vibrant ichaari woman who has the fortitude to love and help her hated brother, reclaim her own body from an invading soul, etc., but then for most of this book Zenith does nothing but obsess about her feelings for StarDrifter and ultimately winds up in WolfStar's arms. And StarDrifter is equally out of character here. He also loses any depth and appeal that he had originally been given. Way to blow it, Douglass, and totally ruin 2 of the best characters in the entire series.
The demons become ridiculous parodies of demons. Again, Qeteb using the F word was absolutely dumb. That line (about the "bunnies") was arguably the most awkward and unbelievable line in the 6 book series. CHEESY!!! It has to be tough to alternate between cheesy and silly and dark and macabre so much. How on earth (indeed, why on earth) did Douglass do this?!
The field of flowers became annoying, as did the constant shuffling back and forth between it. Katie, while sweet, I guess was supposed to be a 'savior metaphor' of some kind, but there really wasn't adequate need for her 'sacrifice.' All that needed to happen was for DragonStar to save Faraday and save the day. Why does Faraday need a little girl to get her throat slit in order for peace of mind? That makes NO sense.
The final battles where stupid. I am fine that they weren't traditional battles as such. But they were so unbelievable given what Douglass has spent several thousands of pages spelling out. So utterly unbelievable. I feel like Douglass just had to finish and meet a deadline and typed this out one night and didn't even bother to re-read it afterwards.
I think overall one of my biggest criticisms of this book and other books in this series is this: Douglass never lets the reader think for his/herself. She spends so much time telling us exactly what characters are feeling or thinking...sometimes hammering on it over and over and over again (as with Zenith and Faraday especially), that it loses any and all meaning for the reader. I wish Douglass had let me wonder a little about Faraday's insecurities or Zenith's fears. I wish she'd spent more effort telling me about their actions and giving clues, rather than the characters going on and on all the time. I mean, how many times do we have to hear Faraday talk about her fears of love? We get it!! Let us watch Faraday heal, instead of Faraday always telling us about it.
The ending was boring. Yawn. I'm just glad I'm done. I will NEVER read these books again, and will not recommend them to anyone. They were fun in the way that a good soap opera is fun...a guilty pleasure, a lot of fluff, a lot of unbelievable circumstances and behaviors, simple stock characters, and fast paced.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
series got really DARK, good becomes bad..., 2008-08-08
I enjoyed the series but noted things that got progressively more disturbing as the series started to WEAR ON. Axis is good, then he does things no 'hero' should get away with, then he is a 'God', then his wicked son is good, then Faradays wicked son....it just got too contrived, confused, and DARK by the end of the series. Even though I loved the first couple books, I was disappointed in the end books of this Wayfarer series. She SEEMS to run along disjointedly just to create a series....good at first, then poor. Oh well. I still read them ALL!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Very Very Odd, with a touch of disappointing, 2008-06-10
Well, where to start... The book starts out, okay....but then quickly becomes ridiculous. The end is well, weird, it feels like she didn't know how to end the series so said, "I'll just send them all to heaven." then worked for three books to give us an Adam and Eve/Atlantis type ending. Yes, seriously, that's how it ended. Enjoy if you can.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 perfect condition, 2008-03-27
i got the book in perfect condition. it was sealed and in great shape. i couldnt ask for more. it even got to me quickly.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 suffered!, 2008-02-29
I really liked the first three books, but this was painful to read. I hate how so many fantasy series start off strong and end up with me paying to suffer through bad storytelling.
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