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Review of When Darkness Falls (The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 3)
- A great working of Wild Magic and High Magic strikes at the heart of the Demon Queenâs plots, but the human city, the Golden City of the Bells, falls farther under her sway with each day that passes. And without the Cityâs High Magicians, the Wild Magicians, the Elven Army, and all their allies will surely fall before the onslaught of the Demon Queenâs malignant warriors.
But all hope is not lost. The Lightâs young mages, tempered by war, grow ever more powerful. High Mage Cilarnen learns an ancient secret that can make him, for a brief, white-hot time, the greatest mage in the worldâunless it kills him.ÂJermayan, the first Elf-Mage in centuries, has linked with the dragon Ancaladar and rediscovered the swift-as-thought powers of Elven magic, which can reshape mountains and summon lightning from clear skies.Â
Knight-Mage Kellen has molded his troops and the Unicorn Knights into a deadly fighting force. Soon the Elven King and his Commanders put Kellenâs magical gifts to their greatest test, in the final battle between the Elves, the humans, and the Demons.Â
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Comments for When Darkness Falls (The Obsidian Trilogy | Book 3)
- Posted on 2008-05-09
Excellent Book - Questionable Kindle Port - Read The Sample First
Mercedes Lackey is one of the most dependable fantasy authors around - she always delivers a considered, methodical story with an unusual twist on our preconceptions regarding this genre of novels. With the talents of James Mallory added to the mix, The Obsidian Trilogy, and When Darkness Falls in particular, are no exceptions to this rule.
The final book in a trilogy about Kellen Tavadon, the first Knight-Mage seen in the land in over a thousand years, When Darkness Falls begins with the alliance of Men and Elves with its back against the proverbial wall. Beset by the enemy on every side, Kellen and his allies try to save the Elves and other creatures who are under assult by the Endarkened. They realize, however, that they will have to make their last stand at the gates of Armerthalieh, the City of a Thousand Bells, home of the practioners of High Magick, who have come to believe that the Elves and other non-humans who live outside the city are the cause of their problems. The fact that the leader of the city, Arch-Mage Anigrel, is an agent of Savilla, the Endarkened Queen, doesn't help matters at all.
While I enjoyed the book immensly, I do have some nits to pick with Amazon, or TOR (the publisher) about the Kindle edition. First, although the first volume (The Outstreched Shadow), and the final volume are available for the Kindle, the middle volume of the trilogy is not. Seems like a silly mistake to make, but it certainly increased my irritation with the publisher and bookseller afer I read the first book. I gave in and bought a paperback copy at my local bargan bookstore - but I would have bought a Kindle version - if one had been available.
My second nit is with the font used in this edition. It's somewhat cursive, and doesn't display very well on your Kindle, especially the thinner parts of the letters, or the downstrokes of letters like Y and G. This made the book harder to read, and I frequently had to stop and re-read passages.
In conclusion, the story is top notch, and deserves a 5 star rating. However, before purchasing this book, I strongly recommend that you download a sample and see if the font display is hard for you to read. I downgraded my rating from five stars to three for this reason alone. If you're constantly struggling with the font, you can't very well "disappear" into the story the way you can with most other Kindle titles.
Score: 3
- Posted on 2008-03-06
Read it
Magic, Knights, Elves, Dragons, Unicorns, Demons.... Awesome! It was an awesome ending to an awesome trology. It was bitter sweet to finish it. I read it fast, I couldnt put it down. When I finished, I was sad that it was all over.
Score: 5
- Posted on 2007-11-23
When Darkness Falls
Great final book to the trilogy. Keeps you entertained and guessing to the final end.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2007-11-05
The difficulty of ending a trilogy well
The third part of the Obsidian Trilogy contains much of what I expect of Lackeys writing: well fleshed out characters, good varieties in motivation of such, interesting plot ideas, solid action. Where it falls short is that the story in itself could have been told on half of the pages. Somewhere in the middle I started to scan the neverending battle scenes that do nothing to either advance the plot or the characters. In other words, they are boring (although believebaly written)and lead to predictable action. The characters would have deserved better with more twists and turns or exciting new developments. Fewer clashing swords and more character driven action would have kept my attention.
For the bordedom factor and predictability - two stars only.
Score: 2
- Posted on 2007-10-27
When Darkness Falls The obsidian Trilogy Book three 3
The best fantasy book ever! Mercedes Lackey is my favorite author, and this trilogy was my first of her books. I adore this one! It is my favorite ever. The whole trilogy together is excellent. Its also suitable for all ages, which is hard to find. For dragon and elf and fantasy lovers alike this is a must read!
Score: 5