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Age of the Five #2
袩芯褋谢械写薪邪褌邪 芯褌 薪械芯斜褍蟹写邪薪懈褌械
孝褉褍写懈 袣邪薪邪胁邪薪 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪 薪芯胁芯褌芯 褋懈 褎械薪褌褗蟹懈 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈械, 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪芯 褋 谐械褉芯懈, 斜芯谐芯胁械, 屑邪谐懈褟 懈 蟹邪斜褉邪薪械薪邪 谢褞斜芯胁.
袙褗锌褉械泻懈 锌褉懈薪芯褋邪 褋懈 蟹邪 锌芯斜械写邪褌邪 薪邪 泻褉褗谐芯胁懈褟薪褑懈褌械, 袗褍褉械褟 芯褌 袘械谢懈褌械 薪械 谢懈泻褍胁邪. 袛薪懈褌械 泄 屑懈薪邪胁邪褌 胁 芯锌懈褌懈 写邪 锌芯屑懈褉懈 褋褗薪芯锌谢械褌褑懈褌械 懈 泻褉褗谐芯胁懈褟薪褋泻懈褌械 卸褉械褑懈, 邪 薪芯褖懈褌械 泄 褋邪 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪懈 褋褗褋 蟹谢芯胁械褖懈 泻芯褕屑邪褉懈. 袦褗褉褌胁懈褌械 褟 薪邪胁械褋褌褟胁邪褌 薪邪褋褗薪, 邪 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪懈褟褌 褔芯胁械泻 泻褗屑 泻芯谐芯褌芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 芯斜褗褉薪械 蟹邪 锌芯屑芯褖, 械 斜械蟹褋谢械写薪芯 懈蟹褔械蟹薪邪谢.
袥械褟褉写 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁懈 褋褗褋 蟹邪褋懈谢胁邪褖懈褌械 褋械 褋锌芯屑械薪懈 薪邪 芯褌写邪胁薪邪 褍屑褉械谢懈褟 胁芯写邪褔 薪邪 褋褗薪芯锌谢械褌懈褌褑懈褌械, 袦懈褉邪褉. 袧邪 锌芯屑芯褖 屑褍 褋械 锌褉懈褌懈褔胁邪 袝屑械褉邪谢 - 薪邪胁褟褉薪芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪邪褌邪 芯褌 薪械芯斜褍蟹写邪薪懈褌械, 泻芯褟褌芯 谐芯 芯褌胁械卸写邪 胁 褋褗褉褑械褌芯 薪邪 锌谢邪薪懈薪邪褌邪. 小 屑芯谐褗褖懈褌械 褋懈 袛邪褉斜懈 袝屑械褉邪谢 褖械 锌芯屑芯谐薪械 薪邪 袥械褟褉写 写邪 锌芯写褉械写懈 芯斜褗褉泻邪薪芯褌芯 褋懈 褋褗蟹薪邪薪懈械. 袧芯 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 褖械 芯褌泻褉懈褟褌, 褖械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈 卸懈胁芯褌邪 屑褍, 邪 懈 褑械谢懈褟 褋胁褟褌, 蟹邪胁懈薪邪谐懈...
袙褗锌褉械泻懈 锌褉懈薪芯褋邪 褋懈 蟹邪 锌芯斜械写邪褌邪 薪邪 泻褉褗谐芯胁懈褟薪褑懈褌械, 袗褍褉械褟 芯褌 袘械谢懈褌械 薪械 谢懈泻褍胁邪. 袛薪懈褌械 泄 屑懈薪邪胁邪褌 胁 芯锌懈褌懈 写邪 锌芯屑懈褉懈 褋褗薪芯锌谢械褌褑懈褌械 懈 泻褉褗谐芯胁懈褟薪褋泻懈褌械 卸褉械褑懈, 邪 薪芯褖懈褌械 泄 褋邪 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪懈 褋褗褋 蟹谢芯胁械褖懈 泻芯褕屑邪褉懈. 袦褗褉褌胁懈褌械 褟 薪邪胁械褋褌褟胁邪褌 薪邪褋褗薪, 邪 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪懈褟褌 褔芯胁械泻 泻褗屑 泻芯谐芯褌芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 芯斜褗褉薪械 蟹邪 锌芯屑芯褖, 械 斜械蟹褋谢械写薪芯 懈蟹褔械蟹薪邪谢.
袥械褟褉写 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁懈 褋褗褋 蟹邪褋懈谢胁邪褖懈褌械 褋械 褋锌芯屑械薪懈 薪邪 芯褌写邪胁薪邪 褍屑褉械谢懈褟 胁芯写邪褔 薪邪 褋褗薪芯锌谢械褌懈褌褑懈褌械, 袦懈褉邪褉. 袧邪 锌芯屑芯褖 屑褍 褋械 锌褉懈褌懈褔胁邪 袝屑械褉邪谢 - 薪邪胁褟褉薪芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪邪褌邪 芯褌 薪械芯斜褍蟹写邪薪懈褌械, 泻芯褟褌芯 谐芯 芯褌胁械卸写邪 胁 褋褗褉褑械褌芯 薪邪 锌谢邪薪懈薪邪褌邪. 小 屑芯谐褗褖懈褌械 褋懈 袛邪褉斜懈 袝屑械褉邪谢 褖械 锌芯屑芯谐薪械 薪邪 袥械褟褉写 写邪 锌芯写褉械写懈 芯斜褗褉泻邪薪芯褌芯 褋懈 褋褗蟹薪邪薪懈械. 袧芯 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 褖械 芯褌泻褉懈褟褌, 褖械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈 卸懈胁芯褌邪 屑褍, 邪 懈 褑械谢懈褟 褋胁褟褌, 蟹邪胁懈薪邪谐懈...
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Trudi Canavan
98听books6,577听followersTrudi Canavan was born in Kew, Melbourne, and grew up in Ferntree Gully, a suburb at the foothills of the Dandenongs.
In 1999 she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with 鈥淲hispers of the Mist Children鈥�. In the same year she was granted a writers residency at Varuna Writers鈥� Centre in Katoomba, New South Wales.
In November 2001, The Magicians鈥� Guild was first published in Australia. The second book of the trilogy, The Novice, was published in June 2002 and was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The third book The High Lord was released in January 2003 and was nominated for the Best Novel Ditmar category. All three books entered Australian top ten SF bestseller lists.
The Black Magician Trilogy reached the international market in 2004, published by HarperCollins鈥� EOS imprint in North America and Orbit Books in the UK. The trilogy is now rated by Nielsen BookScan as the most successful debut fantasy series of the last 10 years.
Trudi鈥檚 second trilogy, Age of the Five, has also enjoyed bestselling success. Priestess of the White reached No.3 in the Sunday Times hardback fiction bestseller list, staying in the top ten for six weeks.
In early 2006 Trudi signed a seven-figure contract with Orbit to write the prequel and sequel to the Black Magician Trilogy. The prequel, The Magician鈥檚 Apprentice was released in 2009 and won the Best Fantasy Novel category of the Aurealis Awards.
In 1999 she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with 鈥淲hispers of the Mist Children鈥�. In the same year she was granted a writers residency at Varuna Writers鈥� Centre in Katoomba, New South Wales.
In November 2001, The Magicians鈥� Guild was first published in Australia. The second book of the trilogy, The Novice, was published in June 2002 and was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The third book The High Lord was released in January 2003 and was nominated for the Best Novel Ditmar category. All three books entered Australian top ten SF bestseller lists.
The Black Magician Trilogy reached the international market in 2004, published by HarperCollins鈥� EOS imprint in North America and Orbit Books in the UK. The trilogy is now rated by Nielsen BookScan as the most successful debut fantasy series of the last 10 years.
Trudi鈥檚 second trilogy, Age of the Five, has also enjoyed bestselling success. Priestess of the White reached No.3 in the Sunday Times hardback fiction bestseller list, staying in the top ten for six weeks.
In early 2006 Trudi signed a seven-figure contract with Orbit to write the prequel and sequel to the Black Magician Trilogy. The prequel, The Magician鈥檚 Apprentice was released in 2009 and won the Best Fantasy Novel category of the Aurealis Awards.
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Last of the Wilds (Age of the Five, #2), Trudi Canavan
Age of the Five is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Australian author Trudi Canavan; it consists of the novels: Priestess of the White, Last of the Wilds and Voice of the Gods.
The fictional series recounts the story of Auraya, a young priestess who, after rising to the highest rank in her world's religious hierarchy, subsequently discovers that the gods she worships are significantly different entities from those in whom she was originally taught to believe.
Age of the Five is set in a universe overseen by a pantheon of five gods (the Circle) who are the only apparent survivors of the War of the Gods. Before this war, it is understood that hundreds of gods existed on Earth. The Five control the destiny of the northern half of the world through a priesthood known as the White (the Circle's five representatives in the human world, Ithania). In southern Ithania live opponents of the White, who claim to worship five different gods (known as the Five). Both factions vie for control over their opponents, and eventually engage in war.
Last of the Wilds: War of the Gods and the Wilds, After pitched battle, The White鈥攖he avatars of the Five Gods鈥攈ave briefly turned back the vicious invaders.
And now, the priestess Auraya is sent on an urgent mission to reconcile with the powerful, outcast Dreamweavers, for their magical healing abilities may be the key to saving the land.
But as a deadly plague devastates their allies and old adversaries resurface, a dreadful surprise may ruin the chance for peace.
For Auraya's terrible discovery will force her into a desperate choice鈥攐ne whose consequences will change the world forever.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮
毓賳賵丕賳: 丌禺乇蹖賳 丕夭 賵丨賵卮 讴鬲丕亘 丿賵賲 丕夭 丿賵乇丕賳 倬賳噩貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 鬲乇賵丿蹖 讴丕賳丕賵丕賳貨 賲賵囟賵毓 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕爻鬲乇丕賱蹖丕 - 爻丿賴 21賲
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕蹖賳 爻乇蹖 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕蹖蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲 芦丕蹖鬲賴丕賳蹖丕禄 賵 倬賳噩 禺丿丕蹖蹖貙 讴賴 鬲賳賴丕 亘丕夭賲丕賳丿诏丕賳 噩賳诏 倬蹖卮蹖賳 禺丿丕蹖丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿貙 爻倬乇蹖 賲蹖卮賵丿貙 倬蹖卮 丕夭 噩賳诏貙 诏賵蹖丕 氐丿賴丕 禺丿丕 賵噩賵丿 丿丕卮鬲賴貨 倬爻 丕夭 噩賳诏貙 噩丕丿賵 賵 丿蹖賳 亘丕 賴賲 丌賲蹖禺鬲賴 卮丿賴貙 倬賳噩 禺丿丕蹖 賳蹖賲讴乇賴 蹖 卮賲丕賱蹖 (丨賱賯賵蹖)貙 亘丕 賳蹖賲讴乇賴 噩賳賵亘蹖 (倬賳鬲丕丿乇蹖賴丕) 丿蹖诏乇 賴爻鬲賳丿貨
丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 丿賵賲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 爻乇蹖 倬爻 丕夭 賳亘乇丿蹖 丿卮賵丕乇貙 芦賵丕蹖鬲賴丕 - 丌賵丕鬲丕乇賴丕蹖 倬賳噩 禺丿丕禄 賲賴丕噩賲丕賳 卮乇賵乇 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 賲丿鬲 讴賵鬲丕賴蹖 亘賴 毓賯亘 賲蹖乇丕賳賳丿貙 賵 讴卮蹖卮 芦丌卅賵乇丕蹖丕禄 亘賴 賲兀賲賵乇蹖鬲蹖 賮賵乇蹖 丕毓夭丕賲 賲蹖诏乇丿丿貙 鬲丕 亘丕 亘丕賮賳丿诏丕賳 乇賵蹖丕蹖蹖賽 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿 (丿乇蹖賲 賵蹖賵乇夭) 賵 乇丕賳丿賴 卮丿賴貙 丌卮鬲蹖 讴賳丿貙 夭蹖乇丕 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖賴丕蹖 噩丕丿賵蹖蹖 丌賳賴丕貙 亘乇丕蹖 賳噩丕鬲 夭賲蹖賳 賲賮蹖丿 亘丕卮丿貨 丕賲丕 賴賲丕賳胤賵乇 讴賴 胤丕毓賵賳 賲賴賱讴貙 賴賲倬蹖賲丕賳丕賳 禺賵丿 乇丕 賳蹖夭 丕夭 亘蹖賳 賲蹖亘乇丿貙 丿卮賲賳丕賳 讴賴賳 賳蹖夭貙 賴賲丕乇賴 丿賵亘丕乇賴 馗丕賴乇 賲蹖卮賵賳丿貙 蹖讴 卮诏賮鬲蹖 鬲乇爻賳丕讴 丕賲讴丕賳 丿丕乇丿貙 賮乇氐鬲 丌卮鬲蹖 乇丕 丕夭 亘蹖賳 亘亘乇丿貙 夭蹖乇丕 讴卮賮 鬲乇爻賳丕讴 芦丌卅賵乇丕蹖丕禄貙 丕賵 乇丕 賲噩亘賵乇 亘賴 诏夭蹖賳卮蹖 賳丕丕賲蹖丿丕賳賴 禺賵丕賴丿 讴乇丿 - 丕賳鬲禺丕亘蹖 讴賴 倬蹖丕賲丿賴丕蹖 丌賳 噩賴丕賳 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖卮賴 丿蹖诏乇 禺賵丕賴丿 丿丕丿
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 18/05/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Age of the Five is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Australian author Trudi Canavan; it consists of the novels: Priestess of the White, Last of the Wilds and Voice of the Gods.
The fictional series recounts the story of Auraya, a young priestess who, after rising to the highest rank in her world's religious hierarchy, subsequently discovers that the gods she worships are significantly different entities from those in whom she was originally taught to believe.
Age of the Five is set in a universe overseen by a pantheon of five gods (the Circle) who are the only apparent survivors of the War of the Gods. Before this war, it is understood that hundreds of gods existed on Earth. The Five control the destiny of the northern half of the world through a priesthood known as the White (the Circle's five representatives in the human world, Ithania). In southern Ithania live opponents of the White, who claim to worship five different gods (known as the Five). Both factions vie for control over their opponents, and eventually engage in war.
Last of the Wilds: War of the Gods and the Wilds, After pitched battle, The White鈥攖he avatars of the Five Gods鈥攈ave briefly turned back the vicious invaders.
And now, the priestess Auraya is sent on an urgent mission to reconcile with the powerful, outcast Dreamweavers, for their magical healing abilities may be the key to saving the land.
But as a deadly plague devastates their allies and old adversaries resurface, a dreadful surprise may ruin the chance for peace.
For Auraya's terrible discovery will force her into a desperate choice鈥攐ne whose consequences will change the world forever.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮
毓賳賵丕賳: 丌禺乇蹖賳 丕夭 賵丨賵卮 讴鬲丕亘 丿賵賲 丕夭 丿賵乇丕賳 倬賳噩貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 鬲乇賵丿蹖 讴丕賳丕賵丕賳貨 賲賵囟賵毓 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕爻鬲乇丕賱蹖丕 - 爻丿賴 21賲
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕蹖賳 爻乇蹖 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕蹖蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲 芦丕蹖鬲賴丕賳蹖丕禄 賵 倬賳噩 禺丿丕蹖蹖貙 讴賴 鬲賳賴丕 亘丕夭賲丕賳丿诏丕賳 噩賳诏 倬蹖卮蹖賳 禺丿丕蹖丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿貙 爻倬乇蹖 賲蹖卮賵丿貙 倬蹖卮 丕夭 噩賳诏貙 诏賵蹖丕 氐丿賴丕 禺丿丕 賵噩賵丿 丿丕卮鬲賴貨 倬爻 丕夭 噩賳诏貙 噩丕丿賵 賵 丿蹖賳 亘丕 賴賲 丌賲蹖禺鬲賴 卮丿賴貙 倬賳噩 禺丿丕蹖 賳蹖賲讴乇賴 蹖 卮賲丕賱蹖 (丨賱賯賵蹖)貙 亘丕 賳蹖賲讴乇賴 噩賳賵亘蹖 (倬賳鬲丕丿乇蹖賴丕) 丿蹖诏乇 賴爻鬲賳丿貨
丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 丿賵賲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 爻乇蹖 倬爻 丕夭 賳亘乇丿蹖 丿卮賵丕乇貙 芦賵丕蹖鬲賴丕 - 丌賵丕鬲丕乇賴丕蹖 倬賳噩 禺丿丕禄 賲賴丕噩賲丕賳 卮乇賵乇 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 賲丿鬲 讴賵鬲丕賴蹖 亘賴 毓賯亘 賲蹖乇丕賳賳丿貙 賵 讴卮蹖卮 芦丌卅賵乇丕蹖丕禄 亘賴 賲兀賲賵乇蹖鬲蹖 賮賵乇蹖 丕毓夭丕賲 賲蹖诏乇丿丿貙 鬲丕 亘丕 亘丕賮賳丿诏丕賳 乇賵蹖丕蹖蹖賽 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿 (丿乇蹖賲 賵蹖賵乇夭) 賵 乇丕賳丿賴 卮丿賴貙 丌卮鬲蹖 讴賳丿貙 夭蹖乇丕 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖賴丕蹖 噩丕丿賵蹖蹖 丌賳賴丕貙 亘乇丕蹖 賳噩丕鬲 夭賲蹖賳 賲賮蹖丿 亘丕卮丿貨 丕賲丕 賴賲丕賳胤賵乇 讴賴 胤丕毓賵賳 賲賴賱讴貙 賴賲倬蹖賲丕賳丕賳 禺賵丿 乇丕 賳蹖夭 丕夭 亘蹖賳 賲蹖亘乇丿貙 丿卮賲賳丕賳 讴賴賳 賳蹖夭貙 賴賲丕乇賴 丿賵亘丕乇賴 馗丕賴乇 賲蹖卮賵賳丿貙 蹖讴 卮诏賮鬲蹖 鬲乇爻賳丕讴 丕賲讴丕賳 丿丕乇丿貙 賮乇氐鬲 丌卮鬲蹖 乇丕 丕夭 亘蹖賳 亘亘乇丿貙 夭蹖乇丕 讴卮賮 鬲乇爻賳丕讴 芦丌卅賵乇丕蹖丕禄貙 丕賵 乇丕 賲噩亘賵乇 亘賴 诏夭蹖賳卮蹖 賳丕丕賲蹖丿丕賳賴 禺賵丕賴丿 讴乇丿 - 丕賳鬲禺丕亘蹖 讴賴 倬蹖丕賲丿賴丕蹖 丌賳 噩賴丕賳 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖卮賴 丿蹖诏乇 禺賵丕賴丿 丿丕丿
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 18/05/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
March 11, 2012
Ok, so there is definitely a pattern with Trudi Canavan's books that seem to apply to each series.
Main female character is accepted into higher social/religious/political standing because of her unexpectedly high level of skills/powers. Once she comes into her powers fully, she defies her superiors, breaks rules, rebels for the sake of truth and because it's the right thing to do while still remaining on the good side of the other important characters as much as possible. Meanwhile she falls in love with the most unlikely and unsuitable main male character who is often her mentor first.
Funny thing is, this isn't a bad thing as the formula works and the stories are always intriguing. Last of the Wilds is definitely a middle book but not in a negative way. It would likely be confusing and probably disappointing for most readers had they not read 'Priestess of the White' and decide not to continue on to 'Voice of the Gods'. However, I found the story getting deeper and more complex and can't wait to start the final book in the trilogy. 'Last of the Wilds' builds up from the first book in the trilogy and the conclusion, I have a feeling, is going to be explosive. Here's hoping!
Main female character is accepted into higher social/religious/political standing because of her unexpectedly high level of skills/powers. Once she comes into her powers fully, she defies her superiors, breaks rules, rebels for the sake of truth and because it's the right thing to do while still remaining on the good side of the other important characters as much as possible. Meanwhile she falls in love with the most unlikely and unsuitable main male character who is often her mentor first.
Funny thing is, this isn't a bad thing as the formula works and the stories are always intriguing. Last of the Wilds is definitely a middle book but not in a negative way. It would likely be confusing and probably disappointing for most readers had they not read 'Priestess of the White' and decide not to continue on to 'Voice of the Gods'. However, I found the story getting deeper and more complex and can't wait to start the final book in the trilogy. 'Last of the Wilds' builds up from the first book in the trilogy and the conclusion, I have a feeling, is going to be explosive. Here's hoping!
September 9, 2022
Last of the Wilds is the second book in the Age of Five trilogy, and it's much, much, MUCH slower than the first instalment, but the Age of the Five is so rich in lore and history that I gave an extra star for the worldbuilding.
I really like fantasy that explore religion and gods, especially when the gods might not always be benevolent (or honest), and when it comes to that aspect the Age of Five series really delivers.
I really like fantasy that explore religion and gods, especially when the gods might not always be benevolent (or honest), and when it comes to that aspect the Age of Five series really delivers.
January 9, 2012
Both worse and better than the first.
The Good
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Some characters of interest: The Hag, Mirar, and Reivan are all interesting characters that work toward an interesting future and reveal the past.
Background: Finally near the end of the novel we learn more about the background of the War of the Gods and the Wilds. Really the most interesting part of the novel.
Interesting moral conflict: finally at the end of the novel we get a moral dilemma that is interesting (even though Auraya is painful).
The Bad
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Auraya: OMG she is so boring
Imi: The spoiled princess that gets into serious trouble because of her innocence/selfishness and then grows...ugh
Pace: The first half to two thirds of the novel are very slow with a few pits of interest that make it worth the while.
Will be reading the third book soon.
The Good
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Some characters of interest: The Hag, Mirar, and Reivan are all interesting characters that work toward an interesting future and reveal the past.
Background: Finally near the end of the novel we learn more about the background of the War of the Gods and the Wilds. Really the most interesting part of the novel.
Interesting moral conflict: finally at the end of the novel we get a moral dilemma that is interesting (even though Auraya is painful).
The Bad
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Auraya: OMG she is so boring
Imi: The spoiled princess that gets into serious trouble because of her innocence/selfishness and then grows...ugh
Pace: The first half to two thirds of the novel are very slow with a few pits of interest that make it worth the while.
Will be reading the third book soon.
April 25, 2022
SPOILER FREE
The plot in Last of the Wilds, the second entry of The Age of Five Trilogy by Trudi Canavan is a lot slower than the first, but it鈥檚 rich in lore, history, magic, and character development.
This is a book about discovery, rather than epic fantasy battles and war like The Priestess of the White.
AURAYA鈥橲 JOURNEY IN LAST OF THE WILDS IS DIFFICULT FOR HER
She spends so much of it fighting an uphill battle (metaphorically) and for a while it doesn鈥檛 feel like she鈥檚 going anywhere.
Auraya does, however, come into her own eventually and watching her grow even more as a character was brilliant to see.
LEIARD AND EMERAHL鈥橲 PLOTLINES ARE MY FAVOURITE
They are the reason I have rated Last of the Wilds so highly. Some of the mysteries and secrets touched upon in the previous book are revealed, and for others there are more clues.
Emerahl makes this book so much fun as her plot is driven entirely by her 鈥� not the events around her. She does what she wants and gets what she wants too.
Reivan is introduced to us in this book, and because of that we get to see the other side. Her plot is quite dark, but she is strong and the way her story develops is brilliant.
As the middle book, Last of the Wilds suffers a little from sagging in the middle, but not too much 鈥� the characters bring the world and story to life and you will find the book over before you know it.
The plot in Last of the Wilds, the second entry of The Age of Five Trilogy by Trudi Canavan is a lot slower than the first, but it鈥檚 rich in lore, history, magic, and character development.
This is a book about discovery, rather than epic fantasy battles and war like The Priestess of the White.
AURAYA鈥橲 JOURNEY IN LAST OF THE WILDS IS DIFFICULT FOR HER
She spends so much of it fighting an uphill battle (metaphorically) and for a while it doesn鈥檛 feel like she鈥檚 going anywhere.
Auraya does, however, come into her own eventually and watching her grow even more as a character was brilliant to see.
LEIARD AND EMERAHL鈥橲 PLOTLINES ARE MY FAVOURITE
They are the reason I have rated Last of the Wilds so highly. Some of the mysteries and secrets touched upon in the previous book are revealed, and for others there are more clues.
Emerahl makes this book so much fun as her plot is driven entirely by her 鈥� not the events around her. She does what she wants and gets what she wants too.
Reivan is introduced to us in this book, and because of that we get to see the other side. Her plot is quite dark, but she is strong and the way her story develops is brilliant.
As the middle book, Last of the Wilds suffers a little from sagging in the middle, but not too much 鈥� the characters bring the world and story to life and you will find the book over before you know it.
August 6, 2024
3.5 猸�
Jest lepsza, ni偶 pierwszy tom, ale to wci膮偶 nie do ko艅ca to. Pocz膮tek tak mnie wci膮gn膮艂, 偶e na jednym posiedzeniu przes艂ucha艂am 1/3 ksi膮偶ki, potem z艂apa艂am jaki艣 zast贸j i powoli sz艂am na prz贸d, 偶eby na ko艅cu jednak troch臋 zaciska膰 z臋by, bo te ostatnie godziny audio wlok艂a mi si臋 niemi艂osiernie. Najbardziej podoba艂a mi si臋 akcja z samym Leiardem - nie do艣膰, 偶e by艂o najciekawsze, to najbardziej zapad艂o w pami臋膰. Z ca艂膮 reszt膮 bywa艂o r贸偶nie. Boli mnie te偶, jak bardzo nier贸wne s膮 te ksi膮偶ki.
Jest lepsza, ni偶 pierwszy tom, ale to wci膮偶 nie do ko艅ca to. Pocz膮tek tak mnie wci膮gn膮艂, 偶e na jednym posiedzeniu przes艂ucha艂am 1/3 ksi膮偶ki, potem z艂apa艂am jaki艣 zast贸j i powoli sz艂am na prz贸d, 偶eby na ko艅cu jednak troch臋 zaciska膰 z臋by, bo te ostatnie godziny audio wlok艂a mi si臋 niemi艂osiernie. Najbardziej podoba艂a mi si臋 akcja z samym Leiardem - nie do艣膰, 偶e by艂o najciekawsze, to najbardziej zapad艂o w pami臋膰. Z ca艂膮 reszt膮 bywa艂o r贸偶nie. Boli mnie te偶, jak bardzo nier贸wne s膮 te ksi膮偶ki.
April 24, 2024
Just as amazing as I remembered, 5 stars! The narration was great, the story was epic and I just love Emrahl so much! She's my absolute favourite and I wish Trudi Canavan would write a whole series just about her adventures.
March 16, 2024
Con raz贸n se titula La hechicera ind贸mita, con ese final. Qu茅 bien!. Con uno de esos finales que te lleva a correr a por el siguiente, esta saga sigue siendo mi favorita de la autora hasta ahora.
Sus personajes est谩n mucho mejor trazados, su universo tiene much铆simos m谩s detalles, lo que facilita un mont贸n la inmersi贸n en la historia y su trama es notablemente m谩s compleja e interesante.
Ha quedado en lo m谩s emocionante. Tengo muchas ganas de seguir. GL (Autor. Trudi Canavan)
Sus personajes est谩n mucho mejor trazados, su universo tiene much铆simos m谩s detalles, lo que facilita un mont贸n la inmersi贸n en la historia y su trama es notablemente m谩s compleja e interesante.
Ha quedado en lo m谩s emocionante. Tengo muchas ganas de seguir. GL (Autor. Trudi Canavan)
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March 3, 2023Ich habe mich tats盲chlich sehr 眉ber das Wiedersehen mit bekannten Figuren und das Kennenlernen neuer gefreut. Es gab einige interessante Wendungen. Die fast 800 Seiten f眉hlen sich sehr kurzweilig an. Ich freue mich auch schon auf den letzten Teil der Reihe, der hier schon bereit liegt.
January 9, 2022
O a拧 neplanavau skaityti antros dalies... Prad啪ia i拧vis suintrigavo, mat prasid臈jo knyga pasakojimo prat臋simu i拧 nugal臈t懦 blogie膷i懦 perspektyvos. Oho, pamaniau, o gal ir visa knyga bus tokia? Bet ne. Tik prie pirmojoje dalyje buvusi懦 veik臈j懦 dar prisijung臈 ir keli i拧 prie拧ingos stovyklos pus臈s.
Ir tai buvo... keista. Pabandysiu paai拧kinti:
鈥濭erie膷iai鈥� ratie膷iai 鈥� 鈥濨logie膷iai鈥� pentadrijie膷iai
Turi penkis dievus 鈥� turi penkis dievus
Ba啪ny膷i膮 valdo penki stipr奴s ker臈tojai 鈥瀊aliteji鈥� 鈥� ba啪ny膷i膮 valdo penki stipr奴s ker臈tojai 鈥瀊alsai鈥�
Baltieji turi po patar臈j膮 鈥� balsai turi po tarn膮 (aka patar臈j膮)
Politinis galios centras yra baltieji 鈥� politinis galios centras yra balsai
Baltieji nemirtingi, bet gali b奴ti nu啪udyti 鈥� balsai nemirtingi, bet gali b奴ti nu啪udyti
Ba啪ny膷ios atstovai 啪yniai taip pat turi magi拧k懦 gali懦 鈥� ba啪ny膷ios atstovai tarnai taip pat turi magi拧k懦 gali懦
Sveikinasi ore nub臈啪dami rat膮 鈥� sveikinasi ore nubr臈啪dami penkiakamp臋 啪vaig啪d臋
Skamba kaip fantastinio pasaulio replikavimas (kitaip tinginyst臈) arba kaip laaaabai didelis 拧autuvas ant sienos. Patrankos dyd啪io.
O bet ta膷iau, su pasauliu jau pakankamai artimai buvo susipa啪inta pirmojoje dalyje, tod臈l antrojoje daug daugiau d臈mesio skirta veik臈j懦 istorijims. I拧 esm臈s pasakojimas nusistovi ties keturiomis linijomis: Aurajos, Elajie膷i懦 princes臈s, pentadrijie膷i懦 tarnait臈s ir Miraro. Kadangi n臈 vienas i拧 j懦 nestovi vietoje, tai veiksmas pakankamai dinami拧kas ir, paeiliui stebint kiekvien膮 i拧 pamin臈t懦 linij懦, galima sakyti nenutr奴kstantis. Be to visai smagiai atrodo pagrindini懦 veik臈j懦 Aurajos ir Miraro virsmai ir sav臋s paie拧kos.
Trumpai tariant labai smagiai ir greitai perskai膷iau 鈥� buvo neblogas atotr奴kis nuo realyb臈s :)
Ir tai buvo... keista. Pabandysiu paai拧kinti:
鈥濭erie膷iai鈥� ratie膷iai 鈥� 鈥濨logie膷iai鈥� pentadrijie膷iai
Turi penkis dievus 鈥� turi penkis dievus
Ba啪ny膷i膮 valdo penki stipr奴s ker臈tojai 鈥瀊aliteji鈥� 鈥� ba啪ny膷i膮 valdo penki stipr奴s ker臈tojai 鈥瀊alsai鈥�
Baltieji turi po patar臈j膮 鈥� balsai turi po tarn膮 (aka patar臈j膮)
Politinis galios centras yra baltieji 鈥� politinis galios centras yra balsai
Baltieji nemirtingi, bet gali b奴ti nu啪udyti 鈥� balsai nemirtingi, bet gali b奴ti nu啪udyti
Ba啪ny膷ios atstovai 啪yniai taip pat turi magi拧k懦 gali懦 鈥� ba啪ny膷ios atstovai tarnai taip pat turi magi拧k懦 gali懦
Sveikinasi ore nub臈啪dami rat膮 鈥� sveikinasi ore nubr臈啪dami penkiakamp臋 啪vaig啪d臋
Skamba kaip fantastinio pasaulio replikavimas (kitaip tinginyst臈) arba kaip laaaabai didelis 拧autuvas ant sienos. Patrankos dyd啪io.
O bet ta膷iau, su pasauliu jau pakankamai artimai buvo susipa啪inta pirmojoje dalyje, tod臈l antrojoje daug daugiau d臈mesio skirta veik臈j懦 istorijims. I拧 esm臈s pasakojimas nusistovi ties keturiomis linijomis: Aurajos, Elajie膷i懦 princes臈s, pentadrijie膷i懦 tarnait臈s ir Miraro. Kadangi n臈 vienas i拧 j懦 nestovi vietoje, tai veiksmas pakankamai dinami拧kas ir, paeiliui stebint kiekvien膮 i拧 pamin臈t懦 linij懦, galima sakyti nenutr奴kstantis. Be to visai smagiai atrodo pagrindini懦 veik臈j懦 Aurajos ir Miraro virsmai ir sav臋s paie拧kos.
Trumpai tariant labai smagiai ir greitai perskai膷iau 鈥� buvo neblogas atotr奴kis nuo realyb臈s :)
July 22, 2011
The action in 'Last of the Wilds' maybe wasn't full of twists and rapid changes of situation but I think it was a necessary manipulation. Why is that?
Well... firstly because of that the reader can finally take a closer look at normal life of our characters. I, for example, thought it's not that great to be one of the Whites... even boring sometimes. And that's it! By creating such atmosphere of things moving slowly the author succeeded in giving the whole story more authenticity.
Besides, I started to notice that Auraya is not God's favourite after all. Especially Huan, for some reason, wishes to put her loyalty to the proof. She wants Auraya to kill her beloved Mirar... or Leiard or Willar xD Even though the White claims that she had feelings only for Leiard and he is not existing anymore she is not capable of killing him. A big surprise for me was the resignation of the main character. Auraya thinks that she had failed and cannot be the White anymore. She moves into the shadows and decides to sacrifice her whole life for the case of the Siyee.
As for Mirar and Emerahl I thought they were lovers (from what was written before) but the book reveals something slightly different. Yes, there was physical love between those two but only at the level of friendship. Well... happens. There is something going on though, memories of the past which only they as the Wilds know, secrets... and also hatred for the Gods. Their friendship has over 1000 years, they have to be very close, that is obvious.
The plot is leading us towards unknown and it becomes more and more intriguing.
Well... firstly because of that the reader can finally take a closer look at normal life of our characters. I, for example, thought it's not that great to be one of the Whites... even boring sometimes. And that's it! By creating such atmosphere of things moving slowly the author succeeded in giving the whole story more authenticity.
Besides, I started to notice that Auraya is not God's favourite after all. Especially Huan, for some reason, wishes to put her loyalty to the proof. She wants Auraya to kill her beloved Mirar... or Leiard or Willar xD Even though the White claims that she had feelings only for Leiard and he is not existing anymore she is not capable of killing him. A big surprise for me was the resignation of the main character. Auraya thinks that she had failed and cannot be the White anymore. She moves into the shadows and decides to sacrifice her whole life for the case of the Siyee.
As for Mirar and Emerahl I thought they were lovers (from what was written before) but the book reveals something slightly different. Yes, there was physical love between those two but only at the level of friendship. Well... happens. There is something going on though, memories of the past which only they as the Wilds know, secrets... and also hatred for the Gods. Their friendship has over 1000 years, they have to be very close, that is obvious.
The plot is leading us towards unknown and it becomes more and more intriguing.
April 25, 2023
At times war das Buch ein bisschen langatmig und ich musste mich morgens in der S-Bahn zwingen, weiterzulesen (anstatt HayDay zu spielen, ist auch krasse Konkurrenz).
Aber die Welt, die die Autorin erschaffen hat ist zu einzigartig, um eine schlechtere Bewertung zu schreiben. Au脽erdem LIEBE ich es, dass unser Main Character einen tats盲chlichen moralischen Konflikt durchlebt und sich so authentisch weiterentwickelt! Ich liebe auch, wie sich die Geschichte entwickelt und Freunde und Anf眉hrer nicht zu Verr盲tern, aber (bisher) zu egoistischen Individuen werden. Ich stehe auf Desillusionierung 馃槑
Aber die Welt, die die Autorin erschaffen hat ist zu einzigartig, um eine schlechtere Bewertung zu schreiben. Au脽erdem LIEBE ich es, dass unser Main Character einen tats盲chlichen moralischen Konflikt durchlebt und sich so authentisch weiterentwickelt! Ich liebe auch, wie sich die Geschichte entwickelt und Freunde und Anf眉hrer nicht zu Verr盲tern, aber (bisher) zu egoistischen Individuen werden. Ich stehe auf Desillusionierung 馃槑
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 7, 2024
plot-wise it suffers a bit from middle-book of a trilogy syndrome. also the... let's say romantic subplot with mirar felt entirely pointless to me - left me emotionally completely cold and the plot impact is negligible.
however: i like where it's going thematically. what if the gods you've dedicated your entire life to turn out to be cruel. wouldn't that be fucked up?
auraya is a better person than me because i would NOT have left that gracefully.
hope the last book comfirms my one theory that i've had since the beginning because it would just make the themes even more delicious.
however: i like where it's going thematically. what if the gods you've dedicated your entire life to turn out to be cruel. wouldn't that be fucked up?
auraya is a better person than me because i would NOT have left that gracefully.
hope the last book comfirms my one theory that i've had since the beginning because it would just make the themes even more delicious.
February 13, 2019
I desperately want to like this series, because all the elements are there. Magic, war, unique to her world races, love affairs, Gods, etc. It just seems Canavan has no idea what to do with these elements, and the writing is just so sub par it's hard to read. Her races all have the same mannerisms and characteristics. They have nothing unique about them other then the way they look, and yet two of the races are mostly cut off completely from the human world. Their culture and mannerisms and dialogue would not be the same. He Gods act like humans, etc. In fact every single character in the book is pretty much the same. They all react in the same way, they all speak the same way. They are all one dimensional with little to no growth. The main protagonist Auraya has some growth, but it happens so suddenly at the end of the book that it feels completely un-realistic and out of place. My biggest strife with this particular book was that nothing of importance happened at all until the very end fourth of the book, and even then, it was mild and lagged on. I understand that the middle book in a trilogy is typically the least action packed, but this one was just plain boring to me. It took far too long for me to finish simply because I grew bored so quickly. I know that Canavan is a well liked author in the fantasy genre, but for the life of me based on this series, I cannot understand how. I know that this is only her second series, and it was written a long time ago, so I am hopeful that she has gotten better with time. I truly think she has good ideas and strong stories, but the writing and the piecing of those ideas together is lacking strongly so far.
June 17, 2021
4*
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Aqui temos o universo do primeiro livro a ser expandido e mais explorado quando nos deparamos com novas perspetivas diferentes. Mais uma boa fantasia que nos deixa curiosos com o que a铆 vem.
V铆deo de Opini茫o em:
Aqui temos o universo do primeiro livro a ser expandido e mais explorado quando nos deparamos com novas perspetivas diferentes. Mais uma boa fantasia que nos deixa curiosos com o que a铆 vem.
November 8, 2020
Band 2 war wesentlich interessanter, als Band 1
October 5, 2022
Spannend und noch mal um einiges besser als Teil eins.
Nat眉rlich ist Auraya immer noch etwas naiv, aber sie hat sich sehr weiterentwickelt. Innerhalb weniger Kapitel hat sie geschafft, Huan zu hinterfragen und offen zu trotzen und sich schlussendlich sogar von ihrer Position als Wei脽e befreit! Ich hoffe zwar, dass sie das nicht selbst in Gefahr bringen wird, aber sp盲testens wenn Emerahl ihr zeigt, eine Unsterbliche zu werden, wird das nat眉rlich geschehen. Auf jeden Fall eine sehr zufriedenstellende Charakterentwicklung. Vielleicht besteht sogar etwas Hoffnung f眉r andere Wei脽e 鈥� nat眉rlich abgesehen von Rian.
Der n盲chste Band klingt also sehr vielversprechend. Auraya wird sich sicher noch weiter entwickeln und mehr 眉ber die G枚tter lernen, bis sie sich ihnen am Ende hoffentlich sogar entgegenstellt. Auch die Schriftrolle und die damit einhergehende M枚glichkeit, die G枚tter zu t枚ten, klingt sehr gut.
Man darf auch nicht vergessen, dass wir im letzten Band bestimmt endlich die wahre Geschichte hinter dem Krieg der G枚tter, den alten G枚ttern und dem Wesen der zirklischen und pentadrianischen G枚ttern herausfinden werden.
Ich freue mich schon darauf!
Nat眉rlich ist Auraya immer noch etwas naiv, aber sie hat sich sehr weiterentwickelt. Innerhalb weniger Kapitel hat sie geschafft, Huan zu hinterfragen und offen zu trotzen und sich schlussendlich sogar von ihrer Position als Wei脽e befreit! Ich hoffe zwar, dass sie das nicht selbst in Gefahr bringen wird, aber sp盲testens wenn Emerahl ihr zeigt, eine Unsterbliche zu werden, wird das nat眉rlich geschehen. Auf jeden Fall eine sehr zufriedenstellende Charakterentwicklung. Vielleicht besteht sogar etwas Hoffnung f眉r andere Wei脽e 鈥� nat眉rlich abgesehen von Rian.
Der n盲chste Band klingt also sehr vielversprechend. Auraya wird sich sicher noch weiter entwickeln und mehr 眉ber die G枚tter lernen, bis sie sich ihnen am Ende hoffentlich sogar entgegenstellt. Auch die Schriftrolle und die damit einhergehende M枚glichkeit, die G枚tter zu t枚ten, klingt sehr gut.
Man darf auch nicht vergessen, dass wir im letzten Band bestimmt endlich die wahre Geschichte hinter dem Krieg der G枚tter, den alten G枚ttern und dem Wesen der zirklischen und pentadrianischen G枚ttern herausfinden werden.
Ich freue mich schon darauf!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 11, 2020
The pacing was still weird (and as much as I want to like Auraya, she's generally the least exciting POV), but we got more into the background - and you know how much I love background info - and learn more about what's going on with the gods and some of the characters (Mirar!). Definitely looking forward to the last book.
April 23, 2012
Last of the Wilds is the second book in the Age of the Five trilogy, after
. Where I had a hard time getting into the book with the first one in the series, with Last of the Wilds I got sucked in immediately. This was partly because it's the second book in the series 鈥� the story doesn't need as much set up, plus I wanted to know what happened next after the events of book one 鈥� and partly because the prologue was captivating and written from the point of view of one of my favourite characters of the book, Reivan.
One of the things I noted for Priestess of the White was the fact that because they are given no voice of their own, the Pentadrians remain mysterious. This mystery makes them seem far scarier that they perhaps are and more evil, because it allows the Circlians to ascribe all manner of nastiness to them, and neither the ordinary Circlians nor the reader know any better. In Last of the Wilds this ignorance is remedied through Reivan. Reivan is a Thinker, an inventor/scientist, who was drafted into the Pentadrian army. We meet her and the rest of the surviving Pentadrian army as they travel back from the battle that ended the last book. I loved Reivan's voice and her enquiring mind; she's analytical, logical and practical. At the same time, Reivan loves her gods and one of her major regrets is not having any Skills and so not being able to become a Servant of the gods. When she comes to the attention of Second Voice Imenja, she is unexpectedly given the opportunity to become a Servant regardless of being unSkilled and so we follow her into the Sanctuary and get to see the Pentadrian side of life, much as we got to know the Circlian side of life through Auraya in the previous book.
In many ways, Reivan is the Pentadrian mirror to Auraya. Both are young women elevated to unexpected positions and provide the reader with a window on the inner workings of their respective religions. Both have inquisitive minds and ask critical questions, both of themselves and others. They both encounter 'new' races鈥擜uraya the Siyee and Reivan the Elai. It鈥檒l be interesting to see how closely Reivan's storyline will mirror Auraya's in the next book, as it will mean some hard choices for Reivan, judging from those Auraya has to make in this one. It is difficult to discuss Auraya's development in detail as it will contain too many spoilers for the book, but she makes some life-altering choices, which I really respected. Reivan and Auraya also reinforce the sense of similarity between the Circlian and Pentadrian religions and make it plain that all is not as it seems with the gods. At times Canavan makes this point a little too strongly, almost hitting the reader over the head with it, though that might just be my perception as I'd already read this book once before and as such already had some inkling of it.
Next to Reivan's additional point of view, we also get new points of view from Mirar and from Imi. Both of them are familiar from the previous book, but in Last of the Wilds we get active points of view from them. Both of them give added perspectives, Mirar on the history of those who opposed the gods and Imi on Elai society and the Pentadrians. I really enjoyed these new viewpoints, especially Imi's; they also give us more knowledge of the different cultures as we're shown new places in Ithania. Together with Emerahl's storyline, we get a comprehensive overview of Ithania's map and peoples. The religious aspect is also deepened by the three of them. Mirar tells stories of the gods, that the gods might not want spread and so gives us more information, Imi learns about the Pentadrian gods, after knowing only the worship of Huan, and gives a refreshing perspective on inclusiveness 鈥� if they're not harming anyone, why mind their existence 鈥� and Emerahl encounters yet a new form of religion during her travels, the cult of the Maker, which is basically moving toward a monotheistic form of worship. It'll be interesting to learn what this development will mean for the Five, whether the Circlian or Pentadrian ones, and their peoples. Will it mean harmony, as they unite against it, or yet more strife?
As a second book Last of the Wilds is a strong entry in the series. In fact, I'd say I liked this book better than Priestess of the White as it's more even-paced and moves the story on quite a bit. It'll be fascinating to see where Canavan takes Ithania's story, especially as I've never read the final book in the trilogy, Voice of the Gods, before. Canavan has set up some pretty major plot points to be resolved in this last book, such as the true nature of the Five, the fate of the Wilds, the uneasy peace between Circlians and Pentadrians, the rise of the Cult of the Maker and of course the fate of all of our main characters. I hope the ending is as good as I'm expecting, but if Last of the Wilds is any indication, Voice of the Gods will deliver a great ending.
One of the things I noted for Priestess of the White was the fact that because they are given no voice of their own, the Pentadrians remain mysterious. This mystery makes them seem far scarier that they perhaps are and more evil, because it allows the Circlians to ascribe all manner of nastiness to them, and neither the ordinary Circlians nor the reader know any better. In Last of the Wilds this ignorance is remedied through Reivan. Reivan is a Thinker, an inventor/scientist, who was drafted into the Pentadrian army. We meet her and the rest of the surviving Pentadrian army as they travel back from the battle that ended the last book. I loved Reivan's voice and her enquiring mind; she's analytical, logical and practical. At the same time, Reivan loves her gods and one of her major regrets is not having any Skills and so not being able to become a Servant of the gods. When she comes to the attention of Second Voice Imenja, she is unexpectedly given the opportunity to become a Servant regardless of being unSkilled and so we follow her into the Sanctuary and get to see the Pentadrian side of life, much as we got to know the Circlian side of life through Auraya in the previous book.
In many ways, Reivan is the Pentadrian mirror to Auraya. Both are young women elevated to unexpected positions and provide the reader with a window on the inner workings of their respective religions. Both have inquisitive minds and ask critical questions, both of themselves and others. They both encounter 'new' races鈥擜uraya the Siyee and Reivan the Elai. It鈥檒l be interesting to see how closely Reivan's storyline will mirror Auraya's in the next book, as it will mean some hard choices for Reivan, judging from those Auraya has to make in this one. It is difficult to discuss Auraya's development in detail as it will contain too many spoilers for the book, but she makes some life-altering choices, which I really respected. Reivan and Auraya also reinforce the sense of similarity between the Circlian and Pentadrian religions and make it plain that all is not as it seems with the gods. At times Canavan makes this point a little too strongly, almost hitting the reader over the head with it, though that might just be my perception as I'd already read this book once before and as such already had some inkling of it.
Next to Reivan's additional point of view, we also get new points of view from Mirar and from Imi. Both of them are familiar from the previous book, but in Last of the Wilds we get active points of view from them. Both of them give added perspectives, Mirar on the history of those who opposed the gods and Imi on Elai society and the Pentadrians. I really enjoyed these new viewpoints, especially Imi's; they also give us more knowledge of the different cultures as we're shown new places in Ithania. Together with Emerahl's storyline, we get a comprehensive overview of Ithania's map and peoples. The religious aspect is also deepened by the three of them. Mirar tells stories of the gods, that the gods might not want spread and so gives us more information, Imi learns about the Pentadrian gods, after knowing only the worship of Huan, and gives a refreshing perspective on inclusiveness 鈥� if they're not harming anyone, why mind their existence 鈥� and Emerahl encounters yet a new form of religion during her travels, the cult of the Maker, which is basically moving toward a monotheistic form of worship. It'll be interesting to learn what this development will mean for the Five, whether the Circlian or Pentadrian ones, and their peoples. Will it mean harmony, as they unite against it, or yet more strife?
As a second book Last of the Wilds is a strong entry in the series. In fact, I'd say I liked this book better than Priestess of the White as it's more even-paced and moves the story on quite a bit. It'll be fascinating to see where Canavan takes Ithania's story, especially as I've never read the final book in the trilogy, Voice of the Gods, before. Canavan has set up some pretty major plot points to be resolved in this last book, such as the true nature of the Five, the fate of the Wilds, the uneasy peace between Circlians and Pentadrians, the rise of the Cult of the Maker and of course the fate of all of our main characters. I hope the ending is as good as I'm expecting, but if Last of the Wilds is any indication, Voice of the Gods will deliver a great ending.
April 7, 2024
Solid read, very good. I'm curious what will happen next.
September 16, 2016
Obwohl ich den ersten Teil beim ersten mal Lesen so sehr geliebt habe, hat es recht lange gedauert bis ich mich an den zweiten gewagt habe. Und dann hab ich nach 153 Seiten einfach nicht mehr weiter gelesen ... Ich kann auch verstehen warum, denn der zweite Teil f眉hrt nicht nur neue Figuren & Handlungen ein, sondern l盲sst daf眉r vor allem auch meine geliebten Siyee hinter sich. Dadurch geht die Geschichte in eine v枚llig andere Richtung als ich es erwartet habe. Das ist es aber auch, was die Reihe f眉r mich so besonders macht.
Es gibt viele unterschiedliche Perspektiven, die zu Beginn nichts mit einander zu tun haben oder man wei脽 nicht, inwiefern sie zur Handlung sp盲ter mal beitragen k枚nnten. Doch nach und nach sieht man nicht nur lose F盲den, sondern ein wundersch枚nes Spinnennetz. Es passt einfach.
Dieses Mal spielen die Pentadrianer und Elai eine gr枚脽ere Rolle, doch auch die Siyee muss man nicht missen. Diese dienen dieses Mal allerdings "nur" als Schauplatz. Die Elai hingegen haben mich nicht ganz 眉berzeugt. Ich kann mir nicht wirklich vorstellen, wie sie leben und so sympathisch wie die Siyee wirken sie auch nicht. :(
Da man eher aus der Sicht der Wei脽en liest, hinterfragt man die Pentadrianer doch etwas kritischer, wobei sie mir als Religion um einiges mehr gefallen als die Zirkler. Vor allem gegen Ende.
Und genau das ist das 眉berraschende an dem Buch: es geht um den Glauben. Wie rechtfertigt man eine Religion und wie weit darf die Liebe zu ihr gehen? Muss man ihr blind folgen? Ist es in Ordnung im Namen diesen Glaubens die Regeln, die durch den Glauben entstanden sind zu brechen? Die kritische Auseinandersetzung mit mit diesen Fragen, sei es auch nur indirekt, haben mich ungemein beeindruckt. Das Zeitalter der F眉nf ist keine Reihe, die durch eine ausgekl眉gelte Welt, Magie oder epische Schlachten besticht. Hier geht es viel mehr um den Konflikt zwischen Religionen und Minderheiten. Um richtig und falsch, schwarz und wei脽.
Wie zuvor w眉rde ich am liebsten nur von den Traumwebern und Leiard lesen. Ich finde sie so faszinierend und w眉rde gerne mehr 眉ber ihre F盲higkeiten erfahren. Desto mehr tut es mir leid, wie sie behandelt werden, denn die Traumweber sind nicht nur eine Minderheit, sondern mit die friedlichsten Menschen die es gibt.
Das Ende des zweiten Bandes ist doch ein wenig gemein, weswegen ich dieses mal wirklich nicht so lange warten kann den n盲chsten Band zu verschlingen.
Es gibt viele unterschiedliche Perspektiven, die zu Beginn nichts mit einander zu tun haben oder man wei脽 nicht, inwiefern sie zur Handlung sp盲ter mal beitragen k枚nnten. Doch nach und nach sieht man nicht nur lose F盲den, sondern ein wundersch枚nes Spinnennetz. Es passt einfach.
Dieses Mal spielen die Pentadrianer und Elai eine gr枚脽ere Rolle, doch auch die Siyee muss man nicht missen. Diese dienen dieses Mal allerdings "nur" als Schauplatz. Die Elai hingegen haben mich nicht ganz 眉berzeugt. Ich kann mir nicht wirklich vorstellen, wie sie leben und so sympathisch wie die Siyee wirken sie auch nicht. :(
Da man eher aus der Sicht der Wei脽en liest, hinterfragt man die Pentadrianer doch etwas kritischer, wobei sie mir als Religion um einiges mehr gefallen als die Zirkler. Vor allem gegen Ende.
Und genau das ist das 眉berraschende an dem Buch: es geht um den Glauben. Wie rechtfertigt man eine Religion und wie weit darf die Liebe zu ihr gehen? Muss man ihr blind folgen? Ist es in Ordnung im Namen diesen Glaubens die Regeln, die durch den Glauben entstanden sind zu brechen? Die kritische Auseinandersetzung mit mit diesen Fragen, sei es auch nur indirekt, haben mich ungemein beeindruckt. Das Zeitalter der F眉nf ist keine Reihe, die durch eine ausgekl眉gelte Welt, Magie oder epische Schlachten besticht. Hier geht es viel mehr um den Konflikt zwischen Religionen und Minderheiten. Um richtig und falsch, schwarz und wei脽.
Wie zuvor w眉rde ich am liebsten nur von den Traumwebern und Leiard lesen. Ich finde sie so faszinierend und w眉rde gerne mehr 眉ber ihre F盲higkeiten erfahren. Desto mehr tut es mir leid, wie sie behandelt werden, denn die Traumweber sind nicht nur eine Minderheit, sondern mit die friedlichsten Menschen die es gibt.
Das Ende des zweiten Bandes ist doch ein wenig gemein, weswegen ich dieses mal wirklich nicht so lange warten kann den n盲chsten Band zu verschlingen.
July 24, 2008
Book 2... nicely written but a little vague. When I was reading, i seems that i was jumping from one story to the next. But it is not something i dislike, after all, the story of the age of the five consists of multiple characters, too many not to be mentioned. It would surely spoil the entire story if none of the characters were explained or stated properly.
I have come to love Auraya since I first read the first book. To me, she is simple much more than the Gods thinks she is and I like the way her character grew in the story. She loved, sacrificed everything she ought and came out more from it. I wonder what will happen to her next? As for Mirar/Leiard... his love for Auraya, I know will never falter. I just hope he doesn't die anytime soon. The title does give out the true meaning of the story... it stated destiny demands sacrifice... if you were in this kind of position, how much sacrifice will you be able to give out?
I know now that story is not just about a simple love story, a single character... it is a story with political intents, power, love, hate, prejudice, racism and more. Trudi Canavan did really great. I hope to get the other books soon so I can read them and finally finish the story.
I have come to love Auraya since I first read the first book. To me, she is simple much more than the Gods thinks she is and I like the way her character grew in the story. She loved, sacrificed everything she ought and came out more from it. I wonder what will happen to her next? As for Mirar/Leiard... his love for Auraya, I know will never falter. I just hope he doesn't die anytime soon. The title does give out the true meaning of the story... it stated destiny demands sacrifice... if you were in this kind of position, how much sacrifice will you be able to give out?
I know now that story is not just about a simple love story, a single character... it is a story with political intents, power, love, hate, prejudice, racism and more. Trudi Canavan did really great. I hope to get the other books soon so I can read them and finally finish the story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 31, 2020
So I was hoping the characters would gain some depth in book 2, unfortunately they didn't.
Although it was interesting to get to know the opposite side to the Circlians, they were very much like the Circlians. The characters were boring, especially Auraya, the main character. Due to the dullness of the characters, even the interesting parts of the stories were kind of boring and I was actually bored during large parts of the book. Mirar is the only halfway interesting character, but none of them really differentiates from the others, even the gods don't really behave differently from everyone else. Mischief was the only one who actually made me smile whenever he was there. Unfortunately, there wasn't much of him.
There's a lot of potential, I like the world building, I like the story, but the execution is, at best, mediocre.
It's more like 2.5 stars than 3. It's not bad, but it's also far from good.
Towards the end the book became a little more interesting and there's hope that the last volume will be better than this one. That's actually the only reason I will listen to the last audio book.
Although it was interesting to get to know the opposite side to the Circlians, they were very much like the Circlians. The characters were boring, especially Auraya, the main character. Due to the dullness of the characters, even the interesting parts of the stories were kind of boring and I was actually bored during large parts of the book. Mirar is the only halfway interesting character, but none of them really differentiates from the others, even the gods don't really behave differently from everyone else. Mischief was the only one who actually made me smile whenever he was there. Unfortunately, there wasn't much of him.
There's a lot of potential, I like the world building, I like the story, but the execution is, at best, mediocre.
It's more like 2.5 stars than 3. It's not bad, but it's also far from good.
Towards the end the book became a little more interesting and there's hope that the last volume will be better than this one. That's actually the only reason I will listen to the last audio book.
April 5, 2024
Really enjoyed this entry, even more than I remembered--and even more than the first book. The addition of two more POVs broadens out the world--finally getting that Pentadarian viewpoint makes a big difference! And we also learn of the Elai, and meet more Immortals... a lot going on in this book.
I also really enjoyed Auraya's story this entry. She came across very naive and blindly obedient in the last book--but in this one she is faced with a crisis of faith that really helps her define what she believes is right. It also helps that the messy relationship issues are mostly tuned down this book--or maybe it's that the relationship plotlines are less emo in this entry, and there are more thoughtful inner conversations and soul-searching on the topic.
I also really enjoyed Auraya's story this entry. She came across very naive and blindly obedient in the last book--but in this one she is faced with a crisis of faith that really helps her define what she believes is right. It also helps that the messy relationship issues are mostly tuned down this book--or maybe it's that the relationship plotlines are less emo in this entry, and there are more thoughtful inner conversations and soul-searching on the topic.
January 21, 2018
I had to struggle to read through this book. Only because I already was invested in the world and the overall story did i continue reading this book. I love how religion and magic is connected in this world. Very well worked out consequences of religion fanatics, how heathens are treated and how gods can abuse their power. So why did I struggle? the 'love' parts had me very anoyed and left me thinking the book would be better without it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 1, 2015
Way better than the first book. Mirar is a way better character than Leiard ever could have been (sorry Leiard). I always wonder if Leiard was the reason that the first book seemed so dry, and whether or not Canavan did that on purpose to underscore the incomplete nature of his character. Genius if true! Anywho, great book!
August 11, 2024
*** 4.67 ***
January 14, 2018
Typically I am not a huge fan of second books in a trilogy - most of the time they don't serve much purpose except to set things up for the final act (i.e. book) but this one I found to be an actual story in its own right. I really wish I knew whether I thought that the first few times I read the book or not... given I rated this three stars back in 2012 clearly I didn't think that much of it though.
Potentially the reason I enjoyed this more this time around was because I was waiting for pretty much all of the events that happen in this book to happen! If you read my blanked out section of todays' Priestess of the White review you'll know I was looking forward to (and again spoilers beware): all three of those things happen here! For me, having those moments finally happen, it made this a really satisfying read.
That said, this book does fall into the fault of being a second book and therefore leaves more hanging than Priestess of the White did. Although I recall a couple of those answers I don't recall the ones that are really key to the plot, so I'll be going into the final book with less foreknowledge (or should that be memory?) of upcoming events.
In terms of this book, the plot escalates well from Priestess of the White. Even though it was subtly done a lot of the framework for this book was laid out well in advance. You can totally understand the motivations of Auraya, Mirar and the other major characters. I also really liked how developed the Pentadrians are. Given they are new people to this series they feel as real and well rounded as Auraya does.
I'm sort of regretting bumping Priestess of the White up to 5 stars now as I feel that this book was the better one on this read... I'll retroactively change the first book to 4.5 (rounded to 5 as we can't give half-stars on GR) and this then gets the 5 star spot. Not sure what I'll do if I think the third and final book is the best but still. That's an issue for future me to work out!
Potentially the reason I enjoyed this more this time around was because I was waiting for pretty much all of the events that happen in this book to happen! If you read my blanked out section of todays' Priestess of the White review you'll know I was looking forward to (and again spoilers beware): all three of those things happen here! For me, having those moments finally happen, it made this a really satisfying read.
That said, this book does fall into the fault of being a second book and therefore leaves more hanging than Priestess of the White did. Although I recall a couple of those answers I don't recall the ones that are really key to the plot, so I'll be going into the final book with less foreknowledge (or should that be memory?) of upcoming events.
In terms of this book, the plot escalates well from Priestess of the White. Even though it was subtly done a lot of the framework for this book was laid out well in advance. You can totally understand the motivations of Auraya, Mirar and the other major characters. I also really liked how developed the Pentadrians are. Given they are new people to this series they feel as real and well rounded as Auraya does.
I'm sort of regretting bumping Priestess of the White up to 5 stars now as I feel that this book was the better one on this read... I'll retroactively change the first book to 4.5 (rounded to 5 as we can't give half-stars on GR) and this then gets the 5 star spot. Not sure what I'll do if I think the third and final book is the best but still. That's an issue for future me to work out!
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