Review: Great Trilogy, Disappointing Ending
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2012
Excellent 3-part series. I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy. Quite entertaining and unpredictable. Tesar is a masterful storyteller and has me hooked. The story kept me fully engaged the entire time. Full of adventure, awesome battle scenes reminiscient of The Lord of the Rings, and mystery surrounding certain dark characters. I can visualize an entire film being made from this wonderful novel. However, the ending of the story was hugely disappointing. It left a lot of unanswered questions open. For instance, who were the modern men with computers, guns, cigars, boats, trucks, etc. mentioned several times throughout the story? And, where was Kael headed off to at the end of the story? Who precisely was Kael? What is the Awakened? The story ended too abruptly, setting us up for a fourth book I suppose. But, after this much reading I was ready for some closure. I guess I'll have to stay tuned for Book 4, but how long will these questions go unanswered? Nevertheless, it was an excellent novel that comes highly recommended to those who especially enjoy great battle scenes, mysterious creatures, unpredictable story lines, imaginary places, and moving drama.