Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Tor Books
Manufacturer: Tor Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: July 01, 2005
Publishing house: Tor Books
Release Date: June 30, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 1331990
Studio: Tor Books
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Medalon has surrendered to foreign invaders and Tarja is once more an outlaw. The Defenders have scattered and their only hope is Damin Wolfblade and his Hythrun army. But Damin has his own problems. The High Prince is dead and he must lift the siege on the Hythrun capital and defeat an usurper before he can come to Medalon's aid.
For R'shiel time is running out. She has finally accepted her destiny as the Demon Child, but must search for answers. She must defeat Xaphista soon or the Harshini will be destroyed; she must find a way to bring peace to the divided southern nations, to free Medalon from Karien occupation and to find the strength to finally put an end to Loclon. But how do you defeat a God?
The dazzling conclusion to the Demon Child Trilogy, Harshini is an epic tale of heroism, honor, love . . . and terrible loss.
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I liked this series and burned through it in about 5 days, the author has a knack for moving things along quickly which I really enjoyed and find lacking in a lot of other authors. I give it 2.5 stars but rounded up because of the entertaining value of the book. The reason I write this review is because I found few reviews on this book that actually told me what I was getting into, so hopefully you can get a bit from these points.
Pros:
-Very unique ideas in this novel, the concept of the Harshini and the demons, and how God's worked especially, were very entertaining, and sparked some actual real world thought about the nature of religion and God. The way she included dragons was interesting as well. I liked how they were melds and not "real," but the author never really told us how they got the idea of dragons in the very first place, so they didn't really fit the story.
-As mentioned above, the book is not lacking action and it moves quickly, the story is intriguing and keeps your attention. I would say that I only found my attention falling about 3-4 times in each book of the series.
Cons
-Many people on here acclaim her character development but I never really saw it. Their depth really wasn't there. For example, Tarja, hes a defender, believes what is right and wrong, and does that exclusively and by almost any means. You never really get a feel for him. The author treats the main characters almost as literary tools at times which tended to annoy me.
-The way events happen in the book rarely have much to do with the characters actually being smart, and more with luck, or a God coming in to help. The blatant use of a Deus Ex Machina in the form of one of the Gods OVER AND OVER again really starts to grate on you.
-Predictability is a major issue, the author leaves "hints" of the futures that end up coming across as beacons for what will happen. A good example is when Adrina is kidnapped. Right before hand, Damin mentions that he feels something important was unsaid, but then to add more insult to the readers intelligence, Adrina thinks something to the extent of "I'll tell him about the baby and blah blah as soon as I see him next" Or something to that extent. Its not hard for the reader to figure out, hmm, I think just maybe, she might be STOPPED from going through with her simple plan that she would not even need to mention in the very first place unless something were going to stop her.
-The Author is obsessed with torture. In some form or another, there is someone constantly being administered pain throughout the whole novel. The amount of times that the main characters are captured and then inevitably rescued by something that doesn't make sense at all, but which is proceeded by a large amount of pain or torture happens almost too many times to count. The author simply loves administering pain, but while it may be RARELY entertaining it ends up doing really nothing. The author has no knack for describing torture, I was simply annoyed by it, I never felt the characters' pain. Even after R'shiel was raped (in the very first book), she doesn't show much change in character and it is simply used so that the reader will hate Loclon more. Its a pity that the author obviously has never known a rape victim, they tend to be quite different after the fact. Even if you like books where the characters go through plenty of hardship and pain to get their goal, this author doesnt even do it well.
-The last chapter (no spoilers) easily proves that the author has no concept of personal growth and leaves a lingering taste in your mouth that the main female character isnt really much more grown up then she was in the very first book, despite being raped, beaten, humiliated, had a terrible childhood, killed a god, killed people, lost loved ones, started a rebellion, had her brother pretty much feel total apathy for her in the end, have no purpose, etc. I'm sorry, these books just didnt seem to recieve the amount of time they should have deserved.
There are a few other things, but other then a lot of editing errors (sceptical=skeptical?) that covers the main things you should know before purchase. Don't let this scare you off from the series though, its quite entertaining and I really enjoyed reading it. Just know that if you just finished a very well written book, you may be disappointed in that aspect with this one.
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This is a tragically bittersweet story. I absolutely hated what the author did to the main character. She doesn't get the guy, she doesn't get a "place in the world", nada. If you prefer stories with a happy ending, this is not for you. If that isn't so necessary, then this book might be for you. The characters are fleshed out and the story line is engaging.
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Jennifer Fallon ends this trilogy with a HUGE bang! I can't wait to continue with the rest of the Hythrun Chronicles.
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Excellent read, extremely hard to put down, leaves you wanting to start the subsequent book immeadiately!
Ms. Fallon needs to keep writing! Her characters continue on like the great charachters of Ludlum or Clancy!
Timothy Leary
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The series was very good, the entire story was terrific, but the ending was so simplistic you find yourself wondering "is Ms. Fallon serious?" That being said, the series was enjoyable.
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