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Traitors' Gate (2009)

by Kate Elliott(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0765310570 (ISBN13: 9780765310576)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Tor Books

series

Crossroads

review 1: The series was an epic. The ending terribly predictable and trite. The first two books an epic struggle of good vs evil. The end a confusing mess of not everyone is good or bad, but we are all the gray inbetween. The twist, was evident from the end of book 2 and took almost 600 pages to get to. And the final confrontation was ... disappointing. The world building is fantastic and a wonderful thing to explore. However, i feel as if there was too much Jaran in it.
review 2: I thought the ending to this series was one of the best I have ever read. The way she dealt with cultural differences, and questions of power, was simply stunning. I saw the ending with Anji coming from within the second book, but the way the author tied it together was marvelous. I als... moreo greatly admire her female characters, that she has strong female characters who are not warriors. She has some warriors, like Zubaidit, but then there's Mai, who is an amazing character. Her characterisation in general was fantastic, they were all so very multi-faceted. I thought she neglected some characters in the final book, such as Nallo, and I would have liked to see more of Marit and Kirit, but I do see that it wasn't really necessary to the story as such. I would really love to see more of this world (which was beautifully developed), and am thrilled to see on her website that another book is planned. less

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