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Phoenix Transformed (2000)

by Mercedes Lackey(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

series

Enduring Flame

review 1: The Phoenix Transformed by Mercedes Lackey & James MalloryThis is book three of the Enduring Flame trilogy. I think it may be the best of the three. The previous two books are The Phoenix Endangered and The Phoenix Unchained . This book wraps up the trilogy quite nicely but leave the door open for future books. It seems like many fantasies are also coming of age stories. Harrier and Tiercel are still age young at the end of the story but experience wise they are thoroughly jaded. The angst that the two go through is practicality painful. The poignant introspection reminded me a bit of Feintuch's Seafort's series. I kept hoping the authors would cut the kids some breaks. The introduction of some new characters and the growth of some of the tribes' folks adds ... moreto the flavor of the brew. This is an excellent fantasy. I highly recommend.
review 2: After loving the first trilogy as much as I did, I couldn't wait to read this one. I was terribly disappointed. This book (and trilogy as a whole) fell short for me. The two main characters start out uninteresting and dull - and only get worse from there. They just become whiny brats and never seem to redeem themselves. The only interesting characters seem to get killed off too soon after introduction, and often for no particular reason other than as a plot device intended add more sympathy for the main characters (who, given their aforementioned likability issues, need all the sympathy they can get).Luckily, the new trilogy set in this world seems to be a good improvement over this one (so far). less

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