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Title: Requiem for the Sun (The Symphony of Ages) by Elizabeth Haydon ISBN: 0-8125-6541-X Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 18 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Simply Stunning
Comment: I thought it couldn't be done. I am slightly jaded right now from the writings of the other attempts at fantasy writing in the genre and have been mostly displeased with ongoing fantasy novels (with the one exception being robin hobb's series) until I came across requiem for the sun, the 4th book in the Rhapsody series.
That is a slight misnomer though, this isn't really the 4th book, but really the first book in a second trilogy in my mind, and I think that this is the perfect course of action to pursue for fantasy writers of our modern time. Indeed the most notable fantasy author decided to only use a trilogy (Tolkein), so I wonder why modern fantasy authors today feel they can overstep and do better when clearly their writings suffer after hte 5th book, the 6th book, the 7th book, ad nauseum.
Anyway, I don't want to complain about fantasy writing in general, but instead I want to herald the newest offering from one of the best fantasy authors on the market today. I think that this book was as superbly written as the preceeding three, and deepens and explores the wondrous land that Haydon had begun to create in the Rhapsody trilogy. The characters gain new depth, and new characters are introduced and are built just as solidly as those that existed for three books before. I can't find a flaw with the land Haydon has created, I can't find a flaw with the characters she has created, and I think the magical construct is awesome as well. In all I can't wait for her 5h book, and I hope that it continues to deepen and explore this phenomenal landscape Haydon has created.
5 stars well deserved.
Rating: 5
Summary: Back to the "good" old days!
Comment: I was a little nervous when I first began to read this book. Destiny, the book before Requiem in Haydon's series, had greatly disappointed me. I had fears that this one would as well.
I was wrong.
Haydon goes back to her excellent suspense-rising, character-developing skills that she used in Rhapsody and Prophecy, the first books of the series. Even better, she concentrates less on Rhapsody and more on the male heroes of the story. To me, this is a plus; I had been getting a little sick of Rhapsody.
I am glad that Ashe, Rhapsody's husband, seems to have grown up a little and is a bit better of a character. Grunthor and Achmed (sp?) are still pleasing to me, but Grunthor appears very little in this book and that disappoints me. The bad guys are definitely bad, but they still seem to have some sanity to me. I like villains like that. The one F'dor in this story I found entertaining, dare I say it.
The only problems I have with the book are Rhapsody's illness suddenly disappearing (and you'd think it'd get worse with the circumstances), Achmed nearly drowning in his only battle, and Grunthor missing from action for nearly the entire book. I really do hope Grunthor appears more often in the next book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good - But Not As Good As the First Three
Comment: I love, love, love the original series. I thought this book was very good overall - but I did not like the portrayal of Achmed (who is my favorite character). He came across as, well... not weak, exactly, but weaker than I expected him to be. Elizabeth - if you read this - please, keep Achmed the way he was!! No more allowing Ashe to berate him or almost drowning or being completely fooled by a murderer!!!
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Title: Destiny : Child of the Sky (The Symphony of Ages) by Elizabeth Haydon ISBN: 0812570839 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 19 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon ISBN: 0812570820 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 13 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Rhapsody : Child of Blood by Elizabeth Haydon ISBN: 0812570812 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Symphony of Ages: Rhapsody/Prophecy/Destiny by Elizabeth Haydon ISBN: 0765347938 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.97 |
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Title: Elegy for a Lost Star (The Symphony of Ages) by Elizabeth Haydon ISBN: 0312878834 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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