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This review is from: Ceremony (Darkwar Trilogy) (Paperback)
Ceremony (1986) is the third Fantasy novel in the Darkwar trilogy, following Warlock. The initial work in this sequence is Doomstalker.In the previous volume, Marilka got her first darkship voyage into outer space. There she found Starstalker and some little ships. The smaller ships shot fire at her darkship. Bestrel passed her on the way down and Marilka hid from the power. Gradwohl disappeared and Kiljar suggested that Marilka replace her. Marilka called a convention at TelleRai. Marilka found Kublin and took him to the hidden darkship factory. In this novel, Marilka is a silth sister. She is now the Most Senior of the Reugge Community and has becoming mighty in both influence and silth powers. Kublin is a male sibling of Marilka. He was small and weak, but had more intelligence than other males. He is now being held prisoner in the communications section of the darkship factory. Grauel and Barlog are meth huntresses of the Degnan pack who survived the destruction of the packstead. They followed Marilka to Akard and guard her like the pack heir. Braydic is a meth worker who maintains the communications gear. She has accompanied Marilka in her rise within the Reugge Community. Bagnel is a meth tradermale. Now he is a leader of the Brown Paw Bond. Kiljar is a silth sister. She is the Most Senior of the Redorial Community and an ally of Marilka. Bestrel is a silth sister. She has great powers and is the Champion of the Serke Community. In this story, Marilka and Kiljar watch from forty miles away as great energy is released upon TelleRai. The flash blinds them momentarily and a huge mushroom cloud rises. Even the world within is filled with terror and pain. They approach the Serke cloister at Ruhaack and find only death. Many Serke have fled and the rest are dead from poison. Fires rage through the cloister. As years pass, silth from every darkgoing community search for signs of the Serke without success. The Reugge take the largest part of the Serke properties and the other darkgoing communities divide the rest. Gradually the silth sisters settle into peace. Kublin escapes from the factory and returns to the Brethren. Marilka finds Brethren strongholds and destroys them. She also urges other silth sisters to hunt for the remaining centers. Younger silth search for the Serke upon gaining their own darkships, but find other things more important as they grew older. Marilka is the only silth sister still searching the void for the Serke and their Brethren. She goes further and further into the nebula. Marilka has long before conceived a project to warm the planet. Bagnel turns her idea into a project. Marilka convinces the Most Seniors to back it. They start building large mirrors in orbit near the planet. This tale takes Marilka to an alien ship within the nebula. Then she finds other aliens outside the nebula. Then she finally discovers the remaining Serke. This is the last volume in the series. The whole series is available in the omnibus Darkwar. Recommended for Cook fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of magic powers, alien cultures, and strong willed females. Read and enjoy! -Arthur W. Jordin
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Unique and enjoyable read,
By aPlateOfGrapes (Westbrook, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ceremony (Darkwar Trilogy) (Paperback)
I found the first two books of the series (and the first half of this book) to be mediocre. However, the last half of this book really draws you in and has Cook's trademark realism (well, for a book that blends Witchcraft meets Sci-fi).
The interesting thing about these books is that the main character (Marika) is really the "bad guy". She supresses societies progress and kills thousands upon thousands in order to shape the world in her image. Her character is a glimpse into madness and how one rationalizes even the most heinous of crimes (murder, mass murder, genocide, etc...).
5.0 out of 5 stars
Break-Neck conclusion to the trilogy,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ceremony (Darkwar Trilogy) (Paperback)
The last of the trilogy, Ceremony takes the world Cook described richly in the first two books and exposes it to the first meeting of this society with a major space-faring race. That race is human, and could easily be us in the future. We only read snippets about these humans, but learn enough to know we are fighting amongst ourselves and the Meth (the race of the Darkwar trilogy) are about to be dragged into it. The humans of this book are technologically far in advance of the Meth, but know nothing of the mystical powers accepted as real by these people. Merika, unlikely champion of the old ways, leads the battle against the treacherous meth who would destroy the world she loves and hates. Epic battle against a cold starscape -- witchery, black ghosts and ancient magic against lasers, nuclear engines and electromagnetic shields. Will Merika win again, even against these incredible odds? It kept me reading long past my bed time. I own the series but would love to have a spare copy to loan out. Unfortunately, the whole set is out of print and I don't think the publisher will print it again. The ending sequence left me in tears. A dramatic, fitting end to a well-written series. Unlike a lot of trilogies written these days, there won't be a sequel.
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