The Destroyer Goddess (In Fire Forged, Part 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Laura Resnick (Author)

Book Description

Series: Tor Fantasy | Publication Date: August 26, 2004

The Stunning Conclusion of In Fire Forged, A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2003

The island nation of Sileria lies in the shadow of Darshon, the Destroyer Goddess, the great volcano that dominates the landscape and people of Sileria. When she awakens, their world trembles. She has lain quiet for decades, throughout the occupation of foreign invaders.

But Darshon has begun to stir.

Sileria has finally been freed from foreign rule, only to fall under the power of the ruthless waterlords, powerful mages who terrorize those who depend on their mercy for the water that all life must have.

Now their mercy is denied.

Tansen, the rebel warrior, joins forces with Mirabar, a Guardian who is feared and admired for her fire magic, and Zarien, a mysterious sea-born boy, in a stand against the waterlords rule.

As the power struggle among Sileria's warring factions intensifies to a fevered pitch, the tremors of Darshon increase, threatening to engulf them all in molten death. There will be a final reckoning that will change Sileria forever. But no one may triumph unless the Destroyer Goddess wills it . . .

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Resnick brings her outstanding two-part fantasy saga, which began with White Dragon: In Fire Forged, Part One (2003), to a fully satisfying conclusion. After the defeat of the Valdani conquerors, the land of Sileria faces a threat from its most powerful caste, the Waterlords, who through their control of the water supply can extort obedience from a thirsty populace. Tansen, Sileria's greatest warrior, and Mirabar, a prophetess and fire wizard, lead the rebellion against the water cartels. Mirabar's visions suggest that for Sileria to be truly free, water magic cannot simply be vanquished-it must remain a part of Sileria's future. Tansen, with his deep-seated hatred of Waterlords, may find this notion hard to accept, she realizes. Fast-paced, witty and full of action, the book is a marvel of storytelling, but it's the credible, complex relationships among the characters that elevates this far above the usual fantasy standard. One of the book's greatest accomplishments is the humanization of the mad Waterlord Baran. At its heart, this is a story of family ties-those we choose, and those that choose us. Resnick fans have cause to rejoice.
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From Booklist

Resnick completes, for the moment, at least, the stories of Sileria begun in In Legend Born (1998) and continued in The White Dragon (2003). Sileria, whose patron deity is Dar, the volcanic goddess of destruction, has known one conqueror after another. In The White Dragon the rebel Josarian, with the aid of the wielders of fire magic called the Guardians, defeated the most recent overlords, the Valdani. Josarian was killed shortly thereafter, and now his heir, Tansen, must deal with the Waterlords, who control the precious resource for which they are named. The rivalries and feuds continue fast and furious, not to say bloody, and Tansen nearly loses his life. But a mysterious boy from the ranks of the Waterlords saves Tansen to continue his struggle to a breathless and satisfactory conclusion. The tale will certainly keep its series audience industriously turning pages and make them hope Resnick has more in store for them. Frieda Murray
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Tor Fantasy (August 26, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765347962
• ISBN-13: 978-0765347961
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,010,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Laura Resnick is the author of the popular Esther Diamond series, whose releases include UNSYMPATHETIC MAGIC, DOPPELGANGSTER, DISAPPEARING NIGHTLY, and the upcoming VAMPARAZZI. She has also written traditional fantasy novels such as IN LEGEND BORN, THE DESTROYER GODDESS, and THE WHITE DRAGON, which made the "Year's Best" lists of Publishers Weekly and Voya. An opinion columnist, frequent public speaker, and the Campbell Award-winning author of many short stories, she is on the Web at www.LauraResnick.com.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rousing Finish!, March 27, 2007

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rkay48 (Columbia, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Destroyer Goddess (In Fire Forged, Part 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

A rousing finish to what I now think is one of my favorite fantasy series. This book provide a satisfying conclusion to the many subplots in the story. I am quite impressed with Ms. Resnick's storytelling ability and her writing style. The plotting and character development were outstanding, but what I liked most of all was the witty dialogue and often realistic-sounding exchanges between father-son, lovers, friends, etc. My only minor quibble is that the book uses the term "dryly" a bit too much when describing dialogue. It was dry and witty, but there was no need to point this out all the time!
All-in-all, very nicely done.

5.0 out of 5 stars Really something, April 3, 2007

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Lilly Flora "by Lilo Drandoff" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Destroyer Goddess (In Fire Forged, Part 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

"The Destroyer Goddess" the last in the wonderful trilogy by Laura Resnick actually does what few last fantasy books accomplish-it wraps up the series nicely and answers all the questions the previous books posed. I will be brief in this review as I have not in those I wrote for the previous two books, because basically, if you finished the second book, nothing will stop you from reading this one, so here is basically some of what happens in this book.

Mirabar does in fact marry the insane Waterlord Baran, but only after she and Tansen have admitted they love each other. Tansen is understandably pissed, but understands the duty and destiny aspect of the whole situation.

We find out why exactly Baran and Kiloran hate each other so much.

We learn about Zarien's biological parents, and his true destiny. His relationship with Tansen, as his new blood son continues to mirror Tansen's with his own blood father in that Zarien somehow wants Tansen to be a different man (of course of all of this, and the father/son Tansen/Armien, Tansen/Zarien stuff in this book in the last are clearly leading to something big.)

Tansen continues on his quest to rid the country of Waterlords.

The Volcano Goddess continues to throw increasing tantrums and visions in the sky continue and pilgrims head to Dar's Volcano in religious fervor waiting for something.

Mirabar attempts to get pregnant while trying to find the new leader of the country-who will also be a child.

Cheylan acts very evil
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Kiloran acts very evil.

Elelar does very surprising things.

Ronall and Najdan debate the pros and cons of Tansen beating his son.

And the sea king is found.

All in all, I just love this book. In spite of the difficulties a marriage to another man brings to our romantic couple, this is a romantic novel. Its also surprising, funny and like all the books in the series has the completely charming characters, in life or death situations, often just losing it and arguing about really stupid things, which is just so normal that it makes it feel real.

And the ending is something. Really something. I only wish the author would finally return to this world with more books. I know she intended to explore the other countries of the "world" in some books, but personally I'd be happy with more of this particular little Island nation.

Five stars.

5.0 out of 5 stars good read, January 27, 2012

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This review is from: The Destroyer Goddess: Book Three of the Silerian Trilogy (Kindle Edition)

If you enjoy science fiction this is a good series and a good buyIn Legend Born: Book One of the Silerian TrilogyThe White Dragon: Book Two of the Silerian TrilogyThe Destroyer Goddess: Book Three of the Silerian Trilogy