The Goddess Worldweaver (Seven Circles Trilogy, Book 3) [Paperback]

Douglas Niles (Author)

Book Description

Series: Seven Circles Trilogy | Publication Date: March 4, 2003

The threat of war has loomed over the spheres of the Seven Circles for more than five decades-and now the enemy has finally advanced,forcing the creatures of this peace-loving world into violent battle.

As they confront the evil that has descended upon them, Miradel, the druid priestess who has saved her home twice before, journeys to the center of the world--to discover once and for all why the Seven Circles has been engulfed by this enduring darkness, and what can be done to end it.

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From Publishers Weekly

The conclusion of Niles's Seven Circles trilogy offers the same brisk, workmanlike, game-flavored fantasy as its two predecessors. In the sphere of the Circles, Nayve, the last land of peace and harmony, is under attack by the hordes of the sinister Deathlord Karlath-Fayd, who uses the spirits of dead human warriors to crew his fleet. Meanwhile, the druids of Nayve are rallying to their defense their own human champions, such as Crazy Horse and the Aztec warrior Natac. Serious internal troubles in Nayve could be fatal, if it weren't for seekers of justice like the dwarf-woman Darann, who fights against a planned holocaust of the goblins. The forces of good still seem doomed, but Miradel the druid suspects that the villains are not what she's been told and, with Natac's help, unmasks the real enemy. While the basic plot and standard-brand races may be all too familiar to fantasy fans, role-playing gamers will appreciate the author's deft hand with military history. This is recommended for those moving on to accessible print fantasy from the Lord of the Rings movies.
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About the Author

Douglas Niles is the author of the Watershed Trilogy and co-creator of TSR's Dragonlance series with Margaret Weis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Ace Trade (March 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441010121
• ISBN-13: 978-0441010127
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars strong fantasy, March 8, 2003

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This review is from: The Goddess Worldweaver (Seven Circles Trilogy, Book 3) (Paperback)

The cosmos consists of seven circles with the seventh being Earth and the fourth being the pastoral land of Nayve where sentient species live in harmony. The Goddess Worldweaver spins a tapestry that records all events that happen on all the circles. Druids, humans, fairies, elves, centaurs, dwarves and other fey creatures work together to make Nayve a center of culture and learning. Their peace is about to be broken because Karlath Fayd, the Deathlord who resides in the fifth circle intends to conquer Nayve.

He has sent his legions of ships containing ghost warriors into the realm and the sheer number of them almost guarantees his horde a victory. General Natac leads his armies in defense of the land while the druid priestess Miradel goes to the Deathlord's realm to see if she can find a weakness to use against him in the upcoming war.

Douglas Niles has the ability to construct a fantasy realm that makes readers believe that such a place can actually exist. Unlike the previous two books in this series, THE GODDESS WORLDWEAVER consists mainly of battle scenes interspersed with a glimpse into the fifth circle. Miradel's role is small but pivotal to the story line and readers will feel very satisfied at the way Douglas Niles weaves the end to this series.

Harriet Klausner

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3.0 out of 5 stars Donna, August 1, 2011

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This review is from: The Goddess Worldweaver : Book 3 of the Seven Circles Trilogy (Paperback)

Again, this is the case of the author running out of ideas or to many ideas that don't come across to the reader. This third installment was the worse out of the three, I would recommend reading it only because I read the first two. The plot becomes to unbelivable, I know this is fantasy but you have to draw the line somewhere, in other words it has to make sense. The ending was too nice and neat I dont' want to spoil it for anyone but I was a little disappointed because the first two were much more interesting!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars a better ending than before, January 19, 2006

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This review is from: The Goddess Worldweaver : Book 3 of the Seven Circles Trilogy (Paperback)

The last book of the seven circles trilogy is better than the first 2 books. As far as I know, there is no sexuality in this one. Also, there is an interesting twist to the ending. Zystil gets killed finally, and regillix returns to arcati to bring dragon allies to nayve. Shandira and Miradel take a visit to karlath-fayd only to be pestered by a giant gargoyle. The only thing that was bad about the book: There was numerous mispellings and typos. Also as usual, events came to fast and always weren't explained. Still, a very good book to end the series.