Lost Truth (Truth, Book 4) [Mass Market Paperback]

Dawn Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2004

Fourth in the sensational series featuring Alissa, a young student of magic whose rebellious nature puts her life in danger.

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To wrap up the series including First Truth (2002), Hidden Truth (2002), and Forgotten Truth [BKL D 1 03], Cook gathers threads concerned with why the races of heroine Alissa's world are so severely segregated, what happened to the Masters who disappeared from the Hold long ago, which of her two suitors Alissa will choose (an itch readers have wanted scratched since Hidden Truth), and the riddle of the Masters' feral aspects and the critical role it will play in the future of Alissa's world. Alissa's dreams lead her to journey across an ocean and into the arms of Keribdis, who sees her as a threat to unchallenged leadership of the long-missing Masters. Enormously competitive and proud, Keribdis has an ironclad desire to control Alissa that may cost the young woman's life. Like its predecessors, this is delightful reading. Its cast of characters is small (a refreshing relief from the multitudes in other epics) and well limned, its world richly detailed, and its magic wonderfully believable. A terrific late-night companion. Paula Luedtke
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About the Author

DAWN COOK is the author of both the Truth and the Princess series. She is better known as fantasy writer Kim Harrison.

KIM HARRISON was born and raised in the upper Midwest but has since fled south. Her New York Times best-selling novels include Dead Witch Walking; The Good, the Bad, and the Undead; Every Which Way but Dead; A Fistful of Charms; For a Few Demons More; The Outlaw Demon Wails, and White Witch, Black Curse. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Ace; 1St Edition edition (November 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441012280
• ISBN-13: 978-0441012282
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #492,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great ending, November 28, 2005

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Jessica L. Lawrence (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Truth (Truth, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the best of the four Truth books. I say this only because it ties up all loose ends, and everything falls into place from the other three books. You learn more about the internal struggle with Lyssa and beast. It is fast paced and exciting, and the permanent romance interest for Lyssa is chosen. The fate of the Hold is decided, as well as the future of all the characters you learn to love in the first three books. The book is pretty intense in the ending, and I don't think she could have made a better finale book. The ending is excellent.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost Truth, December 12, 2004

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Neker (Duson, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Truth (Truth, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am so happy to find this series. I love Cook's witty dialogue. In the fourth book of the series, we have Alissa going on a journey. For years now, Alissa has been having dreams of a girl named Silla. Now she realizes Silla is a real Raku over half a world away. She talks Useless in letting her travel to find the Lost Ones. Before, Useless has been overly protective of the last surving female raku (Alissa), but overcome with worry and hope of finding the lost ones, he agrees to let Alissa, Connen-newt, Strell, and Lodesh travel to find and bring back his people.

The raku she finds on the faraway island are shocked and outraged by Alissa's ways and knowledge, especially Useless's wife, Keribdis. Keribdis realizes early on that Alissa could be considered a threat to her leadership and makes it her mission to get rid of the young raku.

This book is filled with adventure and excitement. I loved it. For fans, you will be releaved to find out that Alissa finally chooses between Lodesh and Strell. I was pleased!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Series, December 16, 2005

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Jill A. Alters (Springfield, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Truth (Truth, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

I just re-read this entire series and this is the best of them. In fact, in my opinion, each book gets successively better as the story goes on. In this one, several threads plotted even back to the first book come to fruition in a dramatic climax that contains some really fantastic moments. Alissa finally comes into contact with the other Masters, meets Useless's archenemy and wife, decides between her two men and more. It's a great story. And it appears to be the last of the series, although I'd enjoy reading more of them.