Requiem for the Sun [Paperback]

Elizabeth Hayden (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Tor Books (2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 057507308X
• ISBN-13: 978-0575073081
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,629,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The magic continues, August 27, 2002

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Amy Rittenaur "Rittwasp" (Plano, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Requiem for the Sun (Hardcover)

I was so sad to see the Rhapsody trilogy end, and have been checking constantly to see when Requiem would be out. I was nervous that this one would not be able to match the magic of the previous three, but thankfully that fear was not realized. Requiem for the Sun is a fast paced, fascinating sequel, beginning a new part of the history of Haydon's amazing world.

Achmed the Snake is in his glory here, though showing a vulnerability and obsession that was not evident before. My favorite character, Gruthor the Bolg sargeant, brings even funnier lines and Rhapsody has evolved into a more complex, more real woman. The threads of the past, present and future, as laid out in the first three chapters of the book, form an intricate story with great depth. Elizabeth Haydon has once again shone herself to be one of the best writers of epic fantasy out there.

I read this book in one VERY long sitting. I am happy. Now I can go back to agonizing wait for the next one.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Joy to Read..., September 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Requiem for the Sun (Hardcover)

"Requiem for the Sun" is Elizabeth Haydon's sequel to the best selling "Rhapsody" Trilogy. From the very beginning of the book she takes a tangled skein of plot threads, from the ancient past and the present, and weaves them into a richly colored and very satisfying novel.

We begin three years after the almost cataclysmic conclusion of "Destiny: Child of the Sky." King Achmed and Sergeant-Major Grunthor are overseeing the Bolg restoration of Ylorc. A severe drought is crippling Yarim and their normal water supply has dried up. Only the monstrous Firbolg have the skill and the muscle to restore the water supply. But the nobles of Yarim aren't exactly happy to have the savages in their lands. The Lord and Lady Cymrian, Ashe and Rhapsody, decide it is time to have a child. To the south, the death of the Dowager Empress, and her heir, leaves Sorbold in chaos while they select a new leader. Meanwhile an ancient evil, bent on torture and destruction, looms just over the horizon.

We learn even more about the characters we've come to know and love over the course of the "Rhapsody" trilogy and are introduced to other equally enjoyable characters never seen in the series until now. There are plenty Haydonesque plot twists and dialog quips. Readers will be delighted. It was a joy to read.

"Requiem for the Sun" is another outstanding movement in Elizabeth Haydon's The Symphony of Ages.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful continuation, September 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Requiem for the Sun (Hardcover)

Requiem for the Sun picks up a few years after the end of the Rhapsody trilogy in a new era of history, where peace reigns and rebuilding is taking place after the battles that culminated in Destiny. Within this era of calm, however, evil is brewing in many different places--a political coup to the south in Sorbold, the bloody plans of a murderous assassin queen bent on revenge, and the long-denied lust of a demonic monster. Haydon is such a master of suspense that I found myself physically anxious as I read, turning pages and being afraid to stop reading.

While the focus is more on the male protagonists in this book--the uneasy relationships between Achmed, Gruntor and Ashe, as well as some older-generation characters--it is amazing to see how firmly entrenched these "people" are in my mind, and how much I care about them. The loss of one who has been with the series from the beginning was heartbreaking, but Haydon writes with a brutal honesty that reflects life in all its glory and horror. Sometimes there are no second chances.