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Shadows Of Destiny

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The war continues in Shadows of Destiny, and Ms. Lee writes war as it should be written, brutally. War is hell, and the author does not stint on the message. You are also slapped in the face with the horrors of slavery, and Ms. Lee does not hide behind euphemisms and double-talk to remind you of that fact. This is not a fun book, its raw, sad, depressing and exciting. Its also very good, very well-written, and impossible to put down. Very brief moments of happiness occur in this book (blink and you'll miss them), and you find you hang on to those moments as fiercely as all the characters do in the book. Enemies become allies, then friends. We learn more of the backgrounds of all of our main characters, all the questions raised in the first two Shadow books are answered.

Shadows of Destiny is, I think, the final chapter in this trilogy by Rachel Lee (Shadows of Myth and Shadows of Prophecy being the first two books). It ends the way it should, not necessarily the way you want. That said, I would be the poorer if I had missed this incredible journey.

Four stars rather than five because this is not a stand-alone book, it needs the two previous books to understand what's happening and why. Put all three books together, and you have a solid five-star read. I highly recommend them.

If you have followed the adventures of Tess Birdsong, Archer Blackcloak and their friends as they battle the terror of the Darkness, you will be thrilled with this explosive conclusion to the trilogy. The evil and darkness that are covering the world with chaos is caused by the firstborn. Archer and his brother are the last of the firstborn and tho immortal their hatred and blame for the other pollutes this world

SHADOWS OF MYTH and SHADOWS OF PROPHECY lead us to this novel SHADOWS OF DESTINY. After meeting and gathering an army now Tess and the Ilduin, Archer and his allies, the Emperor and his armys converge on the city of Arderon to face his brother Ardred.

All of the sub-plots are woven into the final climax and we find all the answers to our questions. Who Tess really is. The answers about the Ilduin. The flowering of the feelings Tess has for Archer. I really liked the full disclosure that we have waited for.

This adventure is awesome, the world full of texture and grit. I loved all three novels and the ending is so dynamic and unexpected it blew me away. Do not miss this stunning conclusion to this epic journey.

I LOVED the first 2 books. I couldn't put them down until I finished them. The third book was no different until the end. Ms. Lee wrote about battles and the harshness so clearly that you could see it in your mind. The intricacies painted with the oily fingers in Tess's mind and all the other details made such a great story and there were 3 books devoted to the journey to this great battle. I really felt let down with the battle (not wanting to say anything to spoil it for others)and the way the book ended. I feel there should have been more to the battle, after all, it did take 3 books to get there and then to quickly wrap it up was a let down.