Triumph of the Darksword (The Darksword Trilogy) [Mass Market Paperback]

Margaret Weis (Author), Tracy Hickman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1997

/Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Joram and his wife, Gwendolyn, return from beyond the Border to reclaim their rightful place in Merilon. Rejoined by Saryon, Mosiah and Simkin, Joram must confront the evil sorcerer, Menju, and his army of Technologists in a final apocalyptic battle to fulfill the ancient prophecy of the Darksword--to either save the world.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Spectra (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553274066
• ISBN-13: 978-0553274066
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 1 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #622,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Authors, A-Z > ( W ) > Weis, Margaret

More About the Author

Margaret Weis graduated from the University of Missouri in 1970 with a BA in Creative Writing and Literature. Following a career in publishing she became an editor with TSR in 1983, and now lives with her husband and two cats in a converted barn near Lake Genva, Wisconsin.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Army tanks do not belong in a fantasy world!!!!!, August 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Triumph of the Darksword (The Darksword Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

Read the first two books and then make up your own ending.
If you read this book, it will ruin the first two for you.
So resist the temptation.
The merging of the modern world into an imaginary fantasy world should never happen, yet the authors try to do this.
Why? Why ruin such a great story?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 3, 2002

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Genevieve Pecharka (Pittsburgh, ish) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Triumph of the Darksword (The Darksword Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

...The Darksword Trilogy, as a whole, is an intruiging series. I always liked Saryon- he's just so kind and lovable. My absolute favorite character is Simkin, of course. Simkin represents the joker in all of us, and I laughed so hard I cried at some of his tricks. Joram is the exact opposite- he's the dark side in all of us, eager to find the light. I was always kind of hoping he would realize what a jerk he was being, but by the end of the first book I realized that wasn't going to happen, and it turned out for the better, apparently, in "Doom of the Darksword." Mosiah is most of us- trying (unsuccessfully) to get our friends to realize how hardheaded they're being and being quite helpful to others anyway. Other characters flit in and out of the novels (Blachloch, Elspeth, Anja) but the ones that last for a while are very good.
Okay. "Triumph of the Darksword" is a Five because of its flipping back and forth. You like Major Boris because he represents the good military man we know, but on the side of Thimhallan, who you've been following since the beginning, he and Menju represent everything evil to them- Technologists, Dead people who use the old art of Technology to destroy and annex and basically do bad things. The characters in this novel were as true to form as ever, and fit their molds in the Prophecy as expected (though I was a little put out at what happens to Simkin) and the plot is pretty good, as far as fantasy goes.
Personally, I liked the second book of the trilogy best, as far as character actions went. But for the plot and results of the entire trilogy- this one was the best. Read it and you'll fall in love.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Finale ruins the trilogy, October 26, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Triumph of the Darksword (The Darksword Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was nurdling on along just fine as another Hickman and Weis fantasy trilogy; nothing out of the ordinary, but perfectly readable.

Then you get to the end of this book, and it all completely falls apart. Boy, but did they ever ruin things here. Sigh.