Voice of the Gods [Paperback]

Trudi Canavan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 2006

The Pentadrians, frustrated by their degeat at the hands of the Circlians, plot and scheme to bring down their enemies by means other than direct conflict.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for The Black Magician Trilogy: 'A wonderfully and meticulously detailed world, and an edge-of-the-seat plot, this book is a must for lovers of good fantasy' Jennifer Fallon 'Canavan is a natural storyteller' Emerald City --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Trudi Canavan lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her first published story received an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story in 1999. She has since published the bestselling Black Magician Trilogy and is now a bestselling author in the UK, Australia and the US. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd (October 25, 2006)
• ISBN-10: 0732278716
• ISBN-13: 978-0732278717
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,732,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a little disappointing, February 14, 2007

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Katherine A. Sanderson "Kate" (Norfolk, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five Trilogy, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

I really loved this world: the places, the diversity of people and most of the characters were all really well developed and seemed to really come to life for me. In this last book, though, I found a few things really irritating and disappointing. First of all, what seems to have been set up as a big revelation was fairly obvious to me from earlier in the series. There were still twists and things that I did not expect, but this seems like it should have been the biggest unexpected twist and it was not. Secondly, the characters introduced later in the series could have been better developed, namely Nekaun and Ella. It felt like there was so much more there that should have been addressed and expanded to really make the characters believable and their motives understandable. Finally, the ending seemed abrupt and lacking. I can see how in some ways she may have done this as a way to leave herself open for a sequel, which is understandable, but it just didn't work for me. As I said, I really enjoyed the world and most of the characters, especially Auraya, Mirar and Emerhal, so I do not think I wasted my time in reading this series, but it did leave me feeling irritated at the end.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect too much..., August 10, 2007

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This review is from: Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five Trilogy, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

I really liked Canavan's first trilogy (The Magician's Guild) and so I thought I would give this one a try. The first two books weren't that great, so I guess I shouldn't have been surprised by the poor quality of this book as well.

Plot Development:

Canavan does a poor job developing the plot. Occurrences seem contrived and hurried. For example, **SPOILER COMING** in the end everyone just says, "Oh well, our God's are dead" and that's it. She goes through the characters one by one, and we get to see each one just sigh and say, "gosh, that sucks". I also thought Auraya being in jail was odd. It was almost as if Canavan didn't know what to do with her and needed some place to keep her until she was needed again at which point she conveniently breaks out.

Character Development:

The character development is weak. Auraya is two-dimensional which made her extremely annoying. Often Canavan just tells you what her characters are thinking or feeling and then adds a cliched action to illustrate it. I don't know how many times I had to read "Auraya was hurt (or some other sad emotion) because (fill in something related to Wilar). She tried to force it from her mind (or some other action to indicate her strength and resolve) and continued on with whatever she was doing". Another classic example is Nekaun. He just all of a sudden becomes this unrecognizably evil and crazy guy.

Depth:

And lastly, everything ends up okay. There is no real suffering. The good guys are good guys, and the bad guys are bad guys. And good things happen to the good guys and bad things happen to the bad guys.

I would say if you don't have anything else to read, and you need something to pass the time, this would be a good book to pick. But don't expect too much.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not as good as the others, February 22, 2007

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storedia (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five Trilogy, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

If you have read the other two books then of course you must read this but I was just a little bit disappointed. A lot of the characters from the other books were not in this one, e.g. The Elai princess - did the boy become a warrior and did they marry? Also the Siyee couple from the first book - did they have their child? This book mainly centers on the Pentandrians and the new White, Ellareen, who is not a particularly pleasant or interesting character. It also centers on the Wilds and their quest for the scroll. It's still a compelling read hence the 4 stars and the epilogue suggests more books but doesn't mention what happens to Auraya and Mirar, it ends quite abruptly.