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Exile's Gate (Morgaine Saga, Book 4) Mass Market Paperback – January 5, 1988

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Morgaine must meet her greatest challenge—Gault, who is both human and alien, and also seeks control of the world and its Gate. She will meet the true Gatemaster—a mysterious lord with power as great, or greater, than her own.

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Doomed to travel from world to world, finding and closing the World Gates, Morgaine becomes embroiled in a conflict on a world where her qhal ancestors control the human population and in which she must overcome a creature whose powers challenge her own. Fans of sword and sorcery will welcome Cherryh's returnafter 10 yearsto the adventures of the "White Queen." JC
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

C. J. Cherryh planned to write since the age of ten. When she was older, she learned to use a type writer while triple-majoring in Classics, Latin and Greek. At 33, she signed over her first three books to DAW and has worked with DAW ever since. She can be found at cherryh.com.

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Publisher : DAW; Edition Unstated (January 5, 1988)
Language : English
Mass Market Paperback : 414 pages
ISBN-10 : 0886772540
ISBN-13 : 978-0886772543
Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
Dimensions : 4.2 x 1.09 x 6.9 inches

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- #114,543 in Fantasy (Books)

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Lee Phillips

A delightful read

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019

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I read this originally over 40 years ago. It was every bit as good the second time around!

I noticed that some readers felt that Morgaine's growing feelings for Vanye somehow 'diminished' her. I disagree - as a 'team', they became even stronger.

I'm definitely a Foreigner fan - but I wish C.J. could take a break and revisit the Gates!

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Nancy I. Sirico

Great series

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2020

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Last in the Morgaine saga. Love the author. Whole series was excellent with good character development and interesting world developments.

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Peter Johnson

"Exile's Gate" a great follow to a great trilogy

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2010

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I'm honestly not sure how much time passed between the writing of "Fires of Azimoth" and "Exile's Gate", but while it was enough for a few things to change, nothing was lost. The story returns with all the scope of the first three kicked up a notch. We get a bit of added perspective on top of the already brilliant characterization, we get to see where things suggested in the earlier books progress, and we finish with an ending slightly frustrating but totally appropriate to the series. Full marks! A great book!

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Nancy B.

fantasy adventure

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019

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a good read

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Linda the teacher

Worthwhile reading

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2016

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These are among my favorite fantasy books by this author. Good pacing and the characters are interesting.

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Hannah Truitt

GREAT READ!

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2016

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I've read several of her books and have loved them all.

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Joi de Vivre

More, more, more!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2019

Exile's Gate was the first Morgaine book I ever read, and that was so long ago I didn't recognize it when I looked for it again. I had just finished reading the first three in the series, and knew there was more. It was the cover that alerted me, because though I didn't remember the story, I remembered the cover graphics.

I love the entire Morgaine series, but found it just a bit frustrating that this is the final one. What happens after they close that gate? Where do they end up? What is the outcome between Morgaine and the last gatekeeper? Vanye gets a bit tedious, I must admit, always fretting over his immortal soul and forever injured but carrying on. It gets a little too much at times, but all in all, a great read nevertheless. C.J. Cherryh, PLEASE write another Morgaine novel!

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HungryCats

Good, but doesn't add much to the series

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2001

The Morgaine Trilogy (tetralogy now, I suppose), was one of the most innovative, refreshing and immersive works when first published. Aside from the universe itself, with its mysterious (even mythic) Qual, Gates, and isolated worlds, the development of the relationship between Vanye and Morgaine kept me reading each new book in the series.
However, just as some movies or books released with a "director's cut" or "original, unedited" text are actually worse than the edited original published version, so "Exile's Gate" is more of the same, but without significantly new material to make it stand out on its own.
As a longtime fan (since 1979, "Hestia") of Cherry, I tend to buy many of her books just because her name is on the cover, but I must admit I feel that there is one fundamental flaw to her writing, in that she seems to find it difficult to portray strong male characters. Her female leads are all one could hope for, and more (Morgaine, Chanur) I would argue that it is common for writers to portray characters of their own gender better than those of the other sex, but I must say that as a multiple Hugo winner, I expect her to do better at this.
I felt that in Exile's Gate, Cherry develops the relationship between Morgaine and Vanye, and strengthens Vanye's character, at the cost of weakening the character of Morgaine. I believe one reason why so many readers are attracted to her character is that she's a Maid of Steel, who realizes that no matter how great the price she and others must pay, the Gates must be closed, and therefore lets nothing stand in her way of that objective; she's the strong female lead that seems all but absent from so many books written by men. It therefore is disappointing that Morgaine should start to display the weakness that would prevent her from pursuing her mission at all costs--unless she expects Vanye to take over from her (though, I thought that would only occur if she were to die prematurely, not because she surrendered in the face of a never-ending ride). I'm sorry, but the Morgaine _I_ know would fight to the end, no matter the length of the journey. Perhaps this is unrealistic, but I don't believe so--and I don't think it says much for Vanye's character, if he can only increase his character at the cost of the stature of his partner.
In conclusion, I very much enjoy the series, and enjoyed this book as well (being more of the same is not necessarily a bad thing), but I hope Cherry does more to make her characters not only flesh and blood (she certainly has that down pat) but strong in their own way--both women AND men.

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Crookedmouth

Worthy (and unmissable) sequel to a classic sc-ifi/fantasy epic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2010

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Exiles Gate is the fourth and final outing in CJ Cherryh's Morgaine saga; the first three stories having been published under one title, the Chronicles of Morgaine . My copy was a fairly elderly one, tatty, worn out and dogeared, having survived about six house moves, numerous car-boot-sale culls and finally being lost forever having been left on a plane at Amsterdam airport. It was recently replaced (thanks to Amazon Marketplace) with an equally tatty second hand copy. my only consolation is that the passenger that took my seat on the next flight (or the cabin attendant or cleaning staffer) was lucky enough to find him or herself blessed with a right corker of a SF-fantasy story!

I really love the story - Chronicles (a collection of three books) and the sequel Exile's Gate . You might be forgiven for thinking this is a bit of a sword & sandal Conan & Sonja saga - nothing like it! It owes far more, I suspect, to Arthurian legend than anything and there isn't a bulging loincloth to be found.

What more to be said? the plot is long and linear, based as it is around an ill-fated quest; there are battles and travails aplenty, but none of that really matters. Once you "get it" you realise that the *real* story is about the developing relationship, uneasy at first, between the two protagonists; the fey, unpredictable and beautiful Morgaine and her faithful warrior servant, young, persistent and flawed Vanye. To say much more would spoil it, but the development of these two characters and how they interact is what makes this story what it is. Until you realise that you may find that it drags somewhat because there's a lot more "jaw jaw" than "war war". To say any more about Exile's Gate would spoil it, but if you read Chronicles, you really must read Exile before you die! Nuff said.

I only wish Cherryh had written a few more of these.

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K. J. STEVENSON

ICONIC CLOSURE OF A TOWERING SEQUENCE

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2013

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NOT a comfortable read at any stage of the story, but, as with the trilogy that precedes it un-put-down-able.
A MUST if you've read the other 3 and though I read all 4 30 years ago I was as gripped this year as I I was the first time
Such a shame that you won't get the benefit of the tax on this and millions of other transactions swelling the public coffers - I love Amazon; a brilliant and honest service to customers - if they only applied the same ethics to their tax policies I'd happily pay more for products AND use Amazon more - at present I only use it if I'm in a rush or there's nowhere else to get what I want.

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Mr. Ad Rimmer

Read this series if you like good fantasy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2020

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The Morgaine books are one of the greatest fantasy series ever written- this is the fourth and is just as clever and engaging as the first three.

april

classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2019

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a must-read...

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