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The Gateway: Book 3 Third Artesans Trilogy (Master of Malice) by [Cas Peace]

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The scarecrow’s evil knows no bounds …

Robin’s fate plunges Brynne Sullyan into despair. With vengeance her only desire, she races to the scarecrow’s lair in Bordenn. But Reen’s power is greater than she knows, and his trap is cunningly set. Sullyan is faced with a terrible choice: surrender to the scarecrow and see the Veils destroyed with her own power, or abandon her loved ones to an eternity of torment.

The only glimmer of hope lies in rediscovering an ancient Artesan discipline that is the stuff of legend. With nothing to go on but a page from a long-dead Supreme Master’s diary—and a vague message from beyond the Void—Sullyan embarks on a desperate search for the Gateway to the realm of Spirit.
Yet even hope has its price, and the Gateway demands a terrible toll.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N4BV3JC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Albia Publishing (January 5, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Best Sellers Rank: #3,544,878 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #21,369 in Dark Fantasy Horror
- #25,384 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks
- #33,123 in Epic Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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Cas Peace was born in Hampshire UK, in 1957, and lived there most of her life until a recent move to South Devon. Her first career was as a horse-riding instructor, and horses remain very close to her heart. She then spent 13 years working for the British Civil Service before leaving the UK to live in Italy for three years, 1991-1994. She speaks passable but by no means perfect Italian, and loves to return to Italy whenever she can.

Her other great loves are anything to do with animals, especially dogs and horses,(she supports many animal charities) and also singing. Cas loves folk songs and along with her husband, who plays guitar, has performed in many a Southern England folk club. Sometimes they even asked her back!

She writes folk songs to accompany her fantasy novels, and offers them as free downloads from her website, www.caspeace.com.

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Gordon A. Long

Grand Finale of a Sweeping Saga

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2017

“The Gateway” is the final episode in the nine-book “Artesans of Albia” saga that has taken us from the flights of High Fantasy to the depths of Horror, and the finish does not disappoint. Cas Peace has a masterful command of the expression of emotion, and in this book she runs us through the whole gamut, from unspeakable dread to triumphant tears.

“The Gateway” is also the finish of the third trilogy, “Master of Malice,” which centres on the evil Baron Reen, the ultimate enemy of all Artesans because his avowed goal is to wipe them from the universe. The fact that he is an Artesan of incredible natural talent makes the task of the heroine more difficult. So the tension is ramped up to almost-unbearable levels as Sullyan challenges her archenemy on his own ground.

As we might expect in the finale of a magical horror story, this third series has left the epic fantasy realm of warfare and gallantry and entered the more terrifying sphere of magical evil. Murder, rape, and the stealing of souls through horrendous torture are the order of the day. This is not a story for the weak of heart.

The setting of the final battle is the spirit realm of the dead; an apt ending to a series that spanned many worlds. Like Orpheus, Sullyan is required to go to the gates of the underworld to sing home the souls of her followers sent there prematurely by Reen, and only an act of supreme sacrifice can enable their return.

If I were pressed, I would have to say that this is my second favourite book of the series. I feel that “Full Circle,” the ending of the “Circle of Conspiracy” trilogy, showed a better range of the sweep of Epic Fantasy. In this book, the subplot involving Aeyron and the Andaryan court is less well integrated into the main plotline. Also, the unrelieved horror of the centre section of the book takes us past the point where we can react with further feeling. I suppose I prefer emotion applied with a rapier, not a broadsword.

However, “The Gateway” is the fitting culmination to a work of epic proportions of which the author can be rightfully proud and which I highly recommend to all Fantasy and Horror fans.

I received a copy of the manuscript from Loving The Book in order to write this review.

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Deep, Raw Emotions

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2017

It is very difficult to properly review this book without having read the previous books in the series. This is the third book in a trilogy that is the third series in a collection, therefore it continues the conflicts and characters set up in the previous books.

Artesans of Albia
Circle of Conspiracy
Masters of Malice

The cover style makes me think that it is a juvenile fiction, but quickly into the read, it gives me a feel for a much older audience - a dark fantasy.

Jumping into the end of a trilogy did confuse me a bit. There were too different storylines at the start with opposite feelings - I couldn't see their connection. Also, throughout the book, it jumped from character to character in their point of view and since I had little experience with these characters, I easily became lost at the start and had to struggle to reconnect to the right storyline.

I was very impressed with the battle scenes near the beginning that actually had characters being wounded. I am use to those types of things being glossed over or only happen to the enemy or not happen until later in the book. It really showed that this book is about the fight and the struggle.

The raw emotions were amazing to read. It truly expressed several feelings in a realistic and touching way. I loved the ending because of the emotion - both the joy and the grief. Fantastic writing skills! It makes me want to go back and read through all the books by this author. I want to dive deeper into this world and feel an even stronger bond with the characters.

I received a copy of the book from Loving The Book in exchange for an honest review.

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R.M. Summerhill

The stunning and worthy finale of a great series!

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017

As a longtime fan of this series, it's hard to narrow down all the feelings I have upon finishing The Gateway. It was definitely a breathtaking and thunderous ride, possibly the most spectacular of the nine, of course I think each one was pretty spectacular in its own right. The scope, the adventure, the much beloved characters are something almost metaphysical in and of themselves and I won't hesitate to visit them again in the future.

The final battle(s) with Reen definitely enthralled me, and the ending as a whole was quite satisfying, if not sad at points. Some things did not go as I would have thought, but that's part of a wonderful story, not being able to guess everything. And something I so desperately wanted to be revealed, mainly for confirmation, never came to the fore at all. Alas for me, but it does say much for Peace's depth of world and characters that there are so many dazzling undercurrents that yearn to be searched.

Thank you so much, Cas, for the wonderful time!

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D. Gamble

The most fitting of conclusions

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2017

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The Gateway is the ninth instalment and brings the Artesans of Albia triple-trilogy fantasy series to its much anticipated climax. As with all the other books in the series I’ve reviewed this will be as spoiler free as possible, however I add the usual caveat that if you haven’t read the previous books, don’t start with The Gateway. With that out the way onto my review of the series conclusion.

With the exception of a short interlude to start (which raises it’s own fears about the fate of certain characters) the story follows on pretty much directly from the events at the end of The Captives and this basically sets the tone for much of the book. That is to say very dark and with a terrible choice before Brynne Sullyan, her friends and companions. Events continue apace, we find out the fates of characters, some of which I hadn’t suspected, confrontations occur and choices are made. There is a certain unrelenting feeling about this final chapter of the series, after the punches the reader has been given in the previous two books especially, you hope for some positive developments early on which aren’t forthcoming. This was a good plot choice I feel: it doesn’t make it an easy read but it stays true to the mood of the series and makes for a better conclusion overall.

The final act of the story is an interesting development and change of pace, but hints had been laid about this early on and the story had been very deliberately heading there for quite some time. However, the potential ramifications would have changed the emotions at the end had certain events happened differently. I won’t be more specific so as not to spoil it for anyone.

The Gateway maintains the strengths that have been apparent throughout the whole series: fast pacing, strong characters who stay true to themselves while developing as individuals and - for certain characters - Artesans as well. This is pleasing to see as some long form series do have a tendency to collapse at the final hurdle, which hasn’t happened in this case.

The one weakness that I have called out in previous books and has been present through much of the series, is what I consider an overused plot device of some characters ignoring seemingly obvious signs of events they don’t yet know about to advance the story. I can see both sides of the argument in this, and it’s more nitpicking than anything else. But this by no means overshadows what has been a massively engaging and entertaining series, a unique approach within the genre, and a cast of incredibly strong and powerful characters.

The series has been dark and difficult to read in places, especially in the later books, but with a conclusion that was fitting and true to itself, the Artesans of Albia series ends on a high. Recommended for any lover of the fantasy genre and for the uninitiated, Cas’ easy to read yet powerful writing style actually makes the series a potentially good introduction to the genre.

It only seems like yesterday that I picked up the first book amazed to find out there would be eight more to come. Now years later it’s done and I’m very glad I went on the journey.

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