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Air Logic by Laurie J. Marks

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bonnienoire's review against another edition

4.0

I have several gripes to pick with this author, but considering how many gripes I had, I still finished all four books and at least a little more than half of the time enjoyed myself doing it. If I was being entirely honest, I'd say that if the majority of the characters were not queer, I would not have had the patience I did for this story or its world.

That's not exactly a glowing review for a 4/5 stars, I know. The previous entries had some stylistic choices that I felt as errors rather than style, and the functions of the world itself seem fundamentally flawed. Even with these significant barriers to my enthusiasm, I found myself genuinely loving the characters, and invested in their difficult futures. And this last book seems more focused than the others, and less bogged down by the convenience of Fire Logic for the majority of the narrative.

But, then, maybe I'm just an Air Logic kind of person. *shrug*

estak's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

badmc's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Finally, an ending to the saga. I enjoyed the conclusion more than I thought I would: it was more rooted in plotting, and character actions carried weight even when "fate" intervened.

The culmination was, as always, completely different than expected, almost peaceful, focused on healing, not destroying. The ending, though, took away a bit of the weight for me - it erased a chunk of one of the main characters' motivation, which didn't sit that well with me.

pdestrienne's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional

5.0

Absolutely one of the best series I've read, and some of the best fantasy I've read. I think by the end of this Marks realized she should have dealt with the colonization aspect with the "border" people more, and the epilogue attempts that and does well within the parameters of an epilogue!

tui_reads's review

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4.0

In a way I feel like I've been waiting for this book for ages in two ways. One, ever since I read Fire Logic - only a few years ago, to be fair. And two, reading this book in many, many ways reminded me of reading the Melanie Rawn book The Mageborn Traitor. But the Mageborn Traitor is the second book in a trilogy that never was finished, a trilogy I read nearly 20 years ago, while Air Logic is the long-awaited conclusion to its quartet. So I feel quite a profound sense of resolution.

I think I need to re-read this later on this year. But it was good and satisfying and by god I love these books and their relationships to families and the practical stuff of life and how closely it connects with the dramatic events of what will become history.