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Mh... von den drei Vorgängern und besonders dem ersten Band "Die Zwerge" war ich damals sehr begeistert. Die Charaktere waren toll, die Geschichte gut geschrieben und spannend. Es ist allerdings auch schon eine Weile her, dass ich die drei Vorgänger gelesen habe.
"Das Schicksal der Zwerge" scheint mir der schwächste Band aus der Reihe zu sein und zwischendurch hatte ich den Eindruck, Markus Heitz hat den nur geschrieben, um Ruhe vor seinen Fans zu haben und nicht, weil ihm etwas an der Geschichte der "Kleinen" lag. Die Charaktere wirken eher farblos bis auf wenige Lichtblicke, wie etwa Rodario VII. Die Ereignisse werden recht lieblos aneinander gereiht und es gibt kaum richtig gute spannende Momente. Zu viele Kleinigkeiten bleiben offen und zu viele Andeutungen unbeantwortet oder unbefriedigend aufgelöst.
Es gibt allerdings auch einen ganz netten Nebeneffekt. Wie gesagt ist es länger her, dass ich die Bücher gelesen habe und mir fehlen ebenso wie Tungdil Goldhand etliche Erinnerungen und so kann man durchaus mitfühlen, wenn er sich in Gesprächen mit anderen Zwergen nicht mehr an alles erinnern kann.
Alles in Allem ein Buch, dass sich relativ schnell lesen lässt, aber irgendwie nicht wirklich befriedigend ist.

thebernie's review

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3.0

This was by far my least favorite of the series. It started with potential but quickly became a predictable story line to wrap up the series. Still left feeling nostalgic though as the characters throughout 4 books leave a mark on you.

glad_to_be_a_nerd's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh wow... This book is just.. Perfect...

bethadele's review

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1.0

This is the instalment that killed the series.

I adored the first two books. They were well written and the plot made sense.

For some reason, Orbit books chose to go with a new translator for the third and final books. I'm not sure why, but it feels like no coincidence that the decline in the series was marked by this significant change. The third book, though sub-standard to to it's two predecessors, was still an enjoyable read, this final book however, feels like it was written by some one with no knowledge of the previous plot or the characters or the world in which they inhabit.

Nothing gelled. It was all a jumble and extremely hard to follow in places as the events in the book seemed to contradict themselves. (Over and over again.) Insignificant things were over explained, whilst major plot points were confused and never expanded on. (Why did Goda have such a deep seated mistrust of Tungdil? She barely knew him before he disappeared and Dwarves who knew him deeply and intimately knew him to be who he said he was.) Most of the book just simply didn't work. Lot-Ionon was one of the weakest parts of the plot and yet the fate of Girldeguard rested on him going along with Tungdil's plans. Far too much of this book was poorly crafted. It took me a lot longer to read this book than it did the others as I kept putting it down in frustration.

To say The Fate of the Dwarves was a disappointment, is putting it mildly.

neelix's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nerdydreamer107's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ehsjaysaunders's review

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4.0

Centuries later, little changes...including the author's disinterest in wrapping things up with another supposed final entry.

4/5 At least Tungdil's love life was nonexistent in this one.

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