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The High Lord: The Black Magician Trilogy Book 3 by Trudi Canavan

marmarci's review against another edition

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4.0

Sin duda el que más me ha gustado de los tres. Todas las tramas me han parecido interesantes, ya que por fin se mete de lleno en temática principalmente mágica. Me ha gustado mucho la magia de esta trilogía, así que lo he agradecido mucho. También me han gustado los giros de la trama y los nuevos escenarios.

Sin embargo, una flaqueza que le veo a la trilogía, es el hecho de hacer aparecer con mucho peso a personajes en un libro, para aparecer sólo de pasada y de forma poco natural y breve en el resto. Me ha parecido entre conveniente y forzado el uso de algunos personajes como antagonistas principales de cada libro, con un peso considerable, para luego desvanecerse en el aire como si no existieran hasta una breve mención o una aparición casual que parece más un cameo. No me ha parecido natural al leerlo, así que para mí es eso, una flaqueza.
Las relaciones de amistad o cariño me han cuajado mucho más que las románticas, que por desgracia, no me han dicho nada (lo cual luego tiene importancia en cuanto al desarrollo final de la trama)

Para mí, los puntos fuertes de estos libros son los entresijos de personajes, pasadizos, engaños, y uso de la magia de forma inteligente y cambiante (sobre todo esto). Sigo adorando a Rothen, Dannyl y Lorlen, mis tres magos favoritos, a Cery, y al personaje del Gran Lord (del que tenía ciertas teorías que se han cumplido, y en consecuencia ha pasado a gustarme muchísimo más. Me parece un personaje muy interesante) Sonea sigue sin acabar de gustarme del todo, hay algo de ella con lo que choco.

En general, una trilogía muy entretenida, aunque como decía, el libro que más he disfrutado, con diferencia, es este tercero.

amethystbookwyrm's review against another edition

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5.0

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It has been a year since the challenge and Sonea has earned the respect of her fellow novices, but is still being held captive by the High Lord, but as she learns more about Akkarin, she has to figure out if he is telling the truth or manipulating her. Meanwhile Dannyl and Tayend are happy together and have a mission to stop a group of rogue magicians, and Cery is now a Thief and is tracking down some serial killers.

Trudi Canavan is a fantastic author and this is my favourite series because of the story, how she writes the characters, but mostly it has a certain spark. This book has action, romance and suspense.

I love how you get so involved in the character’s lives and get worried when they are in danger. I also like how much Sonea has grown as a character throughout the series and how she puts others before herself even those she does not like.

I really like how action packed the book gets at the end and how involved I got and how understandable the motives of the baddies are (even though I don’t agree with them).

Spoiler However my favourite character is Akkarin because who knew a author could change how much I felt about a character in just one book! I went from hating him to pitying him to finally crying at the end about him, it is amazing how Canavan does it.

My one criticism of this book is the ending, Why Trudi why kill him off when they both could of survived if they did ONE thing differently! I know good triumphed over evil but I like my endings happy (sorry rant over)


I would recommend this trilogy to everyone especially whose who likes fantasy whether YA or not similar to Maria V Snyder or Kristin Cashore.

ktaylor1164's review against another edition

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3.0

This is another one I would give 3.5 stars to if I could. The thing is, despite the fact these aren't my favorite books and have some narrative flaws I find vexing, I'm totally sucked into the world and the characters. I enjoyed this one the most of this initial trilogy.

holliejs95's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

nicolleelizabeth's review against another edition

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5.0

I have read this trilogy 3 times, and it will be read again and again.

I bought this series as a 16th birthday present to myself, I was stuck in hospital for two weeks, and these kept me entertained.

I love the characters, I love the story, I love the emotional depth it made me feel.

I cried, I smiled, I wanted more. Hello, the Traitor Spy trilogy.

You see alot of this world although most of it is set in the city Imardin.

Magic is used well in this and is the main plot line.

Read it please, and then re-read it so you can appreciate it twice.

pachypedia's review against another edition

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5.0

Bastante mejor que los dos anteriores, a otro nivel. La autora se deja de tantos clichés y de historias repetitivas. Esta última entrega de la trilogía está llena de acción, intriga, dolor de barriga y más, y con un final muy logrado.

dancyb's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sara_rd's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

readacorn's review against another edition

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4.0

Sonea hat viel gelernt, seit sie in die Gilde aufgenommen wurde. Sie hat sich den Respekt der anderen Novizen verschafft und ihren Platz unter den Magiern gefunden. Manches jedoch, wünschte sie, hätte sie nie erfahren … Spricht Akkarin die Wahrheit, wenn er Sonea warnt, dass die Macht der Feinde des Reiches dramatisch wächst?


Was bin ich froh, diese Autorin entdeckt zu haben! Seit Stephen King hat mich kein Autor so auf Anhieb überzeugt. Jetzt habe ich die erste Reihe abgeschlossen, zwei weitere Reihen habe ich bereits gekauft. Nie, außer bei King, hatte ich weniger Bedenken, drei 700-Seiten-Wälzer in die Hand zu nehmen. Diese Reihe hat mich sogar aus meinen Projekt 10 Books katapultiert.

Behutsam hat die Autorin über alle drei Bände hinweg die Zahl der Charaktere und ihre Beziehungen zueinander aufgebaut. Die Entwicklung der Protagonisten waren teilweise sehr unerwartet, was ich als positiv werte.

arlyne's review against another edition

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5.0

5 ⭐