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A review by mxlibrarian
The Fire Ascending by Chris d'Lacey
This book, and this series, was part of a goal in 2019 to go back and finish book series from my childhood/young adulthood that I had never finished, and wanted to get the complete story on.
Having read the first 4 books in the series any number of times, and then jumping into the last three and finishing them within a week was a little jarring, especially as it's within the last three books that such a dramatic shift of plot occurs. Reading through the last book especially, it reminded me a fair bit of [b:A Wrinkle in Time|18131|A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)|Madeleine L'Engle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1329061522l/18131._SX50_.jpg|948387], and the later books in that series, and maybe a touch of [a:Diana Wynne Jones|4260|Diana Wynne Jones|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1193516584p2/4260.jpg]?
Regardless, reviewing the series as a whole, I enjoyed it, I'm certainly glad to have finally finished it, to know how it all ends, and to be able to donate the books with the hope that someone else will pick them up and enjoy them in the future.
Having read the first 4 books in the series any number of times, and then jumping into the last three and finishing them within a week was a little jarring, especially as it's within the last three books that such a dramatic shift of plot occurs. Reading through the last book especially, it reminded me a fair bit of [b:A Wrinkle in Time|18131|A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)|Madeleine L'Engle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1329061522l/18131._SX50_.jpg|948387], and the later books in that series, and maybe a touch of [a:Diana Wynne Jones|4260|Diana Wynne Jones|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1193516584p2/4260.jpg]?
Regardless, reviewing the series as a whole, I enjoyed it, I'm certainly glad to have finally finished it, to know how it all ends, and to be able to donate the books with the hope that someone else will pick them up and enjoy them in the future.