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A review by ryanpfw
Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud
5.0
First and foremost, I love this series. The writing is detailed, and AU is immersive, and it's difficult to pull off a fantasy drama that makes you laugh as much as you do here. It's my understanding the story wasn't fully mapped out from the beginning, but Jonathan Stroud does an exceptional job of concluding the story and all the remaining strands.
I echoed the comments of a friend of mine who commented after reading this series that he couldn't tell if he loved the ending or hated it. There were a few lines that left open the possibility of a continuation, and from where it ended it could truly have used an epilogue or just one more chapter, but the more I think of it, that's the mark of going off leaving them wanting more but not requiring more. I want to see what happens next, but the story works perfectly fine without it.
Five stars. No question.
I echoed the comments of a friend of mine who commented after reading this series that he couldn't tell if he loved the ending or hated it. There were a few lines that left open the possibility of a continuation, and from where it ended it could truly have used an epilogue or just one more chapter, but the more I think of it, that's the mark of going off leaving them wanting more but not requiring more. I want to see what happens next, but the story works perfectly fine without it.
Five stars. No question.