Sorry I took so long. I finished reading this book on May 13, but I've been busy ever since. I've also had the chance to read a few other books: Nightmare's Edge, the conclusion to the Echoes from the Edge trilogy; Lunatic and Elyon, the last two Lost Books; the first couple of the popular Ranger's Apprentice books; and something a little more special-- Dragon's Heart, the long-awaited fourth novel of the Pit Dragon Trilogy (yes, I know) by Jane Yolen.But first, PENDRAGON: The Soldiers of Halla.
This has been a year for series finales. I haven't even reviewed all of the ones I've read. But this one is perhaps the most important for me. The tenth book in the fantastic PENDRAGON series by D. J. MacHale. 600 pages long. And massive amounts of loose ends to tie up.
I'll say this first: The loose ends are all tied up. All of them. And it's not in the way you'd expect. And the book is amazing.
PENDRAGON has become epic in scope, and some of the style has changed from the early books. This one is DEFINATELY not a stand-alone. But the action is still cool. The jokes are still funny. The mysteries are still intriguing. And the characters are still interesting people to be around (albeit not the same people we met in The Merchant of Death).
I can't really say much about this book without giving anything away. I mean, everything I could talk about, you already know. It's the final battle for Halla. Bobby Pendragon and the Travelers against Saint Dane in a final clash of wills (and fists). So, despite the fact that I could talk about the series all day, I'm only going to say two things.
This is the way it was meant to be.
Hobey ho.
And so we go.
My rating: 10/10. Excellent in every way.
Series rating: 10/10
Coming Soon: Lunatic and Elyon
2 comments:
I did finally read and finish the Mistborn series. It was amazing. I've never read the Pendragon stuff, but perhaps I'll add it to my always growing list.
Now that the whole series is out, it'll be easier to read. I think you'll like it.
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