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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. What will become a timeless classic: I don't think I can use words to really describe these books. The fine attention to detail, the intricate twists of the plot, the very end when you go "Oh!" as the pieces all click together, those are just scratching the surface. Book 3 was most assuredly my favorite of the three, but as soon as I had finished the series, I found myself understanding things in the first two that I hadn't caught the first time around and therefore enoyed them when I re-read them, as I understood each chapter's signifigance. This series is one of my all-time favorite books; I enjoyed them more than Lord of the Rings, and I admit Tolkien is a master. But Friedman has taken the theme of 'fantasy' and raised the bar to a level that is tough, if not impossible to reach. To anyone who's ever read or considered reading a fantasy book, skip the hobbits and go for Friedman. Pre09: I very solid wrap up to the series as a whole. I didn't really like the new priest that much, but I enjoyed the Hunter's family. Probably still have the soft spot for the original, but ya know. This one capstones the series. The Middle book was just a page holder until you could see the finale. Again-- the same issues and edges-- but now the characters wrestle with the final choices and redemption. Please see my "Black Sun Rising" review for my thoughts on the series. In this final installment of the Coldfire Trilogy, I finally felt like Friedman took the genius of the world she created to its fullest potential. While the originality and depth of Friedman's Erna is obvious from the beginning of the trilogy, I often found the first two books, especially When True Night Falls, becoming repetitive, predictable, and towards the end, rushed. Crown of Shadows redeemed this series for me, filling out the rest of a dark commentary, and doing so in a way that brought multiple story-lines together without relying on icky exposition and without cheapening the characters the reader has become so engrossed in. While I had my doubts about Coldfire along the way, ultimately it was worth the read, and I'd recommend it to other fantasy fans. no reviews | add a review
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