Wit'ch Star

9/10
This book is the conclusion to The Banned and the Banished, a series of 5 books which got better and more complex with each book. I did not suspect who the supposed author of the scrolls was, so that was a surprise, nor did I quite expect the conclusion to work out the way it did. Not everything is tied up tidily and we don't see how the characters' lives play out after the climax, but that is OK and gives the reader things about which to speculate. [a:James Clemens|99776|James Clemens|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1505181033p2/99776.jpg], while following some of the traditional "band of diverse characters on a quest" themes, managed to include originality and uniqueness in his characters and his plot twists.

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i forgot i hated the way this series ends -- it's too neat, and there was a character introduced in the last book that served NO POINT except to move plot in a slightly-clumsy way. and yet, true looooove prevails, and i'm always into that.

The final volume in the Wit'ch series: just as engaging as the previous ones and entertaining enough. I feel that the whole saga could have been shorter.

I really enjoyed this book. It was an excellent way to finish this series. I would recommend anyone to read this series. It is nothing new in the genre, but how all the pieces are put together was compelling and moved me from book to book.

I enjoyed the series but it was a bit too long.

The apostrophes in wit'ch and el'vin and so on were rather annoying!

Wonderful series !
I lived and breathed these books for years.
I loved the plot, the story, the details.
It are the books that got me into reading again.
These are definitely books with a lot of memories for me.

Drie van de vier dodelijke Weerpoorten, kolken levensbedreigende energie, werden vernietigd, maar de dreiging van de Duistere bleef.
En dus besloten Elena en haar reisgenoten uiteen te gaan en zich afzonderlijk voor te bereiden op wat onvermijdelijk te gebeuren staat, de beslissende eindstrijd. Om zowel fysiek als geestelijk te herstellen van de doorstane beproevingen, reisde Elena naar de stad Aloa Glen.
En daar verschijnt hij op het toneel.
Harlequin Quail wordt door sommigen beschouwd als een gevaarlijke gek, maar deze kleine man beweert niets meer of minder te zijn dan een spion. En hij is juist teruggekeerd uit het bolwerk van de Duistere Heer.
Daar heeft hij dingen ontdekt die in de nabije toekomst onvermijdelijk tot nieuwe rampspoed show more zullen leiden - rampspoed veroorzaakt door de vierde Weerpoort, de grootste en sterkste van allemaal. show less