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Colbey, last of the Renshai, has completed his duties in the mortal world. Now he must face the Seven Tasks of Wizardry and learn whether he is truly the next Western Wizard, the keeper of neutrality. But even as he endures these god- controlled challenges, he learns there is an eighth, far more dangerous task. Dangerous not only to himself but to the worlds of both humans and gods. And even if he survives it, there are those among the gods, wizards and mortals alike who will unite against show more him - and their actions could catalyse destruction on a scale never yet conceived. Each volume of The Last of the Renshai is a stand-alone adventure; they can also be read in sequence. Centred on the adventures of a lone hero, they form an engrossing sword-and-sorcery epic. show lessTags
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Goodness gracious, this trilogy has me going a bit crazy with love. I liked it after the first book, really liked it after the second and this third book – it has me bonkers!
Twists and turns take us into the final moments before Colbey is to become the Western Wizard. When he is, he does it on his own terms. While reading this book I couldn’t help but think of all the assumptions I made about where the story would lead when I got this far and how many of them were completely, utterly wrong.
Seeing Law and Chaos, Good and Evil, all up against one another, going through the eighth trial, watching Colbey making decisions that may or may not bring about the Ragnarok … and so much more. This book was filled with battles, climaxes of show more storylines that left me wanting more and when I finally read the last page all I could think was.. “Thank goodness there’s another trilogy to dig into!”.
I’ve recently learned that MZR is writing three prequels to Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, and after losing myself in the world of the Wizards, I cannot wait to see what that series will do as well. I have complete confidence in her writing ability and her attention to detail. So very thrilled I was introduced to this writer! show less
Twists and turns take us into the final moments before Colbey is to become the Western Wizard. When he is, he does it on his own terms. While reading this book I couldn’t help but think of all the assumptions I made about where the story would lead when I got this far and how many of them were completely, utterly wrong.
Seeing Law and Chaos, Good and Evil, all up against one another, going through the eighth trial, watching Colbey making decisions that may or may not bring about the Ragnarok … and so much more. This book was filled with battles, climaxes of show more storylines that left me wanting more and when I finally read the last page all I could think was.. “Thank goodness there’s another trilogy to dig into!”.
I’ve recently learned that MZR is writing three prequels to Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, and after losing myself in the world of the Wizards, I cannot wait to see what that series will do as well. I have complete confidence in her writing ability and her attention to detail. So very thrilled I was introduced to this writer! show less
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Mickey Zucker Reichert is a pseudonym for Miriam Susan Zucker. An American science fiction and fantasy author, she was born in 1962. In addition to being a writer, she is also a pediatrician. Reichert was recently chosen by the estate of Isaac Asimov to write three prequels to I, Robot. In all, she has published over 22 novels and 50 short show more stories. She is known for the Renshai Chronicles, as well as, the Beasts of Barakhai and The Bifrost Guardians series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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