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An ancient secret is about to be revealed... The Bitterbynde #3 THE BATTLE OF EVERNIGHT - Special edition, revised and extended, including an extra chapter. The fugitive who calls herself Tahquil has at last discovered the truth. She is being hunted down because of the secret she alone knows. However her mind is still clouded by a potent spell called the Bitterbynde, and she is also dying from a strange wasting disease, whose cure is elusive... Disaster strikes and she finds herself in show more Evernight - at the fortress of the Raven Prince himself. Faerie creatures of every kind - virtuous and wicked, solitary and trooping, monstrous and marvellously beautiful, become locked in a battle that could engulf all of Erith. Tahquil's quest for the truth finally hinges on a desperate choice. If she reveals that which is hidden, will she thereby save two worlds - or instead destroy everything she holds dear? show lessTags
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In the process of actually remembering her past, Rohain also remembers her actual name (Ashalind). This recovery does not stop her from accumulating yet another alias - Tarquil, this time. Unfortunately, here's where the series as a whole falls down for me. Let me just suggest that not every 2nd world fantasy trilogy requires a period where (Frodo, Sam, and Gollum) Ashalind and her companions wander through the wilderness (complete with an area that's spelled so close to Khazadum to make no difference in their pronounciation) to (Mount Doom) the last gate to Faerie. It allows for great world-building, sure. But I'm not in it for the world building, I'm in it for the characters, and there's really no development from that point to the show more time that Ashalind's original companions are kidnapped and she's forced to go through (the Cracks of Doom) volcano country to get to (Barad-dur) Evernight. There, she meets Morrigan again, and we get some actually interesting interactions. However, the quest continues to be lazily written, because - though her memory is restored - Ashalind doesn't remember the three very important things that are relevant to her situation and how she got there - including the location of the gate that she was journeying toward. In any case, good triumphs despite being rather dumb, and feasting and merrymaking proceed before Ashalind leads the King, his fae knights and ladies, Thomas, and Tam Lin and his family to the gate, which she conveniently recalls the location of just after being reunited with the good guys. They're attacked on the threshold, and she disappears inside, afraid. Here's where things get really annoying for me: Ashalind now has the knowledge of how to open the other gates to Faerie. So instead of proceeding to do just that, she wanders out of the gate again, and falls victim to a dude with a crush, becoming amnesiac once more.
The book ostensibly ends there, though there is a chapter online at the author's website which presents the happy ending everyone craves and she hints at in the epilogue. But a large portion of this book, excluding any scene with Morrigan, really, really disappointed me. There was no need at all for that final hook, and I was really annoyed that it was thrown in. I didn't like the fact that - despite regaining her memory - Ashalind continued to conveniently not remember why and how she returned to the mortal realms. And for a character that was consistently written as very clever in the first two novels, the characterization just fell down here. In fact, I feel like the third book had taken these well-developed characters from the first two and just started to twist them in the original direction the author wanted the plot to go, instead of paying attention to where they were going and moving the plot to be more character consistent. show less
The book ostensibly ends there, though there is a chapter online at the author's website which presents the happy ending everyone craves and she hints at in the epilogue. But a large portion of this book, excluding any scene with Morrigan, really, really disappointed me. There was no need at all for that final hook, and I was really annoyed that it was thrown in. I didn't like the fact that - despite regaining her memory - Ashalind continued to conveniently not remember why and how she returned to the mortal realms. And for a character that was consistently written as very clever in the first two novels, the characterization just fell down here. In fact, I feel like the third book had taken these well-developed characters from the first two and just started to twist them in the original direction the author wanted the plot to go, instead of paying attention to where they were going and moving the plot to be more character consistent. show less
Loved it. But yes I struggled to accept the ending. But when I had thought about it for a while I realized that there really was no other way to end the story. Remember people: most traditional fairy tales are not happy endings. They are cautionary tales about dealing with the supernatural. Disney has written happy endings not in the original stories. Did I want a Disney ending? Absolutely! Did I enjoy the book anyway? Loved it!!
I just could not get into this book – never really felt like picking it up. Although I really liked the first book of the trilogy, I felt like the characters in this book weren't even the same people – or anyone at all, really. There was a completely different ‘feel' to the writing – and the ‘poetry' just took over. If one is interested in reading over 600 pages of overly flowery and often redundant descriptive phrases, while lovely cardboard characters sigh and languish and wander around on quests that don't seem to go anywhere.... well, then please do check this book out.
I found it to be particularly disappointing, because I thought that the first book of the trilogy showed remarkable promise. However, as the story went on show more all the original and interesting aspects were gradually eliminated, and all the flaws multiplied and took over.
It's too bad – but I can't say I'll seek out any more of this author's books. show less
I found it to be particularly disappointing, because I thought that the first book of the trilogy showed remarkable promise. However, as the story went on show more all the original and interesting aspects were gradually eliminated, and all the flaws multiplied and took over.
It's too bad – but I can't say I'll seek out any more of this author's books. show less
Nel romanzo finale della trilogia di Bytterbinde, Cecilia Dart-Thornton rivela in maniera piuttosto esplicita le sue fonti, che altri non è che il famosissimo Mabinogion. E' stato grazie alla storia dello scambio tra il re di Erith e il Re di Faerie che ho capito il gioco dell'autrice e infine l'essenza della trilogia della Dart-Thornton: una rievocazione della mitologia e del folklore britannici, abilmente trasposti in un mondo fittizio e fantastico, intessute in una meravigliosa trama di magia e amore o perchè no...di sword and sorcery!
Il finale non sembra lieto, ma ecco che nell'epilogo, ovviamente narrato sotto forma di leggenda, che la storia di Ashlind si compie.
Una delle più belle trilogie che abbia letto, nel complesso. Non show more mi sento di gridare al capolavoro solo perché il materiale trattato dall'autrice non è originale, ma apprezzo moltissimo lo sforzo di tramandare le leggende a nuove generazioni, anche sotto forma di narrativa fantasy. Decisamente un livello che gli autori italiani purtroppo non hanno ancora raggiunto. show less
Il finale non sembra lieto, ma ecco che nell'epilogo, ovviamente narrato sotto forma di leggenda, che la storia di Ashlind si compie.
Una delle più belle trilogie che abbia letto, nel complesso. Non show more mi sento di gridare al capolavoro solo perché il materiale trattato dall'autrice non è originale, ma apprezzo moltissimo lo sforzo di tramandare le leggende a nuove generazioni, anche sotto forma di narrativa fantasy. Decisamente un livello che gli autori italiani purtroppo non hanno ancora raggiunto. show less
Continua la saga di Imrhien/Rohain/Taquil/Ashalind e nonostante si sia al terzo volume riesce a mantenere le aspettative dei precedenti libri. La storia non scade in banalità, non risulta appensantita rispetto ciò che l'ha preceduta. Continua ad appassionare, a far battere il cuore per un personaggio che non si può fare a meno di sentire vicino. ------------>-------------- Ma... Ma c'è un ma. La fine - se possiamo definirla così! - risulta decisamente troppo poco definita, nebulosa potremmo dire. La Dart-Thornton si è comportata bene fino alle ultime 25 pagine, descrivendo con minuzia di particolari, senza mai annoiare. Ma poi non si capisce bene perchè ha concluso le vicissitudini di Ashalind e Thorn in due righe appena show more abbozzate. Decisamente rimane un certo senso di delusione. Un senso di aspettativa tradito. ------------>-------------- Nonostante questo rimane una delle saghe che ho maggiormente amato fino ad ora. show less
Nel romanzo finale della trilogia di Bytterbinde, Cecilia Dart-Thornton rivela in maniera piuttosto esplicita le sue fonti, che altri non è che il famosissimo Mabinogion. E' stato grazie alla storia dello scambio tra il re di Erith e il Re di Faerie che ho capito il gioco dell'autrice e infine l'essenza della trilogia della Dart-Thornton: una rievocazione della mitologia e del folklore britannici, abilmente trasposti in un mondo fittizio e fantastico, intessute in una meravigliosa trama di magia e amore o perchè no...di sword and sorcery!
Il finale non sembra lieto, ma ecco che nell'epilogo, ovviamente narrato sotto forma di leggenda, che la storia di Ashlind si compie.
Una delle più belle trilogie che abbia letto, nel complesso. Non show more mi sento di gridare al capolavoro solo perché il materiale trattato dall'autrice non è originale, ma apprezzo moltissimo lo sforzo di tramandare le leggende a nuove generazioni, anche sotto forma di narrativa fantasy. Decisamente un livello che gli autori italiani purtroppo non hanno ancora raggiunto. show less
Il finale non sembra lieto, ma ecco che nell'epilogo, ovviamente narrato sotto forma di leggenda, che la storia di Ashlind si compie.
Una delle più belle trilogie che abbia letto, nel complesso. Non show more mi sento di gridare al capolavoro solo perché il materiale trattato dall'autrice non è originale, ma apprezzo moltissimo lo sforzo di tramandare le leggende a nuove generazioni, anche sotto forma di narrativa fantasy. Decisamente un livello che gli autori italiani purtroppo non hanno ancora raggiunto. show less
Hard to get through. I don't know why; the prose was rather impenetrable, but no more so than in her earlier two, which I found oddly readable despite that. The plot, partly - it wandered, but then the earlier two did as well. Characters? Fewer interesting secondary characters, less interesting setting, or maybe I'd just lost patience with them somehow.A pity, because I did enjoy the earlier two, and also because she did come up with good answers for some of the things I disliked in the earlier books - Thorn was inhumanly attractive and capable because he was, in fact, inhuman, for one.I choose to believe the second option at the ending - that she was spirited away by her unworldly lover to beyond the gate. The other was too pointless show more and stupid a tragic ending, and unworthy of both the prince and his supposedly befuddled bride. show less
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- Canonical title
- The Battle of Evernight
- Original title
- The Battle of Evernight
- Original publication date
- 2002; 2003 (First UK Publication) (First UK Publication)
- People/Characters
- Tahquil (Ashalind na Pendran, Lady Rohain Tarrenys, Imrhien); Viviana Wellesley; Caitri Lendoon; Tully (Urisk); Withiue (Swan Maiden); Tighnacomaire (Water Horse) (show all 7); Thorn (King James XVI D'Armancourt )
- Important places
- Faerie
- Dedication*
- Dit boek is opgedragen aan de olifant.
De bescherming van olifanten is in veel opzichten een schoolvoorbeeld
van natuurbescherming.
PETER STROUD, OLIFANTENBESCHERMER VAN DE ROYAL MELBOURNE ZOO - First words*
- De regen kende geen begin en geen einde.
- Quotations*
- Bleke ringen van rook zweven door de bomen
Heldere stemmen tinkelen als zilver op de bries
Als ik naar het westen kijk dan treur ik
Want in mijn hart verlang ik te vertrekken.
Geschreven door LLewell, ... (show all)Liedschrijver van Aurolonde - Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Het enige dat ze voor zich bleef zien waren de glanzende sporen van onverwachte tranen in het stof op Ashalinds gezicht.
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