Dark Haven Chronicles of the Necromancer Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) Gail Z Martin Peter Ganim Audible Studios Books
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The third book in the stunning fantasy series from Gail Z Martin. This novel follows the break out success of The Summoner and The Blood King.
Once Tris wins back the throne and destroys the Obsidian King, he realizes that the hard work is just beginning. Although Jared the Usurper held the throne for less than a year, his reign took a terrible toll on Margolan. Jared's iron-fisted rule displaced so many farmers and burned so many of the crops in retaliation that the country is in danger of famine.
But the greatest danger is Lord Curane, a powerful nobleman who supported Jared. Curane has retreated to his fortified holdings along with the blood mages and traitorous generals who supported Jared. War is inevitable, and Tris knows that Nargi and Trevath will be watching for an opportunity to invade should the battle go badly for him.
BONUS AUDIO Includes an exclusive introduction written and read by author Gail Z. Martin.
Dark Haven Chronicles of the Necromancer Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) Gail Z Martin Peter Ganim Audible Studios Books
Well, the good thing is that the author is certainly a very good writer - her prose flows well, and isnt choppy or amateurish, like some of the self-published dross that is available out there, especially on the Kindle edition.However, there is virtually no plot movement whatsoever in book 3 or in book 4. All "action" is essentially the same thing over and over again: Tris does a lot of magic and is exhausted and has to be healed; someone tries to assassinate one of the main characters; Carina does a lot of healing and is exhausted; Vahanian gets beaten up and has to be healed. Rinse and repeat, with no real advancement of the plot. Oh, and in between, there is a feast. Really, the entire book is these 5 things, repeated over and over again. The plot itself is exceedingly simplistic, with no complications whatsoever, absolutely predictable, one-dimensional characters - in a way, I can see why she has to keep repeating the same story elements, b/c if she just stuck to advancing the plot, this book would have only been a quarter the size.
A good third of the book is all about feasts and the menu (and most of it is fairly similar to the previous descriptions). And then you have characters that, immediately after an assassination attempt, decide to change the topic and start discussing match-making. Really?
If you've read Book 2, you know what I mean - half the book was just the characters stuck in a holding pattern, repeating the same story elements and filling pages till the assault on Jared. Book 2 had more pages devoted to describing one feast after another, than in the actual denouement between Tris and Jared/Foor. That continues in Book 3.
I am disappointed that the author would deliberately choose to waffle on, at the cost of her integrity as a writer, just to extend this book to 2 pages. This is lightweight, fluffy fantasy, and the only saving grace is the author's command of the prose. If only she would use that gift properly!
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Dark Haven Chronicles of the Necromancer Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) Gail Z Martin Peter Ganim Audible Studios Books Reviews
The book itself is great according to my husband but this particular book is a revised copy and had 30 extra pages then her original version. sells both versions and the price difference is about $5. We got the more expensive version and they sent us the cheaper version, we sent it back and it kept happening 3 times!!! So if you are purchasing the more expensive version with the extra pages you will most likely receive the 608 page version because can't figure out which one is which! Don't sell two things with the exact same cover that are actually different and charger two different prices and not be able to send the correct item!!!!!!!! Just thought I'd warn everyone because it is a pain to return an item 3 times! We just gave up!
The ending to da story that I enjoyed from the beginning to the end. Wrapped up some story lines and leaves it open for more.
Could not stop reading not only this book, but all of those in this series. Jonmarc Vahanian is quite the hero and Gail Martin is a talented spinner of Fantasy Tales. Money well spent with hours and hours of true pleasurable reading experience. Looking forward to any and all books written by Gail. She is in the elite company of Kurtz and Michael J. Sullivan. Readers will not be disappointed. I do recommend that they be read in the serial order.
I was very excited to buy this third book in a great series, but to my irritation I found that there are so many spelling errors. Every single time that the word vayash moru or any other of the author's made up words appeared, the next word was conjoined into it. So instead of "the vayash moru turned", it would come out as "the vayash moruturned". It was so frustrating and irritating and I swear, if I hadn't been so desperate to know the rest of the story, I would have just thrown this book away.
It has a great, satisfying storyline, though... if you can get past that major flaw.
Coming off of the second novel "Blood King" I had a very mixed feeling about the series. I found the first novel "The Summoner" to be a decent fantasy romp with a relatible protagonist and fun storyline about lose and justice. It was a fun adventure and I praised it as a first entry into an ambitious series. Unfortunetly the charm wore off in the sequel Blood King. At least fifty percent of that novel was the group's journey back to Shekerishet (the main character's besieged palace). While the first half was pretty engaging, the second half was a complete drag, and when your novel is over six hundred pages long, then you have an issue with keeping the reader's interest. The entire novel just felt like an over-extended ending to the first book that was cut out at the last moment in order to make a sequel. However I'm happy to say that Dark Haven is a massive improvement over not just the second book, but a bold and much more engaging direction for the series.
The big change in Dark Haven is that the majority of the main cast are now in a position of power, meaning that their actions have consequences and every decision they make has added weight to them. Tris is now the rightful king of Margolan, Jonmarc Vahanian is the lord of Dark Haven, and Kiara is Tris's newly wed wife and queen. Tris must now cleanse the palace of the tortured souls of his brother's betrayal, uproot any of his brother's remaining supporters, maintain peace and prosperity to his lands that were recently consumed in turmoil and civil war, and finally wage war on Lord Curane. Vahanian on the other hand must earn the respect of the Vayash Maru (vampires) and maintain order and peace in Dark Haven.
Author Gail Z. Martin also elaborates more into the lore of the Winter Kingdoms. She takes a very well realized universe that she'd established in the previous novels and greatly expands on them. Such as customs for ceremonies and proper mannerisms and various trades from other neighboring countries.
However there are a few minor flaws with Dark Haven. The first is that while each story arc is very interesting in their own right, none of them are resolved, making Dark Haven feel more like a prologue to the next novel "Dark Lady's Chosen." The other issue I have is that there are WAY to many throw-away minor characters to remember. I'm talking about servents, captains, guards, and nobles to name a few. A lot of them return often but they're so unrealized and transparent that you'll almost never remember who's who, with the exception of a few stand outs.
Regardless, Dark Haven is a fantastic fantasy novel and a tremendous step in the right direction for The Chronicles of the Necromancer series.
Well, the good thing is that the author is certainly a very good writer - her prose flows well, and isnt choppy or amateurish, like some of the self-published dross that is available out there, especially on the edition.
However, there is virtually no plot movement whatsoever in book 3 or in book 4. All "action" is essentially the same thing over and over again Tris does a lot of magic and is exhausted and has to be healed; someone tries to assassinate one of the main characters; Carina does a lot of healing and is exhausted; Vahanian gets beaten up and has to be healed. Rinse and repeat, with no real advancement of the plot. Oh, and in between, there is a feast. Really, the entire book is these 5 things, repeated over and over again. The plot itself is exceedingly simplistic, with no complications whatsoever, absolutely predictable, one-dimensional characters - in a way, I can see why she has to keep repeating the same story elements, b/c if she just stuck to advancing the plot, this book would have only been a quarter the size.
A good third of the book is all about feasts and the menu (and most of it is fairly similar to the previous descriptions). And then you have characters that, immediately after an assassination attempt, decide to change the topic and start discussing match-making. Really?
If you've read Book 2, you know what I mean - half the book was just the characters stuck in a holding pattern, repeating the same story elements and filling pages till the assault on Jared. Book 2 had more pages devoted to describing one feast after another, than in the actual denouement between Tris and Jared/Foor. That continues in Book 3.
I am disappointed that the author would deliberately choose to waffle on, at the cost of her integrity as a writer, just to extend this book to 2 pages. This is lightweight, fluffy fantasy, and the only saving grace is the author's command of the prose. If only she would use that gift properly!
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