Journey Into the Void

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A really cool book! - Rated
Journey into the Void is an awesome fatasy book. I only read the 3rd book, but I hope I get to read the others as well. I am a fan of fantasy books, and this book definitely goes in the catagory of interesting books.If your looking for a book to read, and your in to fantasy, this is a good book for you.

Journey Into the Void - Rated
Lord Dagnarus' search for the Sovereign Stone continues. Our heroes are in different places at the beginning of this book.

Bashae, The Grandmother and Jessan have all arrived at New Vinnangael with Baron Shadamehr and Dominion Lord Damra. Here they are hunted by one of the Vrykyl. It turns out that the king (child) has been replaced by one of the Vrykyl and Baron Shadamehr's role in this book becomes more prominent. They all end up fighting for their lives and some of them succeed, others do not.

Wolfram and Ranessa are still at the Dragon Mountain, with Ranessa as a fledgling dragon. But the world catches up with them and they need to leave the mountain - together once again. This time Ranessa is able to shorten travel time through her dragon abilities.

Jessan's uncle Raven are still in captivity with the Taan. But he finds himself able to better the living conditions of the half-taan through getting them accepted as warriors. He has given his heart to one of them.

In the end all four Dominion Lords who carry part of the Sovereign Stone have to come together. Wolfram, Damra, Shadamehr and the orken Dom.Lord are brought to Old Vinnangael in order to join in the last battle with Lord Dagnarus.

Journey Into the Void - Rated
Lord Dagnarus' search for the Sovereign Stone continues. Our heroes are in different places at the beginning of this book.

Bashae, The Grandmother and Jessan have all arrived at New Vinnangael with Baron Shadamehr and Dominion Lord Damra. Here they are hunted by one of the Vrykyl. It turns out that the king (child) has been replaced by one of the Vrykyl and Baron Shadamehr's role in this book becomes more prominent. They all end up fighting for their lives and some of them succeed, others do not.

Wolfram and Ranessa are still at the Dragon Mountain, with Ranessa as a fledgling dragon. But the world catches up with them and they need to leave the mountain - together once again. This time Ranessa is able to shorten travel time through her dragon abilities.

Jessan's uncle Raven are still in captivity with the Taan. But he finds himself able to better the living conditions of the half-taan through getting them accepted as warriors. He has given his heart to one of them.

In the end all four Dominion Lords who carry part of the Sovereign Stone have to come together. Wolfram, Damra, Shadamehr and the orken Dom.Lord are brought to Old Vinnangael in order to join in the last battle with Lord Dagnarus.

An above average conclusion to an above average triology - Rated
Journey into the Void is the Third in the Trilogy of the Soverigen Stone. Whilst not especially revolutionary in its tale, Margaret Weiss and Tracey Hickman do tell it well.

The story continues on from the first two, following the four sections of a magical stone given to a long dead king by the gods.

The co-authors use a good combination of description, dialogue and action so that while not so gripping that you don't sleep until you've read the whole book through, once you've started you're unlikely to leave the book unfinished.

I didn't find the title too appropriate, it offers a lot more promise than was delivered in both location and mood and I would have liked a more dramatic last few chapters. Though there were the odd few twists in the plot there was nothing that really made me want to desperately know the story's resolution.

Though the cast of characters is large, and so their personas aren't quite as well explored as maybe I would have liked with very little in the way of personal dilema, each character comes across 'real' enough to make for some good character interaction and dialogue.

The story flows well and is set at a good pace. Whilst I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the fantasy genre there is nothing especially groundbreaking or conterversial about the story. Over all though, a worthwhile read.

The VOID filled - A good series conclusion! - Rated
This was a competent conclusion to a good, slightly different series.

Why slightly different? Well for those of you who haven't read any of the books in this series yet it lets the reader follow along from the "bad guys" perspective as well as the more traditional "good guys" view. This makes for a different "take" on things & does make you feel a little guilty when you find youself understanding how the "bad guy" feels!

In this, the final book, it launches straight into the action. I won't spoil it for you except to say that the first 60 pages were great & the final outcome in this section for one of the characters I had come to love was very moving.

The story then continues to pull all the threads laid out in the first 2 books together. I think the authors do this well & the conclusion, although not riveting, did leave me with a comfortable feeling that the story had come to its close both gracefully & plausibly.

Overall I enjoyed how the characters developed within this book - the authors tried to get the characters to explore themselves & what made them what they were. Obviously every good writer tries to do this but I feel that in this case the aim was accomplished successfully.

I enjoyed the book & although parts of the story were predictable there was always enough going on to keep me reading. This book was written by mature, accomplished writers & had a steady, enjoyable pace. It will never be the best series in the world but if you like a good solid read I recommend you buy this series.