Alison Croggon
Paperback | Pages: 496 pages Rating: 4.22 | 12433 Users | 506 Reviews
Present Books In Pursuance Of The Singing (The Books of Pellinor #4)
| Original Title: | The Singing |
| ISBN: | 1406308021 (ISBN13: 9781406308020) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Books of Pellinor #4 |
| Characters: | Maerad of Pellinor, Cadvan of Lirigon |
Explanation Supposing Books The Singing (The Books of Pellinor #4)
The stunning conclusion to the epic Pellinor series—four books telling an extraordinary tale of another world. The Singing follows the separate journeys of Maerad and Cadvan, and their brother Hem, as they desperately seek each other in an increasingly battle-torn land. The Black Army is moving north and Maerad has a mighty confrontation with the Landrost to save Innail. All the Seven Kingdoms are being threatened with defeat. Yet Maerad and Hem hold the key to the mysterious Singing and only in releasing the music of the Elidhu together may the Nameless One be defeated. Can brother and sister find each other in time to fight the Nameless One, and are they strong enough to defeat him?Define Containing Books The Singing (The Books of Pellinor #4)
| Title | : | The Singing (The Books of Pellinor #4) |
| Author | : | Alison Croggon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 496 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2008 by Walker Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Magic. Young Adult Fantasy. High Fantasy. Adventure |
Rating Containing Books The Singing (The Books of Pellinor #4)
Ratings: 4.22 From 12433 Users | 506 ReviewsEvaluate Containing Books The Singing (The Books of Pellinor #4)
Just finished this whole series, and enjoyed it more than any book I've read in a good long while - one of those series where you wake up early to read it in bed before the alarm clock goes off. Good enough to make me post a review! I almost didn't read it, because the covers looked like every bland YA fantasy that has been churned out in the past years. Even the first few chapters had me unconvinced, because again, there was a lot there that was like the basis of pretty much every Mary-SueThe final book in the Pellinor series was almost perfect. Overall I enjoyed the series immensely, but I found a few things distracting in this final volume:1) Switching back and forth between character's gave an interesting overall perspective of the plot, but I also felt like it startled me out of the flow of the story.2) Because volume one and two focused on Maerad, I felt a bit short-changed when we didn't get more of her development. Her character got rushed because of the inclusion of Hem's
I really want to give this book 3.5 stars, but it just doesn't make it to 4. I appreciate the fact that the characterizations were stronger and more clear in this book than in the earlier volumes, but the plot was just... lacking. As an "epic journey" saga, Croggon let large portions of the book be carried merely by the characters traveling from one place to another (which was the case, to some extent, in her earlier books, I admit), and it just got a little boring.I thought the wrapping up of
After a significant detour in The Crow, The Singing returns to Maerad, and the story then switches back and forth between Hem and Maerad as they search for each other. I enjoyed the return to Innail, the battle with the Landrost, and the warmer friendship between Maerad and Cadvan. Hem's portions were interesting as well - Saliman, the traveling show, the moving army of the Dark. There is plenty of magic and plenty of danger.I enjoyed it, but the first two are still my favorites. I can't quite
As with the author, I finished (reading, in my case, writing, in hers) the Pellinor tetralogy with mixed feelings. Regret, first of all, because there was a sense of closure on the whole series: any hint of sequels was firmly dispelled by a note at the beginning of the appendices that outlined the subsequent history of Maerad, Hem and their friends, leaving little chance of another epic undertaking by the characters we had grown to know and love. But satisfaction, too, was there: that wrongs had
I felt like this book was better than the others because it didn't get as bogged down with the details of food and wilderness camping pains. In fact much of the book took place in one of the Schools. I thought the battle with the Landrost was ten times better than the final battle. Though I actually wasn't especially warm to Hem in The Crow The Third Book of Pellinor I actually liked his parts in this book. Sometimes more than Maerad. Mostly because Maerad was just the same thoughts and
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