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The Infinity Gate: DarkGlass Mountain: Book Three |  | Author: Sara Douglass
Publisher: Eos
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Sales Rank: 34573
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 544
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0060882190
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780060882198
Publication Date: June 1, 2010
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Sara Douglass has won leagues of fans worldwide for her epic tales of sorcery, forbidden love, and heart-pounding action. She revealed her biggest story yet with the DarkGlass Mountain saga, and now, at last, the dramatic finale to the epic trilogy! Tencendor is no more. The land is gone. But a few SunSoars still remain, and a new foe walks the world. Ishbel Brunelle, priestess of the Serpent Coil, and Maximilian, the Lord of Elcho Falling, have raised the magic of Elcho Falling, and found new allies against the darkness in the mysterious Lealfast. And more crucially still, Axis SunSoar, former god and current hero, has rediscovered the magical Star Dance and revived his legendary Strike Force to push back the evil hordes commanded by the DarkGlass Mountain. But their enemy grows stronger through blood and betrayal, the Lealfast have their own agenda, and when unexpected treachery threatens, Axis SunSoar must face a darkness greater than any he has ever known.
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 great action-packed fantasy June 1, 2010
Harriet Klausner
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
With Tencendor gone, trapped inside the Tower of Elcho Falling is its Lord Maximilian, fallen god heroic Axis SunSoar, and Serpent Coil Priestess Isabelle Brunelle and their comrades. Though have raised the magic of the tower, they are in deep trouble. Their adversaries are coming from every location tightening the grip on those besieged inside the magic tower. Those who come arrive with one intent: kill all caught inside.
From the tundra to the north arrive the traitorous winged Lealfast and from the south come the ferocious Skraelings. However, the most dangerous and lethal enemy is the One, who absorbs Infinity magic from the DarkGlass Pyramid. Those trapped have no hope of surviving for themselves or their world as betrayal by a key ally leaves them seemingly defenseless. Yet Axis raises his Strike Force using the Star Dance magic to fight back while a glimmer might be Ravenna the Marsh witch who no one trusts.
The third DarkGlass Mountain fantasy (see The Twisted Citadel and The Serpent Bride) is a great action-packed finish to a top rate trilogy as revelations and twists will keep the audience fully occupied with what comes next. The action never slows down while the cast is top rate. Readers will fully relish Sara Douglas' strong epic as darkness appears poised to win.
Harriet Klausner
 sara douglass June 29, 2010
Miss Sassy (SC, USA)
A bit hard to get into the flow of this book-- been a while since I have read Book 2, the first few chapters are helping as to who is who and all--- but. I think I will have to go back and read books 1&2....
Great read July 12, 2010
Michael D. Vogel
It was an amazing conclusion to a great series. The story line is very compelling and very much worth your time.
 Clunky. June 2, 2010
Lissa (MA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong, I love Sara Douglass; I can't count the number of times I've read all six books from the Axis Trilogy and the Wayfarer Redemption. (I even ordered the second trilogy from Australia because it wasn't yet available in the States.) But this one? Disappointing.
I thought this was supposed to conclude a trilogy, but there's clearly more to come. Perhaps that helps explain the odd, unsatisfying conclusion to the multiple plot threads and characters introduced in The Serpent Bride and The Twisted Citadel.
I'm glad I read it because I'm always curious about her characters, I suppose. But I'd rank this book -- this series, in general -- far below her first six works.
Sara - lets write a book with less magic and more plot... July 5, 2010
Kevin Brown (NYC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that I think Sara Douglass is an excellent writer. The Axis trilogy was an interesting and enjoyable read. However, what was mildly annoying in her first works has become outlandish in this series. Sara's use of "magic" as a plot device is fundamentally flawed. Her all powerful magicians seem capable of doing nearly anything when it suits her needs, but are practically helpless when it doesn't. Now as a writer this is her choice, however, as a reader it feels like a cop out. Further, her magic system is not well structured or clearly understood by the reader. There don't seem to be any rules or limitations on the magic that can be relied upon to act consistently (or even consistently inconsistent) and thus lend credibility to her world building. Even the most developed form of magic in her books, the "star dance", doesn't make sense or act in a consistent manner. For example, why does it seem as if Axis, supposed Star God, is less capable of using and understanding the star dance than say Wolfstar, Star Dancer, or even the Lealfast? She also seems to rely on unexplained magic and magical transformation to suddenly solve problems - one minute a character is dead, the next minute they have been resurrected by an absurd act of magic that makes no sense whatsoever within the system she has tenuously established. Another failed plot device that she relies too heavily upon is complete transformation of characters. Somehow the most evil characters in the book end up suddenly transforming into good guys within a short uneventful period. It is fine for characters to change and transform, but having every character go through multiple magical transformations as a way to move an impossible plot forward becomes both predictable and boring.
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