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HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2020.
Pages
800
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Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML: "No series since George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most." �??Paste Magazine The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war. Daevabad has fallen. After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people. But the bloodletting and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the worst demons of Dara's dark past. To vanquish them, he must face some ugly truths about his history and put himself at the mercy of those he once considered enemies. Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad's deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. While Nahri finds peace in the old rhythms and familiar comforts of her human home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Ali, too, cannot help but look back, and is determined to return to rescue his city and the family that remains. Seeking support in his mother's homeland, he discovers that his connection to the marid goes far deeper than expected and threatens not only his relationship with Nahri, but his very faith. As peace grows more elusive and old players return, Nahri, Ali, and Dara come to understand that in order to remake the world, they may need to fight those they once loved . . . and take a stand for those they once hurt.… (more)
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Original language
English
Original publication date
2020-06
2020
ISBN
9780062678164
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LibraryThing member Jayeless
Having now reached the end, all I can say is there's just so much I love about this series. I love all the intrigue and scheming, the complicated web of alliances and grudges. I love how much intricate detail is given of the world itself – even things like the food are described in such sumptuous
As I mentioned in my review of the first book, it's also refreshing to read a story that doesn't draw on the same old Western European mythology (not that such stories can't also be interesting), but on Middle Eastern legends that I'm not so familiar with. I really loved how, in this book, deities from ancient Egypt and Babylonia made reappearances, and just that neat correlation where they faded in power and influence as belief in them faded (supplanted by Islam). The way all these different mythical creatures and legends and the magical system blended together made for an awesome setting.
But much as I've enjoyed all of this, what really makes this series stand out to me is the characters. They've all grown and gained a lot of richness since the first book. Nahri is so compelling in her determination to end the oppression of the shafit, her dedication to her healing craft, her out-scheming of extremely experienced schemers like Ghassan and Manizheh. I like how, while there are hints of romance in the series, Nahri's priorities are always her people and her own independence. Dara's an interesting character – I don't think I could say I like him, his utterly grim and depressing chapters are coloured by his conflictedness and his guilty conscience in a way that makes for good reading. Ali has grown massively from how naïve and easily manipulated he was in the first book. Then a number of the side characters are great as well – Muntadhir reminds me so much of my partner's oldest brother, Zaynab is another character who's grown massively since the first book, Jamshid is impossible not to like, Hatset's motherly protectiveness is so understandable, Manizheh is an incredible villain and what happens with her over the course of the book is just chilling. But to be honest, it's great characters all the way down. There are a number of even more minor characters I could have brought up here. I think this is an area where books 2 and 3 have been able to ramp up so well from the first one.
The book is very long, and there are points (mostly around the middle) where it bogs down a little – mostly scenes with expository dialogue are the culprits though, which is a tough one to resolve because it wouldn't be the same story if some of these details were kept from the reader. At any rate, it didn't stop me loving the book. Overall, this has been such an impressive series, especially once the ground-laying of the first book was over (and I did like that one well enough!). Very excited to see what further stories S.A. Chakraborty puts out.
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detail that you'd swear you can smell it and your belly starts growling in anticipation. Things like the clothing and the architecture and the climates of different places are also conveyed beautifully. But the detail never bogs down the story (things do slow down sometimes, but never from description), it's all seamlessly weaved through. Incredibly well-written.As I mentioned in my review of the first book, it's also refreshing to read a story that doesn't draw on the same old Western European mythology (not that such stories can't also be interesting), but on Middle Eastern legends that I'm not so familiar with. I really loved how, in this book, deities from ancient Egypt and Babylonia made reappearances, and just that neat correlation where they faded in power and influence as belief in them faded (supplanted by Islam). The way all these different mythical creatures and legends and the magical system blended together made for an awesome setting.
But much as I've enjoyed all of this, what really makes this series stand out to me is the characters. They've all grown and gained a lot of richness since the first book. Nahri is so compelling in her determination to end the oppression of the shafit, her dedication to her healing craft, her out-scheming of extremely experienced schemers like Ghassan and Manizheh. I like how, while there are hints of romance in the series, Nahri's priorities are always her people and her own independence. Dara's an interesting character – I don't think I could say I like him, his utterly grim and depressing chapters are coloured by his conflictedness and his guilty conscience in a way that makes for good reading. Ali has grown massively from how naïve and easily manipulated he was in the first book. Then a number of the side characters are great as well – Muntadhir reminds me so much of my partner's oldest brother, Zaynab is another character who's grown massively since the first book, Jamshid is impossible not to like, Hatset's motherly protectiveness is so understandable, Manizheh is an incredible villain and what happens with her over the course of the book is just chilling. But to be honest, it's great characters all the way down. There are a number of even more minor characters I could have brought up here. I think this is an area where books 2 and 3 have been able to ramp up so well from the first one.
The book is very long, and there are points (mostly around the middle) where it bogs down a little – mostly scenes with expository dialogue are the culprits though, which is a tough one to resolve because it wouldn't be the same story if some of these details were kept from the reader. At any rate, it didn't stop me loving the book. Overall, this has been such an impressive series, especially once the ground-laying of the first book was over (and I did like that one well enough!). Very excited to see what further stories S.A. Chakraborty puts out.
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LibraryThing member JJbooklvr
Words. So many words I would like to say but I will not give out any spoilers. What a finish to this series! I loved how the backstory expanded to give us more about the characters and this world. Then just when you get hopeful for our characters the author shatters your heart into a million
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pieces. Let's you recover and then does it again. And again. Truly an epic finish and a must read book and series. Show Less
LibraryThing member bragan
The third and final book in the Daevabad trilogy.
I have to start out by saying that there is a lot of stuff I really, really like in this series. The worldbuilding is terrific, really fantastic and detailed and rich. The magic is fascinating and magical. The characters are interesting and
But it has one serious problem. The pacing is way off. It wasn't too much of a problem for me with the first two books. Sure, they started off slow, but they made up for it. This one, though... Well, the last 250 pages or so were great (notwithstanding one slightly clunky instance of the author keeping some information secret from the reader to make things more dramatic). But there were 500 pages before that. Five hundred. And while they didn't consist entirely of characters sitting around talking about things that had already happened, it definitey felt that way, and by the time I got to the payoff, I was already a little tired from wading through it all.
Rating: 3.5/5. I want to rate this more highly. It's probably unfair that I haven't. But I keep thinking how much patience it took to get to the really good stuff, and I can't quite justify it to myself. Even if I do still think the series as a whole is worth reading.
I have to start out by saying that there is a lot of stuff I really, really like in this series. The worldbuilding is terrific, really fantastic and detailed and rich. The magic is fascinating and magical. The characters are interesting and
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believable; even the worst of the bad guys has motivations that make emotional sense. The plot's pretty good, too, full of complicated conflicts of various kinds, some of them downright epic.But it has one serious problem. The pacing is way off. It wasn't too much of a problem for me with the first two books. Sure, they started off slow, but they made up for it. This one, though... Well, the last 250 pages or so were great (notwithstanding one slightly clunky instance of the author keeping some information secret from the reader to make things more dramatic). But there were 500 pages before that. Five hundred. And while they didn't consist entirely of characters sitting around talking about things that had already happened, it definitey felt that way, and by the time I got to the payoff, I was already a little tired from wading through it all.
Rating: 3.5/5. I want to rate this more highly. It's probably unfair that I haven't. But I keep thinking how much patience it took to get to the really good stuff, and I can't quite justify it to myself. Even if I do still think the series as a whole is worth reading.
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LibraryThing member PoppyM
What a lovely end to a fantastic series.
It wasn't the romance I'd ached for, but the paths for Nahri, Dara, and Ali as well as most side characters were more hopeful than I could have wished for.
I'm left happy, inspired, and with quite a book hangover as I mill over everything from this journey.
It wasn't the romance I'd ached for, but the paths for Nahri, Dara, and Ali as well as most side characters were more hopeful than I could have wished for.
I'm left happy, inspired, and with quite a book hangover as I mill over everything from this journey.
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I'm hoping for spinoffs from Chakraborty and will certainly be watching for new novels from this talented storyteller. Show Less
LibraryThing member quondame
The action is sometimes steady and sometimes swift flowing, switching viewpoints from Ali and Nahri who've landed in Egypt after the fall of Ali's father, and Dara who has supported the takeover by the Maniseh, Nahri's mother. The situation starts out complicated and only becomes intriguingly more
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so to a powerful unwind when the characters are pulled back into each other's orbits. Show Less
LibraryThing member Shrike58
So, after the cliff-hanger of the second book, after all the lies, betrayals, deaths, and confusions, the only real question is can Chakraborty wind up this trilogy in a credible fashion. The answer is yes. Though that climax is going to require a lot more death before it's all done. This trilogy
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is a great achievement and there is very little that I can fault the author on, except for, maybe, that it's so over-stuffed at points that it's just all too much. I know; the folks who love a long, long, immersive story are going to be delighted with this work, but about 300 pages in I was starting to have that old are we there yet feeling, even if there is very little I could point to as needing to be excised. Maybe this trilogy needed to be four books; I actually wouldn't have minded more of Nahri & Ali's adventures outside of Daevabad. Show Less
LibraryThing member deslivres5
This novel to end this trilogy was truly epic!
New alliances, swaying allegiances, personal histories revealed, romance, and all that magic!
I enjoyed the ride and the satisfying resolutions.
New alliances, swaying allegiances, personal histories revealed, romance, and all that magic!
I enjoyed the ride and the satisfying resolutions.
LibraryThing member barlow304
When I really enjoy a book, I regret finishing it. And I regret finishing this wonderful novel, the last of the Daevabad trilogy. The novel triumphantly weaves together all the strands of the plot to bring this epic adventure to a satisfying conclusion.
We learn about the mysterious origins of
Warning: this book induces a severe case of One-More-Chapter-itis. You will lose sleep reading it, because you must read just one more chapter.
Highly recommended.
We learn about the mysterious origins of
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Nahri, we watch as her affection for Ali grows, and we watch, horrified, as Dara is enslaved again. But the story is a wonderful windup to a brilliant trilogy.Warning: this book induces a severe case of One-More-Chapter-itis. You will lose sleep reading it, because you must read just one more chapter.
Highly recommended.
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LibraryThing member setnahkt
Sort of a cross between 1001 Nights and Game of Thrones. It’s gratifying and interesting to read a fantasy novel set in something other than European mythology. Author Shannon Chakraborty’s Daevabad Trilogy is set in a mythical Middle East (although clues in the text show the human time is the
The characters have plenty of time to develop in the three-book series; they range from appealing to appalling – sometimes both at once. The books are easy reads, although things slow down in the second (The Kingdom of Copper) and third (The Empire of Gold); I suspect that once the first book (The City of Brass) was a best-selling success, the editors became reluctant to insist on aggressive pruning. Still, these are worthwhile reads, and I’m inspired to do more research.
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early 19th century). The protagonists are djinni and daevas, with appearances by marids, ifrits, and peris. Although supernatural and magical, these don’t have omnipotent power and are subject to the same emotions and problems as humans – they are born, live and die, fall in love and hold hatreds, form alliances and foment treacheries, and have class, race and religious prejudices. The characters have plenty of time to develop in the three-book series; they range from appealing to appalling – sometimes both at once. The books are easy reads, although things slow down in the second (The Kingdom of Copper) and third (The Empire of Gold); I suspect that once the first book (The City of Brass) was a best-selling success, the editors became reluctant to insist on aggressive pruning. Still, these are worthwhile reads, and I’m inspired to do more research.
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LibraryThing member Guide2
Good conclusion to the trilogy, although it felt a bit long. Also at times, the limits of the different magic powers is hard to understand, which does have an impact on how much you end up believing what is happening. But overall an interesting story with deeply conflicted characters.
LibraryThing member macha
interesting characters, excellent world-building. a compulsively entertaining read, right through this arabian fantasy trilogy.
LibraryThing member renbedell
A fantastic ending to The Daevabad Trilogy. The book continues where the series left off and ends the magical journey in a satisfying way. There is excellent character growth throughout the series and a story line that continues to be interesting. If you have already enjoyed the first 2 books, then
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LibraryThing member decaturmamaof2
This was a bittersweet book to finish - I don't want the tale of Nahri and Ali and Dara to end! Thank you, S.A. Chakraborty, for crafting such a spellbinding world. Cannot wait to read what you create next!
LibraryThing member jenspirko
A deeply satisfying conclusion to the epic trilogy. The heroes get the chance to make interesting, important choices, and so the "happy ending," while happy, is also complex and believable. Truly one of my favorite recent series.