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The Violet Keystone (The Seventh Tower #6)
by
Garth Nix (Goodreads Author)
Bestselling author Garth Nix's amazing Seventh Tower series is back--now with a great new look!
Tal and Milla are only one step away from death. Evil is only one step away from triumph. An old war is made new again. The ultimate power is up for grabs.
As shadows rage, ancient spells return, illusion reigns and corruption threatens. The search for hope is the bravest quest.
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Tal and Milla are only one step away from death. Evil is only one step away from triumph. An old war is made new again. The ultimate power is up for grabs.
As shadows rage, ancient spells return, illusion reigns and corruption threatens. The search for hope is the bravest quest.
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Paperback, 233 pages
Published
December 1st 2001
by Scholastic Paperbacks
(first published November 1st 2001)
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The sixth book in the Seven Tower Series really did it for me. It was a perfect combination of the characters development, battles, and answers. I was so happy to have Ebbit be in this book so much. He's one of the most refreshing and original characters I've read in a long time. Milla and Tal finally meet together again and we find out the Sharrakor was really just possessing Sushin. I loved how the final battle included a bunch of characters and that Tal was finally able to become Emperor. It...more
Ok, so this is the last book in the series. If you decide to read these books, and I hope you do, I recommend getting the combined volumes, rather than reading them one little book at a time. The continuity would have been nice.
So the pros: The best thing about this book is that it is so Garth Nixish. The only way to describe it is realistically abstract. The characters are real. The society speaks to challenges in our own society. The setting is blissfully fictional. I really really really hop...more
So the pros: The best thing about this book is that it is so Garth Nixish. The only way to describe it is realistically abstract. The characters are real. The society speaks to challenges in our own society. The setting is blissfully fictional. I really really really hop...more
Re-reading back to this book has brought back some memories. I enjoy the relationship between Tal and Milla now they are together fighting in the 7th tower to finally unlock the mystery to sunstone and the different colors which represent the power its possess. It amazes to see the co-operation between the Icecarl and Tal as their races hated and resented each other for years because of the supposed superiority the sun people though they had. The ending was sad as Milla and Tal split because i w...more
Tal and Milla both grow in strength and power in their new roles and gain more control over their halves of the Violet Keystone. Milla battles the shadows and Uncle Ebbitt helps her, Malen and some others to get to the Seventh Tower in his own unique way. Tal and Crow also reach the Seventh Tower through more mundane and disgusting pathways. Together, Tal and Milla and the Stormshadows fight the final battle against Sharrakor, the evil shadow who had inhabited Sushin and tried to take down the V...more
This was a very satisfying book to round out the series once I let myself get into the story once again. I was very impressed that Nix took us back to Aenir, a place I’ve wanted to explore more and more with every book. I also felt for the first time the expanse of Aenir as a place, and the mystery of the magic in that country. And I was also frustrated just a bit because the ending seemed so quick – all of a sudden things stopped and there was a quick explanation as to what happened next. I nev...more
Maybe I dropped out of the demographic of this series sometime 20 years ago and shouldn't review this from the point of view of an adult, but what the heck. Many children's/YA books are slim and lightweight enough to fit into my pocket without making it look like as if I were lining my jacket with roof tiles. Novels for grown-ups with similar dimensions commonly fall into the plague-pit of cheap Harlequin romance or other soppy, yawn-inducing, plotless pulp (feel free to correct me), which is ex...more
One of the elements of writing in this genre that Nix is particularly gifted at is creating original fantasies and worlds. This series is no exception. However, in comparison to some of his other works, especially The Abhorsen Trilogy, the exploration of this world and the characters within is weak at best. The story is interesting because Nix presents the audience with a new mythology, but he rushes through the plot, circumnavigating what could be some really amazing explorations of the world h...more
+ Good plotting, satisfying series conclusion
- Some trouble with zip, continuity
The last in the series. A fine conclusion to a generally well-conceived and well-executed children's fantasy series. It's still a little puzzling why a series called "the Seventh Tower" has only six books, but I will live with the mystery. In this concluding volume, Tal and Milla again converge, both symbolically as each learns how to use the violet keystone and proximately as their paths converge. The Freefolk Crow...more
- Some trouble with zip, continuity
The last in the series. A fine conclusion to a generally well-conceived and well-executed children's fantasy series. It's still a little puzzling why a series called "the Seventh Tower" has only six books, but I will live with the mystery. In this concluding volume, Tal and Milla again converge, both symbolically as each learns how to use the violet keystone and proximately as their paths converge. The Freefolk Crow...more
I figure I would review the whole series on the last book. First of all, this could've been one book. At best two. I wasn't expecting to see how small each one was. But once again I am amazed by Garth Nix's style and imagination. He created some real characters that were once again whining and annoying. But he capture the essence of what young teenagers are when their world is turned upside down. The two heroes really get it together in the end when it really counts. A great end to a good series...more
Overall an enjoyable series of books, though I can't help but wish they were written for an older audience, and perhaps condensed into one larger book (which maybe would have cut out a few of the excess moments of mortal terror - it feels like nearly every chapter has it's own climax/cliff-hanger moment, which then gets resolved just in time for the next, which works well for reading aloud, but kind of kills the tension of the actual grand finale climax).
I thought that this book was amazing and action packed and full of suspence you never now what is going to happen next and Tal, Milla, Adras, Odris all are ging to fight Sharraker and back to Aenir i liked this book because tals uncle was so wild and you could not possible know what he is going to say and what he deos do you could end up not comeing back, and you literally could not put the book down so you have to read these books.
May 09, 2012
Angélica
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Recommends it for:
Fantasy/Sci-fi fans
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I didn't think I would like the series but I did. It was amazing and kept my thinking for a long time even after I put down the book to sleep. It was so good that I dreamed about it and put myself in the feet of the protagonist's. :D
I apologize if this review isn't all that good, I read the books a while ago and have only just realised I hadn't rated and added this book to my Goodreads Shelf.
I apologize if this review isn't all that good, I read the books a while ago and have only just realised I hadn't rated and added this book to my Goodreads Shelf.
To sum up all the Seventh Tower series (of which The Violet Keystone is the last), I will say that they are interesting and worth reading. The setting is fascinating, although the characters are not very deep, and at the beginning not even likable. But the series never reaches the stunning brilliance of Garth Nix's Abhorsen series, and in that sense I was disappointed.
I'm really sad that this is considered a great story. Sure it's okay and the setting is new and imaginative. But his writing style is still dull beyond belief. Garth Nix ranks about as high as Neil Gaiman (great ideas, terrible writing, which is why his best work is in his comics). Perhaps Mr. Nix would be better suited to writing stories for comic books.
the series ends in a final battle and with the final characters separating for their last time. honestly the idea of splitting up the main characters at the end left a sour taste in my mouth but after looking back on the book i could understand why the author wrote it this way... i think.
I loved this book because it is the conclusion for the battle and it was so interesting and sad because Crow through cockroach poison on the monster for the freedom of his people but they both died which was so sad and then after the fight Milla came the guide for the ice warriors and then Tal became the emperor.
I read these books since Sean wanted to read them and I always like to read what he is reading. I thought they were good books and would definately entertain him.
The final book of the Seventh Tower series. Ultimately, I didn't think this series was as good as Garth Nix's other work, but I thought it was a lot of fun to read, and I think it would make a good introduction to Nix's work, particularly for kids. It has interesting characters, who have faults and good sides, and several strong female characters who are active in the story and fully as capable as the male characters -- often more so. Plenty to interest kids regardless of gender: pacy and fun, w...more
May 17, 2012
Megan
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Really felt like there should have been a seventh book. The ending felt very rushed unlike the rest of the series.
Tal and Milla must destroy the evil shadowspirit and live to be the leaders of the Chosen and Icecarls.
Exciting conclusion. Characters are too flat. I expect better from Nix, who is a tremendous writer.
This fantasy series is a fun, quick read. It gets much better than the 1st book.
Finished the series...really want to know what happens when they get older!
Oh-well.
Oh-well.
The Violet Keystone (The Seventh Tower, Book 6) by Garth Nix (2001)
Aug 06, 2011
Jeff Smith
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Good series. Wrapped up pretty well in this book.
End of the series, and sort of a let down. It felt very rushed to reach a conclusion that wasn't very satisfying.
liked it.
Tal and Milla have to retrieve a keystone and find more than they thought. All the while they have to stop their enemies.
This series is kind a nostalgic and really good reads. It does make me want to revisit the series again.
This series is kind a nostalgic and really good reads. It does make me want to revisit the series again.
The final book of this series was my favorite.
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Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia, to the sound of the Salvation Army band outside playing 'Hail the Conquering Hero Comes' or possibly 'Roll Out the Barrel'. Garth left Melbourne at an early age for Canberra (the federal capital) and stayed there till he was nineteen, when he left to drive around the UK in a beat-up Austin with a boot full of books and a Silver-Reed typewriter.
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