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Into Battle (The Seventh Tower #5)
by
Garth Nix (Goodreads Author),
Steve Rawlings
Bestselling author Garth Nix's amazing Seventh Tower series is back--now with a great new look!
The Dark World is in danger, for the Veil is vulnerable. War is soon to come. On one side are Tal and the Underfolk rebels, struggling valiantly for freedom. On another side are Milla and the Icecarls, preparing to assualt the Castle in order to preserve their world. And on a thi
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The Dark World is in danger, for the Veil is vulnerable. War is soon to come. On one side are Tal and the Underfolk rebels, struggling valiantly for freedom. On another side are Milla and the Icecarls, preparing to assualt the Castle in order to preserve their world. And on a thi
Paperback, 201 pages
Published
August 1st 2001
by Scholastic Paperbacks
(first published July 1st 2001)
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Garth Nix is such a surprising author. I pride myself (sometimes a little too much) on my ability to predict where a plotline is heading or who will die and who will survive in a fictional world, but Nix just throws my radar off. He has no qualms about making the journey this series takes you on as fantastic as possible.
This novel out of the series was a change from the others, as it is the first where Tal and Milla operate completely separate from each other for the entire book. I enjoyed this...more
Milla leads the Icecarls as the enter the castle trying to take it over. She is accompanied by Crone Malen, the youngest of the Crones, Odris, the former Storm Shepherd, who is her Spirit Shadow, and wears the Talon of Danir on one hand. Tal, and Adras, the other former Storm Shepherd go to Aenir the land of spirit and magic to tell the Empress what is going on and get her help. They battle fierce beasts and find that the Empress is not what he thought she would be. He learns that his Sunstone i...more
Another quick read. I am trying to place what the spiritual/metaphysical practices of the Icecarls remind me of... I think it is the cult-classic Galaxy Quest, and the mak'tar chant of strength (Larak tarath, larak tarath). Anyway, it is almost funny, and yet somehow fits that a teenage girl is able to put herself in weird trances all the time, and now is leading an army (that's not a spoiler, it is more or less on the cover.)
So while I deal with that, I'm still enjoying the occasional ah-ha mom...more
So while I deal with that, I'm still enjoying the occasional ah-ha mom...more
Many of my questions from my review of the fourth book were answered in this book, which was very nice since they were quite a surprise to me. Milla and Tal are completely apart in this book. Milla is back with the icecarls which was interesting even though the Crones kind of creeped me out. Tal was off trying to meet with the empress and when he finally does she's a drunk lady. It was fun to see Tal come to the realization that all his prejudices and beliefs were based on lies and see him chang...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
Tal and Milla are back and its better than ever Milla Talon-Hand is the leader of the resistence and tal is being called Emperor by tha empress and he weilds one of the two, the one and only 1/2 Violet Keystone and has a powerful spiritshadow and is helping the reisistence, I like this book becauese you never know what is going to happen next and Tal is well a very powerfull mage and deosnt know it.
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 dreamy 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.
Jan 20, 2009
Angélica
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Recommends it for:
Fantasy/Sci-fi fans
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Jan 14, 2013
Zacchaeusw
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This book was unlike all of the others in the series. It made you sit on the edge of your seat until you realized that you finished it. Garth Nix does something a little bit different from the other books in this book. Tal and Milla do not meet each other at all during this book. Also, it ended with the best cliffhanger i have read in while. I can't wait to read the next book.
+ Sustained action rising toward a crescendo
- A little more emotional depth would better match the characters' growing maturity
The fifth in the series. Tal must go to Aenir to enlist the Empress's help, and Milla must lead the Icecarls into the Chosen enclave. The Freefolk, an unknown quantity, nicely complicate their missions and goals.
The action generally alternates between Tal and Milla's stories as each races to complete daunting tasks. The pace is a bit more frenetic and chapters often clo...more
- A little more emotional depth would better match the characters' growing maturity
The fifth in the series. Tal must go to Aenir to enlist the Empress's help, and Milla must lead the Icecarls into the Chosen enclave. The Freefolk, an unknown quantity, nicely complicate their missions and goals.
The action generally alternates between Tal and Milla's stories as each races to complete daunting tasks. The pace is a bit more frenetic and chapters often clo...more
the pace picks back up in this exciting addition to the seventh tower series. the plot is split in-between the two main characters making it a bit annoying as the author has a tendency to place one the main characters into a cliffhanger then go back to the other with the start of the next chapter.
Like the rest of the Seventh Tower series, this is good, quick-paced fun. It's aimed at a younger reading level than anything else I've read by Garth Nix, so I read the whole book in something like forty minutes, but that's kind of nice, sometimes.
It's a bit of a rushed book, though, I think. Tal and Milla are apart for the whole book, so the fun of their interactions is out, and I felt like it totally sped through some really interesting parts. I'm not entirely pleased with Tal and Milla both b...more
It's a bit of a rushed book, though, I think. Tal and Milla are apart for the whole book, so the fun of their interactions is out, and I felt like it totally sped through some really interesting parts. I'm not entirely pleased with Tal and Milla both b...more
Kept reading it. More so out of duty to finish the series, though. It didn't really call me to it. Going back to it felt like a grudging sort of effort.
I think this book is pretty good it got me on the edge of my seat to read the last book to see what happens and it is really cool because they all find each other and it is kind of gory in it because their is a lot of killing in it because they are in war and when Tal opened the door there was a pile of dead bodies.
Read this in one sitting. Enjoyable quick read bringing the story along at a good clip.
Aug 06, 2011
Jeff Smith
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Very good. Looking forward to the conclusion in the next book.
Into Battle (The Seventh Tower, Book 5) by Garth Nix (2001)
Milla leads the icecarls in attacking the castle.
Compared to the other books in the Seventh Tower series I felt that this one was very long and dragged out. Most of it felt like it could be condensed into a few chapters. Nevertheless I was still completely sucked into Tal and Milla's world. Garth Nix is such a fabulous writer and has once again created another set of believable characters that the reader can really associate with. I will be sad to eventually say goodbye to The Seventh Tower series.
Milla goes back to her home. My other favorite in the series.
Love Milla, a strong character. Love this series.
Love Milla, a strong character. Love this series.
I liked this book too. Especially when Tal went into Aenir and found the Empress and realized she's not even as cool as I thought a friggin' EMPRESS would be! I mean, come on! She REALLY let herself go, I'm not gonna lie...well anyway, I'm glad Tal's wacko great uncle ain't dead, cuz that would be a darndest shame...
Wow. Another GREAT addition to this series! I love it! There were so many new twists that I NEVER ever saw coming! I can't wait until I get a chance to read the last one!
I'm 15, and I recommend this series.
I'm 15, and I recommend this series.
You can feel the suspense and climax drawing near... as soon as you read this one, you'll want to immediately read the last book (assuming you already read the other books before it).
Very good books...my son (12) and I both enjoyed them!!!
Great series.
May 20, 2013
Matthew Schau
marked it as to-read
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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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