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Aenir (The Seventh Tower #3)
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 dream world Aenir is not a safe place. One wrong step can lead to danger, entrapment...or death. Tal and Milla must fight their way through this shifting landscape. They are searching for the Codex, a magical object that will decide the fate of their worlds. Many creatures st
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The dream world Aenir is not a safe place. One wrong step can lead to danger, entrapment...or death. Tal and Milla must fight their way through this shifting landscape. They are searching for the Codex, a magical object that will decide the fate of their worlds. Many creatures st
Paperback, 233 pages
Published
December 26th 2000
by Scholastic Paperbacks
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This has been my favorite book in the series so far. Possibly because there were a lot more fantasy aspects. Possibly because we finally got past main character development and more into plot development. Possibly because it had some dang funny parts. Or possibly because I have a “thing” for third installment in a series being my favorites. “Prisoner of Azkaban,” “Horse and His Boy,” (if you go chronologically in the storyline), “Return of the King,” “Revenge of the Jedi,” Leviticus. Just kiddin...more
Tal and Milla pick up where they left off in the last novel, with two big scary elemental type creatures asking for sacrifice. Don't worry, they are really inept cloud like creatures that are more annoying than dangerous or interesting. The quest for the big book of knowledge is mostly traveling, children fighting, and irritating commentary. The Seventh Tower series has been moving at a snails pace, and this novel isn't any different. Add to it Tal's irritating narrow minded view of things and f...more
This book is by far the best out of the three that I read. The writing shifted away from focusing on the world and pushing the world and started focusing on plot and action and ‘are they going to make it out alive?’ About halfway through the book I remember thinking, ‘now we’re getting somewhere.’
So long as Tal doesn’t think because he definitely is a little on the pansy side, not to mention that superiority complex comes back into play every now and then. I don’t like reading about that because...more
So long as Tal doesn’t think because he definitely is a little on the pansy side, not to mention that superiority complex comes back into play every now and then. I don’t like reading about that because...more
Hmm. This book incorporates the spirit world of Aenir into the setting, bringing to life the concepts Nix introduced in the first two books in the Seventh Tower series. What I like about this is that there are deeper levels to his story, or his message if you will, in this book. It offers a mature, could-be-studied-in-English-class aura to a much younger audience. Readers can look at Tal's experience and question what they believe to be reality. They can consider what it really means to escape y...more
These books really do skew a little younger than I normally read - more pre-teen than teen - but I think I'm finally starting to enjoy the books at that level, rather than wishing for them to be written at a higher level.
Reading this particular entry in the series I was reminded of The Hobbit because that's another book where (nearly) every chapter contains some moment of mortal terror which gets resolved in time for the next big moment. It seems a little tiresome and excessive when you read in...more
Reading this particular entry in the series I was reminded of The Hobbit because that's another book where (nearly) every chapter contains some moment of mortal terror which gets resolved in time for the next big moment. It seems a little tiresome and excessive when you read in...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
+ Excellent world-building and character development, use of previous foreshadowing and further foreshadowing
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The third in the series. Though still picaresque at times, the action now coalesces around some central concerns. At the level of the characters' preoccupations, both Tal and Milla have quests to fulfill, and dreams of their own power and failure to contend with. At the level of the story, both characters continue to become more distinct, more differentiated, and...more
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The third in the series. Though still picaresque at times, the action now coalesces around some central concerns. At the level of the characters' preoccupations, both Tal and Milla have quests to fulfill, and dreams of their own power and failure to contend with. At the level of the story, both characters continue to become more distinct, more differentiated, and...more
Having left their bodies behind, Tal and Milla are now in Aenir, the realm of spirit and magic, to retrieve the magical Codex which will help Tal to find his brother and father and determine the course of their world. In Aenir, they fight off a variety of magical beasts, and gain the storm shepherds as their spirit shadows. At the end of this book, they once again face their enemy, the Shadowmaster Shusin and find that he is even stronger and stranger than before.
This was definitely the best book in the series so far. The hold world in Aenir was very creative and enjoyable with all the different creatures and trap-like areas. Tal and Milla's relationship continues to grow in its own rough and uncomfortable way, which makes it very unique. The ending and information in this book definitely starts bringing together the different worlds of the tower and ice and it made me very excited to read the fourth book.
When I dove into this book in middle school I washed up as a castaway in another world. I didn't even realize it was part of a series until I finished it. I incrementally acquired the rest of the books (which were also amazing,) but this book remained the only one in the series that I could re-read years later.
Even then though, I noticed this is indeed a middle school/YA book, but the sense of grand adventure bound within is nearly unparalleled.
Even then though, I noticed this is indeed a middle school/YA book, but the sense of grand adventure bound within is nearly unparalleled.
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.
The story just goes through what happens when they are in another world, mostly traveling, and very little of when they return. Their is hints in this book that the main enemy is not really the main one but the other books need to be read before i figure if this is true or not.
The third in this series of six is the best so far. Some of the mystery is solved and some hint of the direction the whole series will ultimately go is also given, but there is plenty more unexplained goings on to keep the reader interested.
Interesting--a bit too "made up" to be great. But I liked them enough that I am going to read the last 3 of the series, so he does have me hooked that much. And I am interested in reading some of his other series---
I really love this series, the characters are really amazing and complex!
I could go on and on about why I loved this book, but long story short, it's a wonderful story for 8+.
I'm 15, and I highly recommend this series.
I could go on and on about why I loved this book, but long story short, it's a wonderful story for 8+.
I'm 15, and I highly recommend this series.
I love Garth Nix's books. He's really good at quickly building up a world that has enough detail for you to know roughly the rules you're playing by, and what's going on, without telling you everything in a massive infodump. Aenir advances the plot without giving too much away: I haven't guessed the end, as I so often do with books.
It's also a really quick read. I'd be happy with more detail, more character development, but it's pretty fun as it is -- unfortunately, I don't have much to say abou...more
It's also a really quick read. I'd be happy with more detail, more character development, but it's pretty fun as it is -- unfortunately, I don't have much to say abou...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.
Jan 20, 2009
Angélica
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Recommends it for:
Fantasy/Sci-fi fans
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It was amazing a perfect blend of betrayal, friendship, and adventure.
Things start getting very interesting in this one, and expanded my imagination.
Tal an Milla travel to Aenir, the spiritworld, to find the codex.
Now we're getting somewhere! This was much better than the preceding books.
Aenir (The Seventh Tower, Book 3) by Garth Nix (2001)
just not in the mood for this I think.
This book was really good and what is happed is that they might have to go into war against the veil and the shadows.
it was a bit to short but it was ok.
Aug 06, 2011
Jeff Smith
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good book
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Fantastic read. Was really interesting to see how the adventure thickened and all of the twists and turns that came with it. The development in Milla and Tal's friendship is great and really adds to the believability of the characters. An easy going read but it still drags you in making you wish to follow Tal further. A must for any Garth Nix fan.
Definately my fave of these books so far! Thrilling, exciting and there is always something happening in each chapter!
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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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