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Valley of Silence (Circle Trilogy #3)

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Having traveled through the Dance of the Gods to the land of Geall, the circle finds themselves convincing then training the people of Geall to defeat Lilith’s vampire army. The Valley of Silence is a forbidding place for the battle of all battles, but the circle continues to prepare through magic and a few early stakeouts that test their strength individually and as a tea

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Published November 1st 2006 by Thorndike Press (first published January 1st 1990)

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Sep 18, 2012 Sara ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Sara ♥ by: Sherry

Shelves: romance, paranormal, 2009, 2012

September 17-18, 2012

Oh, the ending! *le sigh* I just want to read it over and over and over and over again...

August 11, 2009

Cian and Moira... You know, the first time I read this book, it was the last book in my first Nora Roberts series... and so, while I should have guessed that Cian and Moira would hook up (since the trilogy had 3 girls and 3 guys in it and 2 couples had already been formed out of those), I didn't really expect it. They are SO SO DIFFERENT. And, honestly, I didn't see many s...more

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Aug 06, 2008 Jazzypom rated it 2 of 5 stars

Moira Riddick is a part of the six, a regent whose duty is to her people, and it's just a part of her as the claddagh that is seared on her arm as the sword of her office.

All right, first off, have you seen a claddagh? It's essentially a heart being held by two hands with a crown on top. It's not really a heraldic standard that says, "Mess with the kingdom, and have your arse handed to you on a platter" is it? England has the three lions, the Scottish knights of the thistle have a lion and a th...more

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Jul 19, 2008 Gayla rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book is true to Nora Roberts trilogy formulas, which are as always, predictable, but for some reason I love her trilogies. The story of three women, sometimes she uses men, who have to conquer some quest, almost always involving magic of some sort. Each book of the trilogy focuses on one of the three characters, and they conquer some personal quest of their own, AND fall in love, while contributing majorly to the quest of the whole group, which is inevitably completed/won in the final book...more

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Aug 14, 2012 Tania rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This was by far my favourite book of the trilogy and well worth the wait. Cian and Moira's tale was wonderfully told (okay if a little predictable) and had some actually barriers to it happening. The first two relationships really didn't have any barriers / conflict to them which made them quick fun books to read but not all that amazing. This one had some depth to the issues the pair had to overcome to be together.

Quick note - I'm glad the battle didn't go on forever. I was afraid we were goin...more

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Nov 03, 2008 Steph rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I avoided this trilogy for more than a year because I thought that they sounded terrible, and I was annoyed at Nora for jumping on the vampire bandwagon when that isn't what her books are like at all. I read it because I was bored and in need of a quality sedative to fall asleep at night. Truthfully - it was excellent. All three books were epic, and brought back to me the fantasy favorites of my youth. The pairing up of couples didn't feel as contrived as in some of her most recent magic-y trilo...more

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May 11, 2009 Barbara M. rated it 4 of 5 stars

By far the best in the series! I just love Cian, and I just loved Moria for him. Nora ended this Trilogy with the perfect mix of nail biting suspense and justice.

All six of the circle were so well blended and the characters were so real that I actually felt like I made new friends.

And for all of you who have read this don't you just love what Nora/Goddess Morrigan did for Cian?!?! Of course you saw it coming and of course that's not what usually "happens", but this writer can make anything bel...more

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Aug 07, 2008 Kathrynn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-paranormal, own, romance-timetravel, 2008, reviewed

The third and final book in the Circle Trilogy and this was Cian (good vampire) and Moira's (scholar/queen with healing and magical abilities) story--with a lot of previous character(s) involvement.

I thought this book started a little slow. There was a lot of time spent on training, recon activity and tangling with the bad vampires. A lot of mundane activities--in the beginning. But, once things picked up the book skyrockets into action. The final battle was wonderful and this book reveals who...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Rebecca C rated it 4 of 5 stars

A nice conclusion to the romantic trilogy, and pitting the third, most unlikely pair, together romantically. While I knew these two would eventually get together, with 3 books to hint at their growing feelings, I wasn't completely sold on their love for each other as I was with the other two couples. But that didn't stop me from hoping (and knowing) that everything would work out for them in the end.

You know this is a romance series as opposed to a true fantasy series in that the epic battle at...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Esther David rated it 5 of 5 stars

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A fantastic end to the trilogy and with my much awaited vampire and the princess. The dark and the light. Cian and Moira had been tiptoeing around themselves and finally Moira takes things in her hands and Cian is forced to, quite willingly, love her back. Their love survives everything and the way their love matures is beautifully written. Lilith, the evil vamp, is revealed as a person with a jilted love history and in fact that explains a lot about her. Anyway 'I loved it' is an understatement...more A fantastic end to the trilogy and with my much awaited vampire and the princess. The dark and the light. Cian and Moira had been tiptoeing around themselves and finally Moira takes things in her hands and Cian is forced to, quite willingly, love her back. Their love survives everything and the way their love matures is beautifully written. Lilith, the evil vamp, is revealed as a person with a jilted love history and in fact that explains a lot about her. Anyway 'I loved it' is an understatement. Here is a part that I loved the most in the book:

With a whisper of steel against rock, she drew it free and raised its point to the sky.

She knew they cheered, and some of them wept. She knew that to a man they lowered to one knee. But her eyes were on that point and the flash of light that streaked from the sky to strike it.

She felt it inside her, that light, a burst of heat and color and strength. There was a sudden burn on her arm, and as if the gods etched it, the symbol of the claddaugh formed there to brand her queen of Geall. Rocked by it, thrilled and humbled, she looked down at her people. And her eyes met Cian’s.

All else seemed to melt away in that moment, for a moment. There was only him, his face shadowed by the hood of his cloak, and his eyes so brilliant and blue.

How could it be, she wondered, that she should hold her destiny in her hand, and see only him? How, meeting his eyes like this, could it be like looking deeper, deeper yet, into her own destiny?

“I am a servant of Geall,” she said, unable to look away from him. “I am a child of the gods. This sword, and all it protects is mine. I am Moira, warrior queen of Geall. Rise, and know I love you.”

She stood as she was, the sword still pointing skyward as the hands of the holy man placed the crown on her head.

He was no stranger to magic, the black or the white, but Cian thought he’d never seen anything more powerful. Her face, so pale when she’d removed her cloak, had bloomed when her hand had taken the sword. Her eyes, so heavy, so somber, had gone as brilliant as the blade.

And had simply sliced through him, keen as a sword, when they’d met his.

There she stood, he thought, slender and slight, and as magnificent as any Amazon. Suddenly regal, suddenly fierce, suddenly beautiful.

What moved inside him had no place there.
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Dec 19, 2012 Kara Jorges rated it 4 of 5 stars

Nora Roberts’ trilogy about a sorcerer (Hoyt), a witch (Glenna), a shape shifter (Larkin), a demon hunter (Blair), a vampire (Cian), and a scholar and queen (Moira) who fight an apocalyptic battle against an army of vampires draws to a close. In Book I, Hoyt and Glenna fell in love and formed the Circle of Six with the others. Moira and her cousin Larkin came through the Dance of the Gods (where Hoyt also came ahead in time almost a thousand years) from the land of Geall, an almost storybook pla...more Nora Roberts’ trilogy about a sorcerer (Hoyt), a witch (Glenna), a shape shifter (Larkin), a demon hunter (Blair), a vampire (Cian), and a scholar and queen (Moira) who fight an apocalyptic battle against an army of vampires draws to a close. In Book I, Hoyt and Glenna fell in love and formed the Circle of Six with the others. Moira and her cousin Larkin came through the Dance of the Gods (where Hoyt also came ahead in time almost a thousand years) from the land of Geall, an almost storybook place of dragons and a Cinderella-style castle. In Book II, Blair and Larkin develop feelings for each other while they train and plan for the battle to come, then everyone travels through the dance back to Geall, where Moira would become queen, and begin to ready the Geallian people for battle. Book I was more about all six characters and the formation of their circle, whereas Book II was mostly about the romance between Moira and Larkin. This book follows more of that formula when the attraction between the vampire and the queen heats up and ignites. There is a bittersweet poignancy to this romance, however, as Cian is a vampire. He and Glenna are not only from different worlds, but Cian is not really a man; some even refer to him as a demon. They can never be together, never marry, never conceive children together. Cian has lived 900 years and will never age, yet in an amount of time almost meaningless to him, Moira will grow old and die. Their love is impossible, but they are irrevocably drawn into it nonetheless, each knowing heartbreak is inevitable. When the moment comes, Nora does not shy away from a single crushingly bleak emotion from either of them. The whole time, I knew that something would have to happen to bring them together in the end, but I had no idea what that would be, and neither Cian or Moira believed they had a future. They were heartbroken, not over some silly set of circumstances, stubborn pride, or miscommunication that could easily be overcome, but by the very laws of nature. When the solution came it was almost disappointingly simple, but in the end, these six characters had been through enough trials and bloodshed, magic had been a constant presence, they traveled through time, and even between worlds. Perhaps making it simple was best after all. The ending bespoke of how love makes giving up everything else a pittance to pay, a decision so impossibly easy to make that it’s not a decision at all. It’s true that Nora Roberts could sell millions of copies of drunken ramblings, but the reason why her books continue to sell so well is that she tries new things, breaks new ground, and finds new ways to tell a story that has basically never changed. While this trilogy may not be for everyone, with its violence and fantasy elements, I enjoyed not only the unusual and creative story and colorful characters, I also admired the way it was crafted.(less)

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May 20, 2011 Cyndy Aleo rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, romance

When my mother passed me Nora Roberts' Circle Trilogy, I was a bit wary. Morrigan's Cross was the first Nora Roberts book my mother had ever not finished, and she passed all three books to me without even cracking the cover on the last two books. While I had a hard time getting into the series at first, by the time I got to Valley of Silence, I was hooked.

::: The Circle's Last Stand :::

Valley of Silence is the third book in Roberts' Circle Trilogy, which focuses on six people chose by the goddes...more When my mother passed me Nora Roberts' Circle Trilogy, I was a bit wary. Morrigan's Cross was the first Nora Roberts book my mother had ever not finished, and she passed all three books to me without even cracking the cover on the last two books. While I had a hard time getting into the series at first, by the time I got to Valley of Silence, I was hooked.

::: The Circle's Last Stand :::

Valley of Silence is the third book in Roberts' Circle Trilogy, which focuses on six people chose by the goddess Morrigan to take a stand against the vampire Queen Lilith and her army: Glenna, a witch from the present; Hoyt, a 12th century sorcerer; Larkin, a shape shifter from the mythical land of Geall; Moira, Larkin's cousin, a scholar and Queen of Geall; Blair, a vampire hunter from the present and descendant of Hoyt's youngest sister Nola; and Cian, Hoyt's brother turned vampire by Lilith back in the 12th century.

By the time Valley of Silence begins, the circle has formed and moved to Geall, where the final battle with Lilith and her army will be fought. The circle has trained to fight, and is now training the people of Geall to join them. Glenna and Hoyt have been handfasted (a pagan sort of wedding ceremony) and Larkin and Blair are engaged.

The circle trains the men and women of Geall even as they face their own fears about the coming battle. Moira must face her own demons as she comes to terms with the murder of her mother by two of Lilith's vampire forces, as well as her love for Cian.

::: Why This Sound Hokey But Isn't :::

While the remaining romance between Cian the vampire and Moira the Geallian Queen may seem expected and a bit trite, Roberts outdoes herself at telling the story you knew was coming from the beginning of book two.

I was a huge fan of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, and really expected to meet this trilogy with a shake of my head and a huge groan, but Roberts pleasantly surprised me. Not only has she included her trademark research that keeps the reader engaged and not pulled out of the story by glaring anachronisms or inconsistencies, she has also made the love story between a mythical queen and a vampire compelling with its realism. From the beginning of their relationship, both Moira and Cian realize that they cannot have a future, and both deal with that issue in a way that is true to the characters you have been with for three books at this point.

While the book can certainly stand alone, it is best read after the first two in the trilogy. Trust me, it's worth the wait to get through the first two.

This review previously published at Epinions: http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_V...
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Mar 14, 2011 Robin rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I was interested to see how Roberts would pull out a happy ending with this third installment in her trilogy. Although the save at the end wasn't unexpected or entirely unpredictable, I wasn't disappointed. This one was a little more bittersweet than the first two books. The complications weren't as easy to solve, and I really appreciated the theme of knowledge (of self, of others, of nature) in this one. The idea of appreciating and celebrating the moment, knowing that it's special because the...more

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May 30, 2010 Jasmine1 rated it 5 of 5 stars

I enjoy Nora Roberts, though not all of her trilogys capture my fancy. This one, however, did. The story and suspense kept building through all 3 books until the 'battle' of good vs evil at the end.

I love Cian- the dark, male lead who struggles against the evil that made him, that is a part of him he feels he can never over come. The glimpses into his past, his regret,the way he loves the young queen but is determined to deny her...great stuff. Moira's character begins as a young girl full of d...more

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Nov 01, 2009 Katharyn rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: romance and fantasy readers

Recommended to Katharyn by: my mother

Shelves: romance, supernatural-fiction

Vampire warfare calls upon an medieval Irish sorcerer to gather a circle beyond worlds and time, the Valley of Silence is were the battles takes place.

With the last preparations at hand the local women having been taught to defend themselves if and when necessary decide to follow the lead of these strong strange women from the future who trained them, and demand to march with the men to war. Thousand of pieces to the preparations all having to be over seen at some level by one of the circle, can...more

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Dec 26, 2012 Ella Alden rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Omg, I extremely loved this book. I literally couldn't put it down and read it in one day. I have so much to say that I don't know from were to start.
Firts of all I loved the way Nora dedicates one book for each couple but how they still grow and get stronger in the next one. Some would say It was predictable, but hell with them. I' m incredibly pleased when I find out that what Ii expecting came true and that my poor heart can rest of the agony of thinking it might be otherwise.
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Aug 27, 2012 Sofia Teixeira rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

4.5 Depois do início em A Cruz de Morrigan, onde conhecemos o mundo em questão, e da continuação em O Baile dos Deuses, onde testemunhamos toda a preparação para a batalhar final, temos finalmente o derradeiro desfecho da história do círculo em O Vale do Silêncio. Sem dúvida uma trilogia que de livro para livro ficou cada vez melhor.

Neste último volume da Trilogia do Circulo, temos a história de Moira e Cian.
Moira está destinada a ser a rainha de Geall. Mais do que nunca ela sente isso e quando...more 4.5 Depois do início em A Cruz de Morrigan, onde conhecemos o mundo em questão, e da continuação em O Baile dos Deuses, onde testemunhamos toda a preparação para a batalhar final, temos finalmente o derradeiro desfecho da história do círculo em O Vale do Silêncio. Sem dúvida uma trilogia que de livro para livro ficou cada vez melhor.

Neste último volume da Trilogia do Circulo, temos a história de Moira e Cian.
Moira está destinada a ser a rainha de Geall. Mais do que nunca ela sente isso e quando chega a altura de puxar a espada dos deuses da pedra, uma nova energia apodera-se dela tornando-a um exemplo para os eu povo e ainda mais temível aos olhos de Lilith. No entanto, a sua força não advém apenas de toda a magia que a rodeia, mas também de o inesperado, porém inevitável, amor por Cian.

Cian é um não-morto, um vampiro. Durante demasiado tempo só conheceu as trevas e a escuridão. Foi abandonado depois de criado e dependeu sempre apenas de si próprio para conseguir sobreviver. Depois de Lilith lhe ter matado o melhor amigo que alguma vez teve, King (que nos foi apresentado no primeiro livro), Cian jurou que seria ele próprio a matar Lilith. Após ter aceite fazer parte do círculo, rapidamente as suas razões para se vingar aumentaram. Moira, com o tempo, tornou-se a sua Luz. Sem ele se aperceber bem quando ou como, Moira, a rainha guerreira, tornou-se a fonte de esperança naquela batalha.

A história de amor destes dois é deveras comovente. Transmite emoções bastante fortes como a paixão, o desespero por a morte estar próxima e não haver tempo suficiente para se amarem, a tristeza por nunca poderem ter uma vida em conjunto e muito mais. São duas personagens de personalidades fortes, que fazem o que tem de ser feito mesmo que isso lhes cause o maior sofrimento.

A batalha final acaba por ser um pouco daquilo que estávamos à espera. Caos, morte, sacrifício, mas ao mesmo tempo uma força e convicções inabaláveis de que é possível vencer a escuridão com a luz que une o círculo.

Tenho de confessar que a escritora Nora Roberts conseguiu surpreender-me pela positiva. O início deixou-me na expectativa, o livro anterior aguçou-me a curiosidade e este encheu-me de adrenalina e emoções. Penso que quando um autor consegue provocar isto num leitor, é bom sinal. Os seus livros normalmente não me despertam muito a curiosidade, mas sinto-me obrigada a aconselhar esta trilogia a quem gosta de um bom romance recheado de magia. Gostei.(less)

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Aug 07, 2012 Juanitah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"O Vale do Silêncio" é o terceiro volume da trilogia do Círculo, da mais que conceituada Nora Roberts, na sua vertente de fantasia.
O mais aguardado e, o melhor dos três livros, sem dúvida alguma!
"A Cruz de Morrigan" foi o início do círculo, e emparelhou a bruxa contemporânea Glenna, e o feiticeiro medieval Hoyt.
"O Baile dos Deuses" trouxe-nos a preparação da grande batalha, e a chegada a Geall, onde juntou a guerreira e descendente de Hoyt e Cian do sécul XXI, com um aristocrata de Geall muito p...more
"O Vale do Silêncio" é o terceiro volume da trilogia do Círculo, da mais que conceituada Nora Roberts, na sua vertente de fantasia.
O mais aguardado e, o melhor dos três livros, sem dúvida alguma!
"A Cruz de Morrigan" foi o início do círculo, e emparelhou a bruxa contemporânea Glenna, e o feiticeiro medieval Hoyt.
"O Baile dos Deuses" trouxe-nos a preparação da grande batalha, e a chegada a Geall, onde juntou a guerreira e descendente de Hoyt e Cian do sécul XXI, com um aristocrata de Geall muito particular, devido ao seu metamorfismo.
"O Vale do Silêncio" retrata a grande batalha, o último encontro onde tudo se decide, onde tudo está em jogo, onde o círculo de seis de Morrigan combatem as forças da rainha dos vampiros Lilith, e Cian, o vampiro e a rainha Moira finalmente cedem ao amor que os une... Mas sendo de tempos diferentes, assim como de espécies, conseguirão prevalecer juntos?
E quanto à batalha final, quem a vencerá?
Cairá Geall na escuridão, ou continuará na luz?
Se leram as minhas opiniões dos primeiros dois livros, ficaram a saber duas coisas: esta trilogia foi a minha estreia em Nora Roberts, e em ambos os livros, o arranque da leitura foi lento.
Em compensação, neste terceiro volume, o arranque foi rápido, assim como a restante leitura, concluída em apenas dois dias!
Admito que a curiosidade e ansiedade também contribuíram para a rápida leitura, mas não poso tirar o devido mérito à autora, que executou este final brilhantemente!
Com uma escrita corrente, vocabulário acessível e muito romance e acção q.b.. "O Vale do Silêncio" demonstrou-se uma leitura bem agradável, e que encanta qualquer fã do género, assim como os seguidores da autora.
"O Vale do Silêncio" não desilude, assim como o seu casal protagonista.
Cian foi a personagem pela qual me fascinei logo de início, e Moira, embora discreta, sempre fez antever a sua perspicácia e inteligência, e agora, conhecemos a faceta guerreira e corajosa da jovem rainha!
Das três estórias de amor, esta foi, sem dúvida, a minha favorita, assim como a sua ligação ao narrador, que me arrebatou.
Embora uma leitura fantástica, fica novamente a perder pela falta de elementos da mitologia irlandesa, pois mesmo estando inserida na obra, é de forma superficial, nunca ofuscando o romance que encabeça o livro.
De uma forma geral, "O Vale do Silêncio" é uma leitura entusiasmante, apaixonada e requintada, à qual nenhum fã de romance fantástico ou de Nora Roberts passará despercebida!
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Jan 09, 2013 Kelley Ross rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: celtic, high-fantasy, medieval-fiction, paranormal-romance

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Dec 14, 2012 Tempo de Ler rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

«Um deles, lembrais-vos, já não era humano, mas sim vampiro. Todos os dias, todas as noites do tempo que lhes fora concedido, ele era recordado do facto de já não ser humano. Não era mais do que uma sombra dos mundos que escolhera proteger. - Então - contou o velho - o vampiro sonhava.»

A conclusão da Trilogia do Círculo, O Vale do Silêncio, traz-nos finalmente a história de Cian, o vampiro, e Moira a futura rainha de Geall.
Do círculo de personagens criado por Nora Roberts, esta dupla revelou-se...more «Um deles, lembrais-vos, já não era humano, mas sim vampiro. Todos os dias, todas as noites do tempo que lhes fora concedido, ele era recordado do facto de já não ser humano. Não era mais do que uma sombra dos mundos que escolhera proteger. - Então - contou o velho - o vampiro sonhava.»

A conclusão da Trilogia do Círculo, O Vale do Silêncio, traz-nos finalmente a história de Cian, o vampiro, e Moira a futura rainha de Geall.
Do círculo de personagens criado por Nora Roberts, esta dupla revelou-se a mais atrativa, embora a irreverência a que Cian nos habituou nos livros anteriores esteja aqui um bocadinho esbatida.

Este é um vampiro que não se queixa do seu destino, limitando-se a aceitar e desfrutar aquilo que é. Por seu lado, Moira tornou-se numa rainha forte e feroz; uma guerreira decidida a conduzir com pulso forte o seu povo até à batalha final entre trevas e luz, uma dança brutal e sangrenta de vida contra morte. Esta personagem, tão tímida a início, revelou-se numa óptima surpresa que Roberts nos guardou para o final. Em constante mudança, Moira ora é acanhada e insegura ora é uma mulher confiante que sabe bem o que quer...e como o obter.

Os três livros unem-se para criar uma fantástica história de medo e coragem, amor e amizade, batalhas interiores, triunfos e perda...sacrifício. Apesar da ansiedade que paira com o aproximar da batalha final e da necessidade que estas personagens têm em permanecer fortes, Roberts criou uma história de amor muito doce…e sofrida - Moira e Cian nunca poderão ficar juntos, ela é humana e ele é uma criatura das trevas…o que não quer dizer que não tenha capacidade para amar…com tudo aquilo que é e com tudo aquilo que não pode ser.

O desenvolvimento das personagens, tanto individualmente como no conjunto, está muito bem conseguido por parte da autora - é possível observar a evolução do nível de sintonia entre todo o grupo à medida que pequenos episódios pessoais vão conhecendo resolução.

Dos três, O Vale do Silêncio é o meu preferido; não apenas porque as personagens são as minhas favoritas de todos os seis mas também porque a habitual escrita harmoniosa e bem ponderada de Roberts está de volta neste terceiro livro, depois de ter estado ligeiramente ausente nos outros dois.

A ansiedade e o pânico que se sente à medida que o círculo caminha para o fim é transmitido ao leitor de forma muito competente, culminando numa cena de guerra muito electrizante e excitante.
Em resumo, penso que Nora Roberts conseguiu criar uma trilogia bastante curiosa, interessante e original, bastante fora do âmbito em que é costume trabalhar, provando, mais uma vez, o seu enorme talento.
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Feb 05, 2013 Sara Gonçalves rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, leituras-2013, trilogies-tetralogies, wishlist

Devo dizer que a frase escrita na capa resume muito bem o conteúdo desta trilogia - "Numa guerra entre deuses (aqui não concordo, são vampiros, os deuses estão do lado da humanidade) e homens, talvez só o amor faça a diferença", e este livro mais do que nunca.
Nele podemos acompanhar a subida ao trono de Moira, bem como uma evolução desta. Vemos o amor entre ela e Cian fazê-los mais do que são, o que é lindo. Foi difícil eles assumirem, mas uma vez feito, foi bonito ver o romance entre eles, bem...more

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Apr 25, 2011 Talya rated it 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved this trilogy!

Then again, I really like Vampire lore.
Cian was my favorite guy, he was the most complex, wonderfully drawn character of the bunch. He and Moira made a wonderful pairing, my heartstrings tugged at the moments where they knew they deeply loved each other, but knew they couldn't have a life together with him as a vampire who will live forever and her as queen of an ancient world. My favorite lady was Blair, she and Larkin made a very close second in the couples/rom...more

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Sep 14, 2012 Inês rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Vou ser sincera: não li nenhum outro livro desta trilogia, aliás só fiquei a saber que este livro pertencia a uma trilogia quando o livro chegou e eu fui ver as informações do livro. Já perdi um pouco o gosto por livros do género fantástico, acho que me cansei deles por isso li este livro com um bocado de custo e sem a máxima atenção que costumo dar aos livros que gosto.

Não estou de maneira nenhuma a dizer que o livro é mau ou bom, estou a dizer que secalhar a minha disposição para o fantástico...more

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Aug 23, 2012 Elphaba J rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

O Vale do Silêncio é o tão aguardado final de uma trilogia repleta de fantasia e emoção. É o final de uma história que culmina em fortes laços de amor nascidos do sangue derramando em tempos de guerra, uma guerra onde todos os mundos intervêm, onde todos os homens, Deuses e demónios combaterão pela salvação de todas as espécies.
Continuando a explorar o lado romântico da narrativa nota-se agora, no entanto, um maior cuidado por parte da autora em desenvolver pormenores dedicados à grande batalha...more O Vale do Silêncio é o tão aguardado final de uma trilogia repleta de fantasia e emoção. É o final de uma história que culmina em fortes laços de amor nascidos do sangue derramando em tempos de guerra, uma guerra onde todos os mundos intervêm, onde todos os homens, Deuses e demónios combaterão pela salvação de todas as espécies.
Continuando a explorar o lado romântico da narrativa nota-se agora, no entanto, um maior cuidado por parte da autora em desenvolver pormenores dedicados à grande batalha que se adivinha, uma batalha que definirá se o mundo ficará rodeado por trevas ou banhado pela luz que já reside no coração dos protagonistas.

Moira e Cian são os últimos protagonistas, de um círculo de seis díspares guerreiros, a serem explorados e, para quem gosta de contrastes, são definitivamente os mais interessantes. Moira sofreu uma evolução imensa ao longo do texto, encontrando-se agora muito diferente da jovem tímida que conhecemos anteriormente como futura rainha de Geall. A sua paixão avassaladora pela sua terra e por um homem que pertence à espécie que assassinou a sua mãe é louvável e neste sentido, penso que, o dever e a honra foram conceitos cuidadosamente trabalhados. Cian, por sua vez, revela-se mais lentamente, estando ainda preso aos séculos que carrega de existência e à dor de não puder integrar-se totalmente com os seus companheiros mas, ainda assim, não deixa de despertar em quem lê a empatia merecida a qualquer coração valoroso, mesmo que este nunca mais volte a bater.
No que diz respeito ao restante leque de intervenientes, todos eles continuam activamente presentes e é gratificante verificar como os seus destinos continuam a desenvolver-se para que o leitor não se esqueça que os seis terão sempre de ser um se ambicionam uma vitória perante a representação de todo o mal, Lilith.

No geral, comparativamente aos dois livros anteriores, creio que posso afirmar que este é melhor livro da Trilogia do Círculo. Das muitas qualidades que podem ser referidas, o desenvolvimento de todos os temas explorados – romance, guerra e os valores da humanidade – foram primorosamente expostos, o que confere à narrativa um carácter emocional, proporcionado também pela possibilidade de finitude, muito forte.
Os intervenientes secundários, um pouco ausentes anteriormente, harmonizam convenientemente a história e, também por isso, a autora está novamente de parabéns por oferecer ao leitor a possibilidade de verificar a união que um conflito pode causar até mesmo nos menos crédulos. Sem dúvida que o medo move nações e é uma arma poderosa, hoje e sempre.

Este é um livro que chegará a todos os leitores de fantasia, quer definam as suas leituras pelo género urbano ou épico, mas que de uma forma ou de outra dêem primazia ao romance que é o grande impulsionador dos destemidos intervenientes que conduzem esta história de gentes que exploram os seus limites, de revelações curiosas, inimigos cruéis e com um final enternecedor.

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Jun 29, 2009 Latharia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jan 15, 2013 Lydia Perversius rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. "It’s a man who stands before you. It’s a man who loves you. It’s a man who asks if you’ll share the life he’s been given, if you’ll live it with him. If you’ll take me as I am, and make a life with me. Geall will be my world, as you’re my world. It will be my heart, as you’re my heart. If you’ll have me." - Cian MacCionaoith

Why are there only 5 stars? Huh? Answer me this, if you please! Stories like this, books and series like this, a great talent with words and images like this deserve more th...more

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May 13, 2010 Merrin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, read-in-10, shame-i-has-none

And so I'm done with this trilogy, and I agree with every single person who said this was a good idea that needed building on. Because it is an excellent idea, and I think it's one of the more interesting plot lines that Nora Roberts has ever tackled, but everything happened way too quickly for the epic scope of it. She didn't think some of the ideas through very well.

Also, I'm kind of getting tired of the way every single male character is the same in all of these stories. Like every man alive...more

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Jun 21, 2011 Sally906 rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This is the third in The Circle Trilogy, and the two armies finally meet each other in the Valley of Silence located in Geall. The vampires have viciousness and superiority in the dark – the humans have the circle of six. Of the six, Glenna, a witch, and the wizard, Hoyt, have married; and Blair, the vampire killer and Larkin the shape-shifter have paired up. This leaves this book book to cover the growing attraction between Moira, scholar and Queen of Geall, and the vampire Cian. Can there be a...more

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Jul 19, 2010 Loraine Alcorn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really cant say enough about Vally of Silence or the whole circle trilogy . I have read this trilogy 4 times , its really a great Trilogy and with the way its written you feel like you are living the story . This set has everything you could want, brooding vampires, sexy vampire hunters , werewolves,sorcerers, dragons and romance .
So much goes on in these books I cant go into to much detail but if you enjoy anything to do with either magic, supernatural and paranormal you will love this Tril...more

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Nov 08, 2012 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jan 20, 2012 Jen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book opens where the previous book - Dance of the Gods - ended, with the entire circle hanging out in Geall. They are tasked by the Goddess Morrigan to defeat the vampire Lilith and her army. Much as they have trained themselves over the previous two books, they now have to train the people of Geall and create a fantastic fighting force out of farmers and yeoman.

And then there is the romance. This wouldn't be a Nora Roberts book if it didn't have romance. Since the "circle" had six members...more

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Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more aka
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Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sophomore year in high school, she transferred to a local public school, where she met Ronald Aufdem-Brinke, her future first husband.

In Augusy 17, 1968, as soon as she had graduated from High School, Eleanor married, against her parents' wishes. The marriage settled in Keedysville, Maryland. Her husband worked at his father's sheet-metal business before joining her parents in their lighting company. While, she worked briefly as a legal secretary. "I could type fast but couldn't spell, I was the worst legal secretary ever," she says now. After their sons, Dan and Jason, were born she stayed home. Calling this her "Earth Mother" years, she spent much of her time doing crafts, including ceramics and sewing her children's clothes. The marriage ended separating, and they obtained the divorce in January 1985.

In February 1979, a blizzard in forced her hand to try another creative outlet. She was snowed in with a three and six year old with no kindergarten respite in sight and a dwindling supply of chocolate. During the now famous blizzard, she pulled out a pencil and notebook and began to write down one of those stories. It was there that a career was born. Several manuscripts and rejections later, her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published by Silhouette in 1981 as Nora Roberts, a shortened form of her birth name Eleanor Marie Robertson, because she assumed that all authors had pen names.

Eleanor wrote under the pseudonym Jill March a story for a magazine titled "Melodies of Love".

Eleanor met her second husband, Bruce Wilder, when she hired him to build bookshelves. They were married in July 1985. Her husband owns and operates a bookstore in Boonsboro, Maryland called "Turn the Page Books". Since that time, they've expanded their home, traveled the world.

In 1992, she decided adopted other pseudonym so to publish a futuristic-suspense novels, she first decided to use the pseudonym D.J. MacGregor, but she discovered that this pseudonym was used by another author. In 1995, her first "In Death" serial novel was published under the pseudonym J.D. Robb, the initials "J.D." were taken from her sons, Jason and Dan, while "Robb" is a shortened form of Roberts.

Eleanor has also been known as Sara Hardesty, because when the "Born In" series was released in U.K. it carried that name instead of Nora Roberts. She has since changed publishers.

Eleanor has been plagiarized by another best-selling romance writer, Janet Dailey. The practice came to light after a reader read Nora Roberts' "Sweet Revenge" and Janet Dailey's "Notorious" back-to-back; she noticed several similarities and posted the comparable passages on the Internet. Calling the plagiarism "mind rape," Eleanor sued Janet Daily. In 1997, Janet, admitted to repeatedly plagiarizing from Nora Roberts' work, and that both "Aspen Gold" and "Notorious" lifted heavily from Nora Roberts's work. Both of those novels were pulled from print after Janet's admission. She acknowledged the plagiarism and blamed it on a psychological disorder. In a settlement, Janet paid Eleanor an undisclosed sum, which Eleanor donated to the Literacy Volunteers of America.

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