Darkfall (Healing Wars, #3)

Darkfall (Healing Wars #3)

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War has come.

Nya’s the one who brought it. And the people love her for it.

With Baseer in shambles and Geveg now an impenetrable military stronghold, Nya and the Underground have fled to a safer location—without Tali. Nya is guilt-ridden over leaving her sister behind and vows to find her, but with the rebellion in full swing and refugees flooding the Three Territories, s...more
Hardcover, 432 pages
Published October 4th 2011 by Balzer + Bray
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Lucinda
An enchanting children’s/ young teen fantasy tale that is supremely magical and dreamlike.

‘Darkfall’ is the third and last installment within ‘the healing wars’ trilogy, following on from the pain merchants and blue fire. The stunning purple cover is really beautiful and I feel that this book visually caters to its target audience perfectly (the younger Young Adult reader). Full of fast-paced action, intense drama and epic battle scenes anyone who loves the fantasy genre will be delighted by th...more
Angie
What a fitting ending to this trilogy. I have to admit this is one of the most fun series I have read in a while. I really enjoy the world Hardy has created. It is so rich and detailed and interesting. I am really intrigued the concept of shifting or taking pain from others. I find it fascinating that it can be weaponized. Nya is such a strong, fearless young woman it is hard not to root for her.

Darkfall takes place after the events of The Shifter and Blue Fire. Nya and the rest are hiding out...more
Emma
Beoordeling:
1. Cover 4/5
De covers van deze serie vond ik op eerste gezicht niet mooi. Dit is puur persoonlijk omdat ik geen fan ben van het 'neppe'. Maar wanneer je elk boek leest begin je de cover enorm te waarderen, ze sluiten zo goed aan! Echt heel knap gedaan! Je hebt ook nieuwe covers, deze zijn meer mijn stijl maar ik twijfel nog een beetje of ze nou ook zo mooi aansluiten.
2. Verhaal 4/5
Zoals ik al eerder aangaf is het een meeslepend verhaal. Het grijpt je en laat je niet los tot je weet...more
First Novels Club
About DARKFALL -- The characters from THE SHIFTER and BLUE FIRE continue to develop, the plot thickens like no one's business, and the ending lives up to your expectations and then some. All in all, it's an excellent final book in The Healing Wars trilogy.

And five reasons you should read The Healing Wars trilogy:

* If you're looking for a strong and smart heroine to root for, Nya's your girl. For years, life has handed her one struggle after another, and she has to make multiple heartbreaking ch...more
Regina
I don't know what took me so long to finally read this series but I'm glad I finally did. Everything from the worldbuilding to the characters stole my heart . I felt quite nostalgic when I finished this book knowing it is the end. Nya was fierce, strong and very clever which made me love her character a lot. I feel that most female characters are not very clever in YA nowadays and Nya really stood out to me. She not only kicked ass, she was also resourceful. All the supporting characters were in...more
Becky
I read book 1 and 2 when they came into the library and got through them really quickly. I thoroughly enjoyed them and wanted more. I then found out I had to wait about a month for this one to be released and I was annoyed as well as excited. I put an order in at the library, asking them to buy it for their stock but it took longer to go through than I expected. It only came in last week. I considered just buying it a few times myself, but I really can't spend more money on books, I'm broke, so...more
Jen
Hey, I liked this series. The concept of pain being utilized as a weapon and the ability that healers have to heal through the removal of pain is a great idea!

BUT

This book just didn't do it for me as a great ending. No, that's not right. It had a great ending, very well done. It's just I feel like the characterisation really lacked in this book. I felt disconnected with the characters. People died and I didn't really feel any grief for them. Also, the romance? A failure. It felt half-hearted. A...more
Cindy
Darkfall is the final book in the Healing Wars Trilogy.

When I first started this series I was a little uncertain about how it would pan out. The first book was a little confusing and it was hard to understand how the pain was used and what was really going on. But like all good writers Hardy learned from her mistakes and the last two books were smooth sailing.

I still stand by the concept of this book is rather unique. The ability to take pain and use it as a weapon or for good just hasn't been...more
Angela Wallace
In the final installment of The Healing Wars, Nya finds herself the unintentional hero behind the war against the Duke. The people of the Three Territories are gathering for their defense as the Duke prepares to invade and squash the rebellion. Nya doesn't want to lead her people into war. She just wants to find and save her sister, Tali. Yet the only way to do that is to stop the Duke once and for all.

At this point in the trilogy, the plot started to remind me of Mockingjay, the third in The Hu...more
Ferdinand, Jr.
This really was a fun book series to read. It wasn't anything heavy. It was just casual. I really enjoyed reading it.

The main issue dealt in this book was whether Nya should stay and lead/inspire the rebellion or escape. She was the only one who could inspire the people, and this gave her a responsibility. I can very much relate to the thought processes she went through. Sometimes, there are things only we ourselves can accomplish, no one else. We either do or ignore it. I love how Nya "did" it....more
Becky
In the final book in the Healing Wars trilogy, all Nya wants is to search for her missing sister — until she learns that her home city of Geveg has rebelled against the Duke. Now the Duke is bringing his whole army to Geveg to retake control, or destroy it entirely. Seeing no other choice, Nya takes off to warn her people, only to quickly become embroiled in the rebellion itself. But is she really a symbol of hope, or is she only a pawn? And can she manage to be a hero?

I won’t lie: I was a littl...more
Jo
It's a few months since I read the previous two books in The Healing Wars trilogy. I really enjoyed both of them, and was amazed at the level of world-building, character-building, and the strength of the writing in what was, after all, a "kid's book". So I went into Darkfall with high expectations.

And they were completely blown out of the water.

I loved this book. In fact, the strength of this book is such that the entire trilogy is painted in a new light. It's not just a great fantasy trilogy,...more
Rena J. Traxel
"Discover a war-torn world
where healing is dangerous,
and those with the best
intentions often do the
most harm."

Doesn’t that little blurb from Janice's website make you want to read the series? You won’t be disappointed! Darkfall is the third and final book in The Healing Wars series. Nya, the pain shifter, comes up against the Duke in a final, climatic battle to reclaim Geveg. If the Duke is to be defeated Nya must build an army and come to terms with her amazing pain shifting ability.

What I like...more
Shazza Maddog
Nya and her friends return in the third of The Healing Wars series, Darkfall. When we last left Nya, her little sister, Tali, had been captured by the Duke, and Nya had to make the choice of whether to try to find her then - or escape and live with her friends.

Tali has been missing for some months when the story opens, while Nya, Danello and Aylin are at Jeatar's farm, laying low and trying to decide their next move. When they find out that the Duke is going to attack the farm, as well as Geveg...more
Larissa
I will do my best to keep this spoiler free, so don’t worry if you haven’t read it yet.

Ah, the bittersweetness of ending a fantastic series. The final installment did not disappoint, and it had all the aspects of the other books that I enjoyed so well. There is the strong heroine first of all, and the well developed minor characters, the unique setting – I absolutely love the idea of a fantasy set in a tropical environment, and the whole moral aspect of the book where the Nya has to constantly m...more
Chris
Good, but not the captivating conclusion I was hoping for. That is not because the story is flawed, simply that it does not go where I would like it to. I thank Hardy for an intriguing magic system and a fun trilogy, even if the bang it ended with didn't really echo for me.

The best element in this book, and a real improvement upon the previous two, is that Nya not only has to rescue people, she has to save them. Some injuries don't bleed and actually require time to heal, not just magic. We reco...more
Traci
There is nothing like being satisfied at the end of a trilogy. The healing wars is ultimately about people escaping the grasp the Duke has on all the people within his reach...the Takers, the Healers, The "cats", The Undying, The soldiers, and His family. Throughout the book you feel a sense of hope and longing. Nya is such a strong heroin and her strength, I felt, was best described by the singing of her younger sister Tali throughout the book. She gave her simple praise ongoing exclaiming that...more
Tim
Loved this!!!
Final book in a trilogy from my friend Janice and it finished with a bang!
This is a fantasy story for middle grade readers (10-14), so for an adult it is a quick read with lots of plot action. I love reading good books in this genre (think Harry Potter etc.) and the book is simply wonderful, and I could just not put it down.
I loved the characters and how the concept that some people have a special talent for drawing pain and healing others. The world was well-built and the character...more
Erik
A good ending to a good series. This book was the easiest to get into and the quickest to read. Between knowing the characters and the pace of the story, there was no problem getting into and through this book. Another little twist in this one that was not perfectly explained, but it felt natural enough that it didn't detract from the story. With a satisfying ending, this was well worth the time it took to read.
Valerie
I told myself last night I would only read a chapter or two. Um, yeah, that didn't happen. Instead, I finished the book (basically, the entire second half). Heh, I didn't get as much sleep as I had planned. However, I did enjoy the book. Trust me, it was really good. In fact, I'm contemplating re-reading the series. That should tell you something.
Amelia Loken
Great, great ending of the Healing Wars trilogy. Still kept me guessing and on the edge of my easy-chair until the end. What a super book!

This has a 15 year old protagonist and I would recommend for someone 12-14 years old and up. There is death of badguys in the end of every book; badguys who have been torturing her or her friends by using their talent for healing, but in a twisted fashion. Nothing super graphic, but could be disturbing for readers under 12.

This book has a couple of friends kil...more
Stephanie
While it has been a while since I've read the first two, I remembered enough to understand what was going on. I have to admit, I really enjoyed this book series. It's always great to read about a world quite different from ours, not to mention the entire series' take on healing. I enjoyed the resolution to the series as well; not too happy, but not too sad either. Some survived, some didn't, and some in between. It also comes full circle with Nya's heritage and what happened before the war. You...more
Jennavier
I'm glad I got to finish this series! It's always great to see how an interesting start moves into a completed work. I really felt like Darkfall stretched the boundaries of the age bracket it was stuck in, not always in a good way. Aside from that I really loved it.
Yaa
Darkfall was an interesting ending to the Healing Wars.

The writing style was intense and descriptive and the plot was very gripping. And Tali. Poor poor Tali. Uhhh this book was so serious and bloody... I loved it.
I did feel like the ending was rushed...
Jillian
Just like the first two books in the series, Darkfall offers solid adventure, plotting, and writing, but lacks anything exceptional enough to push it into five star territory for me. Still, a well done and enjoyable trilogy with an excellent concept.
Roshio
I finished this trilogy in just over 24 hours. I climbed into Nya's world and couldn't bring myself to leave. A fitting end to this trilogy, action packed and a dash (ver small dash) of romance, I'm so glad I picked up this series.
Monica
A nice end to the trilogy. There was a couple of questions that were left unanswered, but I guess that allows the reader to speculate even more over the book. Fast read that keeps the storly line moving along.
Shelby Mc.
I wish I could write a long review saying why you should read this book (along with the rest of the series), but I can't seem to find the words. All I can say is trust me, this book is fantastic. Loved it.
Tricia
This series is one of the most original ideas I've read in a long time. This 3rd book completed the series wonderfully. Janice Hardy created the bravest cast of characters. The idea of using healing powers this way is amazing. I loved this book wholeheartedly and Nya is a character to look up to. I find myself in the crowd chanting her name as well. Thank you Janice Hardy for this wonderful series.
Amy Huntley
I found this an extremely satisfying end to the trilogy! I don't want to give anything away, but it was realistic, but also fun. Lots of action, but lots of maturity realized for the character, too!
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I’m a voracious reader, which used to get me into a lot of trouble in
school. Eventually, I figured out writing stories in class made it look
like I was doing actual work, so my teachers left me alone. Since
then, writing has worked out way better than algebra ever did. I now
write young adult fiction and no one ever tells me to cut it out and
pay attention anymore. For my debut fantasy novel, The Shif...more
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