The End of Time (The Books of Umber, #3)

The End of Time (The Books of Umber #3)

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The adventures of Happenstance and Umber reach their epic, surprising, and emotional conclusion. As Happenstance struggles to master his unusual abilities, he realizes that time is running out -- because Umber's rivals threaten to undo all the good he has achieved, while an unexpected new enemy with terrible destructive power approaches the kingdom.
Hardcover, 421 pages
Published February 8th 2011 by Aladdin (first published January 1st 2011)
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Ashley
This book was so completely amazing. Of all the Books of Umber, this is undeniably the best. It has also made my most favourite book I have ever read yet. Especially nearing the end, my heart was pounding at 4am, and when I read the epilogue, tears sprung my eyes and I couldn't help reading it twice. This book was uniquely clever and original, one I may not find in many years. This book deserves 5 stars from everyone, for every single page had me hooked until the early hours of the morning. An a...more
Spacklefritz
We start off the book with Umber falling into his moods, in fact this one is the worst yet, as a result of what happened in the previous book. Balfour, who hopes to restore Umber to his regular self, takes him (or rather kidnaps because he refuses to go) on an adventure. Luckily, something happens on the adventure to bring Umber back to his old self again ^_^ After this the reader and the gang are thrown into numerous fast paced adventures.

I loved this book. No lie. The plot, from the first book...more
Everett
Everett read The End of Time, by P.W. Catanese: I really liked this fanstasy book, because of the storyline, which to me is important, because it's about Happenstance saving Earth, after so much revolt and pollution. Also, I like all the characters, like Oates who has a spell that makes him speak the truth. Umber, is one of the best, because he's a mixed personality guy who is happy and uplifting, and then serious, and the extremely depressed, and the regretful, but mostly happy. My favorite par...more
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Lord Umber ist wieder einer seiner melancholischen Anfällen verfallen. Und gerade das, obwohl von allen Seiten her Gefahr droht. Nachdem der König gestorben ist, herrscht in Kurahaven Unmut, denn sein unbeliebter Sohn Loden giert nach der Macht. Im Verlies unter Umbers Felsenburg sitzt die grausame Hexe Turiana und schmiedet finstere Pläne und zu allem Überfluss droht eine neue Gefahr vom Fernen Kontinent, die sich rasch über das Meer näher. Hap schwindet die Zeit, seine mysteriöse...more
C_
Der dritte Teil der Reihe "Die Bücher von Umber" war mein erster Ausflug in diese zauberhafte Welt voller Trolle, Hexen, mittelalterlich anmutenden Städtchen, Prinzen und Königen, Drachen, Laternen mit Glimmerwürmern, winzigen abenteuerlustigen Männchen und vielem mehr, aber vor allem voller Lichtfäden, die die mögliche Zukunft der Menschen anzeigen und nur von Fädenziehern gelesen werden können. Ein solcher Fädenzieher ist Happenstance, eigentlich ein kleiner Junge, der jedoch von einem andern...more
IndyPL Kids Book Blog
Hap, the boy with unusually green eyes, the ability to jump high and live without ever sleeping is back in this final book in The Books of Umber Trilogoy.

Hap still lives with Lord Umber in his castle by the sea. He has made friends in this place, even though he doesn’t know how he got there or even who he is. Hap is very, very loyal to his friends. Without them, what does he have? He has no memories before waking up and finding himself with them.

In this final adventure Hap faces the questions th...more
Text Addict
Book 3 of The Books of Umber. I finished it and said, “This might possibly be the best series ending I have ever read.”

Never mind that it’s a YA series. I keep telling you, you’re missing a lot if you wave it all off as “just kid stuff.”

I’m actually a big fan of Catanese’s work, though I’ve never gotten around to posting a review here before. (If I reviewed everything I read, nothing else would get done.) He’s got a whole series of at least five “what happened after the fairy tale” books that ar...more
Charlyn  Trussell
I was so looking forward to continuing Hap and Umber's story and the finale was everything I expected and more. I galloped through it until about three-fourth's of the way when I came to a halt. Things were moving so quickly that the book was going to end before I was ready to leave it. Hap and Umber are besieged on every side by enemies--those from the past and new, unexpected ones. Once I began reading again, I read straight through to the end and was never disappointed. If there were loose e...more
Gail
I am clearly a fan of fantasy and PW Catanese does it best. I have enjoyed this series as well as his stories based on fairy tales. This third book in this set was something that I was looking forward to with anticipation. It did not fail. The book is fast, moving, and utterly filled with surprises. Even though I read for pure enjoyment, sometimes books make me wonder about our world and what we might look like to other worlds if it came to that. In this book Umber and his friend are transported...more
Morgan
Sad to see this series come to end! I loved all the characters in these books and I think P.W. Catanese did an excellent job in weaving so many different interesting, complementary, and contrasting personalities together. I'll miss you, Oates, you truthful brute!
Paige Adams
Happenstance is a young boy around the age of twelve and has gained big responsibilites. Before he was Julian Penny, a simple minded boy until he was lured to his death and became a Meddler. (Someone who meddles with time and other people's fates. They also have very bright green eyes that can see in the dark and they never sleep.)Happenstance cannot control his meddling powers that are needed to save Lord Umber's old world(Earth) from collapsing. The evil sorceress Turiana is trying to gain the...more
carissa
Recommended Ages: grades 5-9

The adventures of Happenstance and Umber reach their epic, surprising, and emotional conclusion. As Happenstance struggles to master his unusual abilities, he realizes that time is running out -- because Umber's rivals threaten to undo all the good he has achieved, while an unexpected new enemy with terrible destructive power approaches the kingdom.
Erik
This is a hard book to rate, as my opinion of it varied so greatly as I read it. I got feeling with this book that it HAD to be wrapped up in a trilogy, and so things had to move faster than would be ideal. Consequently, this book is filled with one momentous moment after another, making me think of the character Umber and his manic energy. The culmination of this book is when Hap finally learns to use his powers. The 'battle' scene with the Executioner is absolutely fabulous... I don't think I'...more
Shelley
The whole time I was reading, I was sad the series was coming to an end. Book 2 is my favorite. I rarely enjoy books where the characters suddenly experience modern technology (i.e., people in a bow-and-arrow society experiencing guns, cannons and bombs). There also wasn't as much interaction with the creative creatures introduced in this book, so that was disappointing. I considered taking a star for those two reasons. However, the ending of this book and the series was AMAZING. I'm hard presse...more
Phoebe
This talented author concludes his series about Meddler Hap, and readers will be sad to say goodbye to the many beloved characters that people Umber's world. Umber is cast deep into depression, so much so that his friends search for adventures that will reinvigorate him. The reason for his gloom? The inevitable ascension of horrific Prince Loden to the throne of Kurahaven. And sure enough, when the old king dies, Loden immediately declares war on all of Umber's inventions, accomplishments, and e...more
Shazzer
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Sunday
I listened to this as an audio book and found it captivating. Richard Poe, the reader, creates distinct voices for the characters and I was pulled in from the beginning. Catanese has created a fantastical world that intermediate and middle grade students would find thrilling. Lord Umber. Happenstance, the young meddler who has to come to terms with his powers and save two worlds. Oats, the giant man who is cursed with answering all questions truthfully. Fay and Sable from book 2. Sophie, the art...more
Hope Kuniholm
And the wrap-up, good and bad royalty, magic, computers, different worlds divided by an ocean, ships and ocean creatures, meddlers, and what is the significance of eyeballs. Wow.
Chloe
Fantastic close to a series full of questions, mysteries and cliff-hangers. I enjoyed each and every page turn right up to the end.
Anita
The conclusion to the 'Book of Umber' series and a brilliant one at that. Happenstance, also known as the Meddler, is able to see "filaments" emerging from human beings and in touching them is able to 'see' their destiny. It didn't register in my mind, until towards the end of the book, that these "filaments" are possibly akin to the silver cords referenced in several religious beliefs. In the same vein, his ability to enter the "Neither," which I took to be a possible reference to the Akashic R...more
Magila
3.5

I rounded up because I believe these books need more exposure.

The first book in this series was pretty revolutionary to me, in that it was imaginative, surprising, and original. The second book added to the story, though some departures from the main plot to flesh out character development were -eh-. This last installment, I enjoyed, but (for my taste) the ending was too open ended. It begs for another series to tell the tale left over.

In addition, a personal issue I have is no matter the g...more
Jess
Stars: 3.5 stars
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Did I like it? Yes
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Six word summary: Happenstance (view spoiler)[ is a meddler, saves earth. (hide spoiler)]
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Rating: PG-13 for graphic images including (view spoiler)[ descriptions of wounds (burned flesh, oozing gashes, etc. (hide spoiler)] I would not recommend this to kids under 13.

This book gets 3.5 stars for the nasty descriptions and also for the epilogue. The epilogue is one of those ones that (view spoiler)[ revisits the characters when they're old. The boys...more
Jen
I really enjoyed the beginning books of Umber. There was alot of suggestion of many possible ways this series could go but I have to admit this last book felt like the author quit. He finally comes to what he has been leading up to and sums it up in about a chapter, and you don't even get to see it! It was a rather big let down. There was alot of potential to this series but in my mind, it drops the ball.
Angie
I loved this whole series, could not put the books down. Was sad that this was the last book. I wanted to read more, experience the adventures and uncover the secrets. Would love for the author to have left it a little more open. So a possible continuation could have happened. I am sure if he wanted to continue the story he could pick it up. Great read for those that enjoy fantasy and adventure.
Sarah Tilatitsky
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Haley
-.- really? really?!!! SPOILERS:







ok it really bugs me how he ended up like that i was expecting him to simply live the rest of his life enjoying the aerie eventually getting married to sophie but noooooooo the other two books were fantastic but this one the ending just didn't sit well with me. :( all of it was good i will say that much. but the ending was all too happy.
Ronna
Truly a perfect ending to a fantastic series! There was a constant flow of suspense with unpredictable conclusions, classical fantasy creatures, wrapped in timeless moral lessons of kindness and solving problems without violence. I am hoping for a part two series-- Come on P.W., only three books!!
Jennifer
I really liked this series. It kept me interested and entertained. I was surprised and a little let down with the ending of this last book. It seemed to wipe out a lot of what the other two books had developed. It was still a good read, it just went a different direction than I expected.
Happy Hedgehog
I am just not sure what to think about this one. I mean, the ending just completely caught me off guard. I liked it, and everyone is happy, but it's also kind of sad... Huh. Well, if anyone wants to read something very fun and interesting, then I would recommend this trilogy to them.
Sarah Sly
It was a good ending, not what I wanted, but still all questions were answered and I wasn't left wondering what became of the characters in the end. This was a three book series and of the three, by far my favorite was the second!!! I am sad to see it end, but it was good while it lasted!
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P.W. (Paul) Catanese is the author of fantasy-adventure novels (published by Aladdin/Simon & Schuster). He has over a half-million books in print, audio books on the way for all of his novels, and foreign translations for his new series, The Books of Umber. A crisp style, fast pacing, interesting characters and vivid descriptions have made him a favorite with everyone from reluctant readers to...more
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Happenstance Found (The Books of Umber, #1) Dragon Games (The Books of Umber, #2) The Thief and the Beanstalk (Further Tales Adventures, #1) The Mirror's Tale (Further Tales Adventures, #4) The Eye of the Warlock (Further Tales Adventures, #3)

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