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The Laws of Magic #6
Hour of Need
Aubrey Fitzwilliam, renegade and traitor. Instead of clearing his name in Albion, Aubrey has chosen to pursue his enemy, Dr. Mordecai Tremaine, deep into the heart of enemy territory. What he uncovers in Dr. Tremaine's stronghold promises to change the course of the war and the future of humanity itself. A hideous combination of electrical science, golem manufacturing, and soul-shattering magic is bringing the world far closer to the edge of the abyss than anyone apart from Aubrey realizes.
Alone, reviled, and hunted, this is Aubrey's last chance to save the world—for if he doesn't there might not be a world left to save.
Alone, reviled, and hunted, this is Aubrey's last chance to save the world—for if he doesn't there might not be a world left to save.
439 pages, Paperback
First published April 20, 2011
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Michael Pryor
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Check out my Fantasy podcast, 'The World Below the War in the Heavens' wherever you get your podcasts!
I was born in Swan Hill, Victoria. I spent my childhood in country Victoria and Melbourne before moving to Geelong at the age of 10. I lived in Geelong until I went to university in Melbourne after secondary school.
I currently live in Melbourne. I’ve worked as a drainer’s labourer, a truck driver, a bathroom accessories salesperson, an Internet consultant, a Multimedia Developer, a Publisher, in a scrap metal yard and as a secondary school teacher. Whew.
I’ve taught English, Literature, Drama, Legal Studies and Computer Studies.
I've published over thirty-five novels and more than sixty of my short stories have appeared in Australia and overseas in publications such as Overland and the New South Wales School Magazine. My writing moves from literary fiction to genre Science Fiction to slapstick humour, depending on my mood.
I’ve been shortlisted eleven times for the Aurealis Award for Speculative Fiction, and have also been nominated for a Ditmar award. My short stories have twice been featured in Gardner Dozois’ ‘Highly Recommended’ lists in The Year’s Best Science Fiction and The Year’s Best Fantasy. Nine of my books have been CBC Notable Books, I’ve been longlisted for a Golden Inky and I’ve been shortlisted for the WAYBRA Award. I’ve also twice won the Best and Fairest Award at West Brunswick Amateur Football Club.
My reviews tend toward the three word style of the trenchant critic, N. Molesworth.
Check out my Fantasy podcast, 'The World Below the War in the Heavens' wherever you get your podcasts!
I was born in Swan Hill, Victoria. I spent my childhood in country Victoria and Melbourne before moving to Geelong at the age of 10. I lived in Geelong until I went to university in Melbourne after secondary school.
I currently live in Melbourne. I’ve worked as a drainer’s labourer, a truck driver, a bathroom accessories salesperson, an Internet consultant, a Multimedia Developer, a Publisher, in a scrap metal yard and as a secondary school teacher. Whew.
I’ve taught English, Literature, Drama, Legal Studies and Computer Studies.
I've published over thirty-five novels and more than sixty of my short stories have appeared in Australia and overseas in publications such as Overland and the New South Wales School Magazine. My writing moves from literary fiction to genre Science Fiction to slapstick humour, depending on my mood.
I’ve been shortlisted eleven times for the Aurealis Award for Speculative Fiction, and have also been nominated for a Ditmar award. My short stories have twice been featured in Gardner Dozois’ ‘Highly Recommended’ lists in The Year’s Best Science Fiction and The Year’s Best Fantasy. Nine of my books have been CBC Notable Books, I’ve been longlisted for a Golden Inky and I’ve been shortlisted for the WAYBRA Award. I’ve also twice won the Best and Fairest Award at West Brunswick Amateur Football Club.
My reviews tend toward the three word style of the trenchant critic, N. Molesworth.
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December 23, 2015
A very, very satisfying ending to a brilliant series. Entirely underrated.
March 17, 2019
Ok ok, so finished the whole series in like a month or less lol
They are such good books, it's a pity there's not as popular as other series cos it is definitely a good read.
Last book Dr Tremaine died by magic overdose pretty much, and it was nicely done. I still feel like George has no character or purpose other than being a sidekick for Aubrey. Like he does stuff but it's not as dimensional as Caroline or Aubrey. Sophie and George lack development but they are nice to have in numbers and people to consult with I think.
I wanted to see more of Sylvia and her relationship with Mordecai, but I guess that could be written as a nice short story later on, because it shows he does have some kind of caring for a person. I wonder what his parents were like... possibly dead because of him though lmao. In the modern day he would've been diagnosed a sociopath and many other things I reckon, but I wonder what a therapist would've said.
I do quite like Hugo and how he grew as a character and importance in the series. He does care about Aubrey and his friends, and actually trusts them as a Holmlander to help Holmland, which emphasises how desperate the situation got.
The best part of this book was when Aubrey's dad, the PM, skipped over consulting both head intelligence officers and went to ask Aubrey's own opinion. Like imagine if your parent valued your opinion as more important than the FBI for a war matter. And also Aubrey is 19 now, past teenage rebellion and untrustworthiness. Pyror kind implies that Aubrey is as grown up as his parents now and will be invited to important meetings, rather than spying on them unsanctioned through the floor in the initial books.
Caroline and his relationship stabilises a little and he is less nervous around her (yay ! finally). He basically proposes to her in the last chapter by giving that heirloom, which 1. rich family, 2. that's so young. I guess they've kinda aged more and it was like, the 1900s so people got married younger. But damn imagine giving your grandma's ring or something to your girlfriend at age 19 now.
The concept of magic is quite interesting here as it's treated like a branch of academics. So there are a set of laws which must be proved and can be proved in different ways. Very similar approach to mathematics, which is what Pryor wanted. But also, using this approach you could make a lot more things rational and more/less appealing depending on the person. You could compare the way Aubrey uses application of Magic with the application of maths outside of the classroom. Like maths seems like it's only done by professors and students in class in a very controlled environment, but also what if that was taken away and you were forced to do maths in a complex, creative manner at gunpoint? Obviously it would be much more stressful, but also much more intriguing too. The only thing is mathematics is so bloody rigid from millennium of rules and stuff, it's just a bit boring sometimes too.
Would read the series again, but need to wait until I've forgotten stuff.
Compared to the first time I read this, I barely understood what was happening (I was probably 10 or 11?) so yeah quite an improvement in my comprehension abilities which is to be expected as I'm nearly double that age now lol
They are such good books, it's a pity there's not as popular as other series cos it is definitely a good read.
Last book Dr Tremaine died by magic overdose pretty much, and it was nicely done. I still feel like George has no character or purpose other than being a sidekick for Aubrey. Like he does stuff but it's not as dimensional as Caroline or Aubrey. Sophie and George lack development but they are nice to have in numbers and people to consult with I think.
I wanted to see more of Sylvia and her relationship with Mordecai, but I guess that could be written as a nice short story later on, because it shows he does have some kind of caring for a person. I wonder what his parents were like... possibly dead because of him though lmao. In the modern day he would've been diagnosed a sociopath and many other things I reckon, but I wonder what a therapist would've said.
I do quite like Hugo and how he grew as a character and importance in the series. He does care about Aubrey and his friends, and actually trusts them as a Holmlander to help Holmland, which emphasises how desperate the situation got.
The best part of this book was when Aubrey's dad, the PM, skipped over consulting both head intelligence officers and went to ask Aubrey's own opinion. Like imagine if your parent valued your opinion as more important than the FBI for a war matter. And also Aubrey is 19 now, past teenage rebellion and untrustworthiness. Pyror kind implies that Aubrey is as grown up as his parents now and will be invited to important meetings, rather than spying on them unsanctioned through the floor in the initial books.
Caroline and his relationship stabilises a little and he is less nervous around her (yay ! finally). He basically proposes to her in the last chapter by giving that heirloom, which 1. rich family, 2. that's so young. I guess they've kinda aged more and it was like, the 1900s so people got married younger. But damn imagine giving your grandma's ring or something to your girlfriend at age 19 now.
The concept of magic is quite interesting here as it's treated like a branch of academics. So there are a set of laws which must be proved and can be proved in different ways. Very similar approach to mathematics, which is what Pryor wanted. But also, using this approach you could make a lot more things rational and more/less appealing depending on the person. You could compare the way Aubrey uses application of Magic with the application of maths outside of the classroom. Like maths seems like it's only done by professors and students in class in a very controlled environment, but also what if that was taken away and you were forced to do maths in a complex, creative manner at gunpoint? Obviously it would be much more stressful, but also much more intriguing too. The only thing is mathematics is so bloody rigid from millennium of rules and stuff, it's just a bit boring sometimes too.
Would read the series again, but need to wait until I've forgotten stuff.
Compared to the first time I read this, I barely understood what was happening (I was probably 10 or 11?) so yeah quite an improvement in my comprehension abilities which is to be expected as I'm nearly double that age now lol
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 20, 2021
This neatly wraps up most of the previous books (except for Kiefer, I have no idea what happened to that dude).
We start with Aubrey with von Stralick, deep in Holmland and trying to assassinate Dr Tremaine. He fails; Aubrey is then sidetracked to
So: happy ending (unlike the real world war 1). Aubrey ends up with Caroline, women have voting rights, and there's a female chancellor of Holmland.
We start with Aubrey with von Stralick, deep in Holmland and trying to assassinate Dr Tremaine. He fails; Aubrey is then sidetracked to
So: happy ending (unlike the real world war 1). Aubrey ends up with Caroline, women have voting rights, and there's a female chancellor of Holmland.
June 22, 2023
“This was war: a vast machine that chewed up people.”
― Michael Pryor
The final confrontation, at first glance, seems to be anti-climatic and quite short. Personally, I think it was grand; Aubrey having a long, drawn out fight with a magician who is overwhelmingly way powerful than him, would be boring.
The part where Aubrey brings the Holmland Generals in the middle of the front-lines was the climax of the book.
― Michael Pryor
The final confrontation, at first glance, seems to be anti-climatic and quite short. Personally, I think it was grand; Aubrey having a long, drawn out fight with a magician who is overwhelmingly way powerful than him, would be boring.
The part where Aubrey brings the Holmland Generals in the middle of the front-lines was the climax of the book.
March 13, 2019
I must admit I was expecting the ‘shocking truths’ to be more extensive, not to mention more shocking. And I thought we’d find out more about Dr. Tremaine’s background, but he stays a complete cipher. In sum, I’d have enjoyed it more if they’d dialled down the synopsis a bit. Oh well.
February 19, 2024
This book is almost what that the whole series should have been, and had the potential to be.
I say "almost" because it's still full of the same copy editing issues (though fewer of them than some of the other books), and still relies on coincidence to enable the plot at key moments, and the magic system is still "whatever the author needs at the time". But it's a gripping adventure story for all that, moving smoothly and rapidly from one well-depicted set piece to the next.
The tsundere Caroline is a good deal more dere without being any less tsun, since there's finally been progress in the romance subplot beyond "Aubrey moons over Caroline, admires every single thing she does". He's in for a tough time in that relationship, but a) he needs it and b) it'll be worth it for him.
At the front of this book, the author credits an editor who he says improved the books. I just wish she'd improved them a bit more.
I say "almost" because it's still full of the same copy editing issues (though fewer of them than some of the other books), and still relies on coincidence to enable the plot at key moments, and the magic system is still "whatever the author needs at the time". But it's a gripping adventure story for all that, moving smoothly and rapidly from one well-depicted set piece to the next.
The tsundere Caroline is a good deal more dere without being any less tsun, since there's finally been progress in the romance subplot beyond "Aubrey moons over Caroline, admires every single thing she does". He's in for a tough time in that relationship, but a) he needs it and b) it'll be worth it for him.
At the front of this book, the author credits an editor who he says improved the books. I just wish she'd improved them a bit more.
February 6, 2014
Sepertinya sulit rasanya membaca buku fantasi tentang para penyihir tanpa membandingkannya dengan buku anak2 fenomenal berjudul Harry Potter. Pertanyaan pertama yang selalu terlintas di kepala gue saat menemukan novel2 baru mengenai sihir selalu; "Ah, apakah ini lebih bagus atau sebaik Harry Potter?"
Hal yang serupa juga menjadi pertanyaan gue saat menemukan novel ini pertama kali. Apa kesimpulan gue?
Sejujurnya gue lebih suka hexalogi The Laws of Magic ketimbang heptalogi Harry Potter. Serius. Ada banyak hal kenapa serial ini unggul ketimbang tulisan J.K Rowling yang super terkenal itu. Yang pertama adalah konsep dunianya dimana sihir adalah sesuatu yang dibuat ilmiah dan memiliki hukum2 membentuk formula dan teori. Penyihir dalam dunia Aubrey Fitzwilliam tidak menutup2i indentitasnya dan terintegrasi dalam masyarakat. Bahkan teknologi2 berbasis sihir juga melekat dalam peralatan yang digunakan sehari2. Gue mendapati ide ini lebih menarik ketimbang penyihir yang sembunyi2, sebab konflik yang terjadi antar penyihir-muggle merupakan konflik terbuka yang menggunakan segala cara yang ada baik itu sihir maupun non-sihir.
Kemudian yang paling nampak dalam novel ini adalah tokoh utamanya, Aubrey Fitzwilliam. Dia adalah tokoh utama yang tidak mengandalkan keberuntungan dan ramalan gaib untuk menjadi penyihir unggulan. Aubrey bisa karena dia menggunakan nalar dan kecerdikannya dalam menghadapi masalah. Dan memang statusnya sebagai putra bangsawan Albion jelas2 membuatnya berada dalam posisi yang enak ketimbang kisah anak yatim piatu, Harry yang di-bully oleh paman dan bibinya.
Namun dalam segi kemampuan sihir dan kecerdikan, Aubrey adalah Hermoine versi cowok. And gosh... he's is funny.
Sayangnya dengan konsep dunia yang begitu keren dan tokoh utama yang berotak encer, The Law of Magic justru timpang di sisi karakter pendukung dann... musuh utama. Somehow dr. Tremaine tidak seangker Lord Voldermort (meskipun di buku ketujuh, Lord Voldemort terasa seperti lelucon, tapi masih lebih 'nendang' daripada dr. Tremaine.) Alasan kenapa dr. Tremaine ingin menciptakan berbagai kehancuran sepanjang enam buku itu bener2 klise. Dia ingin mendapatkan kehidupan abadi. Man... that's so lame!
Kemudian karakter2 pendukung Aubrey seperti Caroline, George, Sophie. Mereka terasa satu dimensional dan tersia2kan. Apalagi Caroline yang selain merupakan karakter pendukung wanita, dia juga adalah love interest bagi Aubrey. Mestinya ada sejenis kegigihan dan hasrat yang kuat dari karakter ini. Sesuatu yang membuatnya stand out. Tapi Caroline lebih seperti gadis manja keras kepala yang bikin pusing. Semakin gue membaca karakter2 satu dimensional ini, semakin gue berharap novel ini tentang Aubrey dan petualangan2 ekstrimnya saja. Asli deh.
The Law of Magic memiliki kelemahan yang cukup fatal sebenarnya, tapi detail yang gue temui dalam world buildingnya begitu mempesona. Settingnya yang luarbiasa membuat gue sudi untuk menelan segala jenis kelemahan dalam buku ini. Ini terlalu keren.
Andaikata The Law of Magic ditulis dan berisi karakter2 yang sekuat Harry Potter, niscaya buku ini akan jadi sebuah masterpiece.
Tapi yah... tak ada formula sihir yang sempurna. Begitu pula sebuah novel.
Bagaimanapun juga... gue senang bisa membaca serial ini. Good job!
Hal yang serupa juga menjadi pertanyaan gue saat menemukan novel ini pertama kali. Apa kesimpulan gue?
Sejujurnya gue lebih suka hexalogi The Laws of Magic ketimbang heptalogi Harry Potter. Serius. Ada banyak hal kenapa serial ini unggul ketimbang tulisan J.K Rowling yang super terkenal itu. Yang pertama adalah konsep dunianya dimana sihir adalah sesuatu yang dibuat ilmiah dan memiliki hukum2 membentuk formula dan teori. Penyihir dalam dunia Aubrey Fitzwilliam tidak menutup2i indentitasnya dan terintegrasi dalam masyarakat. Bahkan teknologi2 berbasis sihir juga melekat dalam peralatan yang digunakan sehari2. Gue mendapati ide ini lebih menarik ketimbang penyihir yang sembunyi2, sebab konflik yang terjadi antar penyihir-muggle merupakan konflik terbuka yang menggunakan segala cara yang ada baik itu sihir maupun non-sihir.
Kemudian yang paling nampak dalam novel ini adalah tokoh utamanya, Aubrey Fitzwilliam. Dia adalah tokoh utama yang tidak mengandalkan keberuntungan dan ramalan gaib untuk menjadi penyihir unggulan. Aubrey bisa karena dia menggunakan nalar dan kecerdikannya dalam menghadapi masalah. Dan memang statusnya sebagai putra bangsawan Albion jelas2 membuatnya berada dalam posisi yang enak ketimbang kisah anak yatim piatu, Harry yang di-bully oleh paman dan bibinya.
Namun dalam segi kemampuan sihir dan kecerdikan, Aubrey adalah Hermoine versi cowok. And gosh... he's is funny.
Sayangnya dengan konsep dunia yang begitu keren dan tokoh utama yang berotak encer, The Law of Magic justru timpang di sisi karakter pendukung dann... musuh utama. Somehow dr. Tremaine tidak seangker Lord Voldermort (meskipun di buku ketujuh, Lord Voldemort terasa seperti lelucon, tapi masih lebih 'nendang' daripada dr. Tremaine.) Alasan kenapa dr. Tremaine ingin menciptakan berbagai kehancuran sepanjang enam buku itu bener2 klise. Dia ingin mendapatkan kehidupan abadi. Man... that's so lame!
Kemudian karakter2 pendukung Aubrey seperti Caroline, George, Sophie. Mereka terasa satu dimensional dan tersia2kan. Apalagi Caroline yang selain merupakan karakter pendukung wanita, dia juga adalah love interest bagi Aubrey. Mestinya ada sejenis kegigihan dan hasrat yang kuat dari karakter ini. Sesuatu yang membuatnya stand out. Tapi Caroline lebih seperti gadis manja keras kepala yang bikin pusing. Semakin gue membaca karakter2 satu dimensional ini, semakin gue berharap novel ini tentang Aubrey dan petualangan2 ekstrimnya saja. Asli deh.
The Law of Magic memiliki kelemahan yang cukup fatal sebenarnya, tapi detail yang gue temui dalam world buildingnya begitu mempesona. Settingnya yang luarbiasa membuat gue sudi untuk menelan segala jenis kelemahan dalam buku ini. Ini terlalu keren.
Andaikata The Law of Magic ditulis dan berisi karakter2 yang sekuat Harry Potter, niscaya buku ini akan jadi sebuah masterpiece.
Tapi yah... tak ada formula sihir yang sempurna. Begitu pula sebuah novel.
Bagaimanapun juga... gue senang bisa membaca serial ini. Good job!
November 19, 2017
Having traded everything for a chance to go after Dr. Tremaine, Aubrey has found little opportunity to exercise that ambition. The malevolent magician is just too well guarded, and a failed attempt means no opportunity for another. Striking out in related directions, he uncovers mystery after mystery, plot within plot, as the time draws ever nearer when Tremaine will use the war to further his own immortality.
From assassination attempts to motorcycle chases to the trenches of the front line, this book is one nonstop adventure after another. A fitting conclusion to the series, it highlights one gruesome secret after another, spinning off layers of mystery and intrigue about Dr. Tremaine. Aubrey is at last in his element again. Spells volley from both sides in interesting and intense new applications of magic. From Dr. Tremaine, it's a horror show. From Aubrey, it's the thrill of genius honed to its finest under extreme duress.
Yet even amid all the action, the relationships between Aubrey and his friends continue to develop and deepen. Forged together by the fires of war, what had been a pleasure now becomes survival. Each of them has a part to play. I particularly enjoyed how, unlike many of the other confrontations with Tremaine, this time Aubrey badly needed his friends to back him up. Magical power is an enormous force, but Aubrey's weaknesses and inability to do everything that needs to be done keeps the book focused on a group and not just Aubrey and Tremaine.
Read the rest of the series first: this is the climax, where many of the little details from previous books finally come together, and although it could be read alone the impact of so much suspense would be lost. I rate this book Highly Recommended.
From assassination attempts to motorcycle chases to the trenches of the front line, this book is one nonstop adventure after another. A fitting conclusion to the series, it highlights one gruesome secret after another, spinning off layers of mystery and intrigue about Dr. Tremaine. Aubrey is at last in his element again. Spells volley from both sides in interesting and intense new applications of magic. From Dr. Tremaine, it's a horror show. From Aubrey, it's the thrill of genius honed to its finest under extreme duress.
Yet even amid all the action, the relationships between Aubrey and his friends continue to develop and deepen. Forged together by the fires of war, what had been a pleasure now becomes survival. Each of them has a part to play. I particularly enjoyed how, unlike many of the other confrontations with Tremaine, this time Aubrey badly needed his friends to back him up. Magical power is an enormous force, but Aubrey's weaknesses and inability to do everything that needs to be done keeps the book focused on a group and not just Aubrey and Tremaine.
Read the rest of the series first: this is the climax, where many of the little details from previous books finally come together, and although it could be read alone the impact of so much suspense would be lost. I rate this book Highly Recommended.
June 18, 2015
Rating: 3.5/5
As the horrors of war continue, Aubrey Fitwilliam grows more and more determined to do everything he can to put an end to it, even when it comes at the disgrace of his own name. He travels further into Holmland, accompanied by his ever-faithful and capable friends, George, Sophie and the redoubtable Caroline Hepworth. What they discover there and in the Gallian trenches makes Aubrey certain that stopping the machinations of the ruthless Dr Tremaine is the only way to end the war. For Dr Tremaine is bent on achieving immortality, at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives, and Aubrey and his friends are certain that they are the only ones who can stop him. Hour of Need was a great adventure story, with just the right amounts of fantasy, steampunk and romance. This was a really enthralling end to the series, and it was great to see how these wonderful characters developed and matured. Perhaps it ended a bit too hastily, but otherwise I really quite enjoyed it.
As the horrors of war continue, Aubrey Fitwilliam grows more and more determined to do everything he can to put an end to it, even when it comes at the disgrace of his own name. He travels further into Holmland, accompanied by his ever-faithful and capable friends, George, Sophie and the redoubtable Caroline Hepworth. What they discover there and in the Gallian trenches makes Aubrey certain that stopping the machinations of the ruthless Dr Tremaine is the only way to end the war. For Dr Tremaine is bent on achieving immortality, at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives, and Aubrey and his friends are certain that they are the only ones who can stop him. Hour of Need was a great adventure story, with just the right amounts of fantasy, steampunk and romance. This was a really enthralling end to the series, and it was great to see how these wonderful characters developed and matured. Perhaps it ended a bit too hastily, but otherwise I really quite enjoyed it.
June 23, 2012
The last book of the series sees Aubrey chasing down Dr Mordecai Tremaine, ready to uncover his plans and bring an end to the war. Aubrey has risked his reputation: he's now the Traitor of Albion as well.
Aubrey and an ever-increasing cast of allies and enemies must navigate a war-torn continent, trying to keep up with the evil sorceror and hopefully bring him down.
I loved this. Once again, the best available adjective is charming, but this was also a credible action book. As a series, I especially loved that the steampunk vibe was so subtle and yet so beautifully done, and that the magic developed so carefully as a standalone element of the story and also as a thread in the building of the world. They're all wonderful characters too. Would love to see this as a movie.
Aubrey and an ever-increasing cast of allies and enemies must navigate a war-torn continent, trying to keep up with the evil sorceror and hopefully bring him down.
I loved this. Once again, the best available adjective is charming, but this was also a credible action book. As a series, I especially loved that the steampunk vibe was so subtle and yet so beautifully done, and that the magic developed so carefully as a standalone element of the story and also as a thread in the building of the world. They're all wonderful characters too. Would love to see this as a movie.
November 30, 2015
Everything was a bit rushed...I think it could have been broken into two more detailed books easily. Even so I enjoyed reading the conclusion of this series and watching all the characters realise that there are horrors in war and it's not all plucky adventures. There are some very cool steampunky battles and good resolutions.
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December 9, 2015Katharine is a judge for the Sara Douglass 'Book Series' Award. This entry is the personal opinion of Katharine herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team.
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I won't be recording my thoughts (if I choose to) here until after the AA are over.
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December 31, 2021I really really liked Book 2 of this series, and love most books by Michael Pryor, but for me the star says it all with this one - just one star for me. I am not sure why, but I could not get into the rhythm of this book.
February 20, 2012
Great ending to a thriller book, that is well-written. Michael Pyror must have unimaginable imagination to think of such, magical things, and the complicity of casting spells. Great book, with a nice end, and an awesome series altogether.
October 7, 2013
I finished it!!!!
I would say that this book is one of the best in the series- although time of trial was good as well.
I really like this series because of the magic adventures and the mystery solving.
I would say that this book is one of the best in the series- although time of trial was good as well.
I really like this series because of the magic adventures and the mystery solving.
May 8, 2014
Last book in the series. I'm sad to see these characters go off into the sunset. I'm sure there's more adventures down the line.
May 21, 2015
WHY DID IT END, I NEED MORE ;__;
November 20, 2017
So good. Love this series so much. Interesting and full of twists, plus the characters are amazing!
August 25, 2013
Loved it. Loved it. Loved it.
Did I mention I LOVED it?
Did I mention I LOVED it?
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