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    The Infinity Gate: DarkGlass Mountain: Book Three

    By Sara Douglass

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    “Sara Douglass has the breadth of vision necessary to create sweeping epics and the storyteller’s gift that makes readers love her.”

    —Locus

     

    Sara Douglas fans have been eagerly awaiting the third book of her epic DarkGlass Mountain fantasy trilogy…and now the dramatic conclusion is here! The Infinity Gate—a magnificent tale of love, magic, and betrayal set in the world of her bestselling Wayfarer Redemption—has the sweep, passion, and excitement of the best world-building efforts of Jacqueline Carey, Raymond E. Feist, Robin Hobb, and Lois McMaster Bujold, as it brings Douglas’s breathtaking fantasy saga to a powerful and extraordinarily satisfying end.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 1, 2010
    ISBN9780061997020
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    The Infinity Gate: DarkGlass Mountain: Book Three
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    Sara Douglass

    Sara Douglass was born in Adelaide but moved to Hobart in later life to write full time. She died in Hobart in September 2011. She was a lecturer in mediaeval history for La Trobe University for many years and was the first author to be published on the Australian Voyager imprint in 1995. She published 19 books of epic and historical fantasy with Voyager. She has won the Norma K Hemming award, the Australian Shadow's Award and was nominated three times for the US-based Reviewer's Choice awards.

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    • 3/5
      I love Sara Douglass but this booked needed both more character development and more editing.
    • 2/5
      I stuck through this series because the plot was intriguing, and I wanted to know what happened to one of the many characters. Unfortunately, the writing was inconsistent to the point of being distracting to the narrative. Almost all the characters were underdeveloped, and acted "out of character" at times. The plot and ideas had so much potential, but just didn't fit in Douglass's hand. If you want a fast throw-away fantasy series, then this is good. If you don't mind your characters suddenly dying, then this is good. Otherwise, there is better epic fantasy out there.
    • 4/5
      Good books. Well written
    • 3/5
      SPOILERS FOLLOW









      There are three scenes that make the book worth reading.

      1. Ishbel's encounter with DarkGlass Mountain.
      2. The attempt to free the souls trapped in Hairekeep.
      3. Axis and the ice hex.

      Aside from these scenes, this trilogy's finale is rather disappointing. We can, however, forgive Sara Douglass for this. We can see by the end of this volume that she intended this series as the starting point to another series, probably another trilogy. Unfortunately, she passed away before she could write it, and, as far as I know, there is no Brandon Sanderson to continue it for her.

      So, the ending is a bit of a let-down as it hints at future struggles that we will never see.

      Beyond that, this particular volume feels slow-moving. There is a lot of repetition and too much time spent characters talking over and over again on what they are planning to do next, speculating on what the others are planning, etc. You want to interrupt the characters and tell them, "Yes, I know. I saw that already!"

      Very little time is spent on fleshing out relationships (e.g. Maxel/Ishbel or StarDrifter/Salome) except for Axis. I'm not a big fan of Axis, to be honest, and his anger at Inardle quickly grates on my patience. However, I do like the ice hex scene.

      I did not like the ret-conning of Skraelings into these "River Angels" but it did make Inardle pretty awesome.

      The problem is the lack of conclusion. Basically, the ending boils down to hey, we beat the Lealfast.. FOR NOW. But they'll be back! Maybe in the next generation (i.e. the kids will have to deal with it). As I said earlier, it's unsatisfying because we know there is no forthcoming trilogy.

      Still, if you've read up to this volume anyway, you may as well finish the series. Just don't expect everything to be wrapped up once and for all.
    • 3/5
      Some things about this book were really enjoyable, honestly. The excitement, the unexpected plot twists, the edge-of-your-seat action that gripped me and kept me flipping pages up until the very end. The emotion, the power, the strength of the multi-faceted characters, along with the well-crafted words that painted a mystical and beautiful picture...The Infinity Gate has so many good things going for it, but, unfortunately, these things were overshadowed by other items that left me with some mixed feelings about the overall epicness of this book.The main thing? The heavy leaning on utilizing characters from The Axis Trilogy and the Wayfarer Redemption, and bringing far too many characters, plot points and world mechanics from these books into The Infinity Gate. Unfortunately, this has plagued the entire DarkGlass Mountain trilogy. Rather than simply mentioning the connections between this and previous novels, Douglass relies far too much on previous novels to propel the plot forward here. Old characters, especially Axis, and old plots, such as the rivalry between Axis and Borneheld, are given far too much attention here, I really would have preferred something new and more original...it's as if Douglass is so in love with Axis and Tencendor that she just can't let it go and really, it's time to move on to something new and fresh.I wouldn't say The Infinity Gate and the DarkGlass Mountain trilogy is a complete bust, heck, it made me a fan of Sara Douglass again after being discouraged by Hades' Daughter, but she's capable of so much more. Maybe she needs to take a break from Axis and co. and do something a little different...