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- Publisher: Grafton; Stated First Edition edition (1 April 1992)
- ISBN-10: 024613898X
- ISBN-13: 978-0246138989
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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‘What separates the grown-up authors from the boys is the quality of the writing and David Eddings is one of the best’
Western Mail
‘Sparhawk is the best-realized hero in modern fantasy’
Daily Telegraph
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The concluding volume of the masterful Elenium trilogy, now part of the voyager classics collection.
The jewel of life is rescued from the distant cave of troll-dwarf Ghwerig and the Queen can be saved. But in returning to the Elenia, Sparhawk and his companions risk delivering power into the hands of their enemies. The unholy triple alliance between Otha, degenerate sorcerer-king of the Zemochs, the renegade Pandion Knight Martel, and Annias, traitorous Primate of Cimmura, stands ready to seize the jewel in the name of the evil god Azash. Sparhawk calls the jewel the sapphire rose: to prevent Azash gaining dominance over the whole world, he may have to unleash its full power, but no one can predict whether the world itself would survive such an event.
This brilliant conclusion to The Elenium is fantasy on a truly epic scale which could only have been created by the greatest of modern fantasy writers – David Eddings.
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"THE WATERFALL DROPPED endlessly into the chasm that had claimed Ghwerig, and the echo of its plunge filled the cavern with a deep-toned sound like the after-shimmer of some great bell." Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
really irritating again - get first in trilogy - second and third not on kindle - ridiculous - waited ages for second and then third not available - so downgrade not on book - on fact that I can't download - I bought the first - I don't expect to have to buy the rest in paperback - for goodness sake - if a trilogy and published then release all on kindle at the same time!!!
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Format:Paperback
I did enjoy this book, BUT...
The Sapphire Rose is a classic fantasy tale with heroic knights, evil villains and a Queen who knows her own mind. The good guys win and the bad guys lose... too easily - and that is why I've only given it 3 stars - the good guys face a challenge... and overcome it far too quickly, whilst observing that when one does "action A" we find that people usually opt for "response B". There were no moments where I felt concerned that things were going to go seriously wrong, hence I was never on the edge of my seat. For 99% of the book, the heroes seemed to hardly break a sweat (except for the one moment where it felt that something tragic had to be there).
My other gripe is what I call the AI ending (the last 3/4 hour of the AI film where I wanted to gnaw my arm off). Just when you think the story is done (our hero returns...), it is not. I thought the last chapter was pointless - "everyone is a bit down, but luckily the Goddess saves the day!".
This is the third and final book of the Elenium and worth reading to see the adventure through to the end, but I think when it is over, you might be left feeling a little disappointed.
The Sapphire Rose is a classic fantasy tale with heroic knights, evil villains and a Queen who knows her own mind. The good guys win and the bad guys lose... too easily - and that is why I've only given it 3 stars - the good guys face a challenge... and overcome it far too quickly, whilst observing that when one does "action A" we find that people usually opt for "response B". There were no moments where I felt concerned that things were going to go seriously wrong, hence I was never on the edge of my seat. For 99% of the book, the heroes seemed to hardly break a sweat (except for the one moment where it felt that something tragic had to be there).
My other gripe is what I call the AI ending (the last 3/4 hour of the AI film where I wanted to gnaw my arm off). Just when you think the story is done (our hero returns...), it is not. I thought the last chapter was pointless - "everyone is a bit down, but luckily the Goddess saves the day!".
This is the third and final book of the Elenium and worth reading to see the adventure through to the end, but I think when it is over, you might be left feeling a little disappointed.
Format:Paperback
This was a christmas present for my daughter in law, I can't review the contents as I haven't read it, But she said 'It's excellent'
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Christmas Gift
It was bought as a Christmas gift and I have heard no complaints so I assume that it is fine
Published 4 months ago by probusken
A Gripping Finale.... or is it?
I made a classic mistake when I started reading David Eddings - I was just browsing through the local library for books I hadn't read yet, when I noticed The Ruby Knight... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Viscount_Grey
Possibly even worse than the two preceding books
I bought this series as a single purchase as I had enjoyed "The Belgariad" as a teenager. As that had been Edding's first main piece of writing into which he had obviously put a... Read more
Published 18 months ago by A. M. Smith
where is book 2?
Book 1 of this trilogy,The Diamond Throne: Book One of the Elenium had me wanting more of this amazing authors writing. Read more
Published 19 months ago by spohie
The Sapphire Rose
Another of my favourites, I enjoy David Eddings books, many thanks to the bookseller, they came much quicker than I expected, also many thanks to Amazon
Published 23 months ago by Mrs. Jean R. Livingstone
Typical David Eddings stuff
If you like his earlier stuff, no reason to suspect you won;t like this one.
Published on 2 Feb 2010 by Internet Addict
Another Great Read from David Eddings
As always, I find it hard to put the Eddings books down when reading them, so I get through them very quickly. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2009 by C. Kemble
The best!
I have read alot of fantasy novels and i can honestly say that this book and trilogy is possibly the best i have ever read. Read more
Published on 6 July 2007 by Gordon Gowland Jones
And so the Elenium draws to a close...
It may not have been the earth-shattering series I was hoping for, but it was nonetheless a consistently diverting chronicle (if a little drawn-out at times) with a vibrant array... Read more
Published on 5 July 2006 by Fantasy Lore
Brilliant!
I have read all of David Eddings books and they are, without fail, absolutely fantastic! This one is no exception. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2001
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