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Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five) (Paperback)

by Trudi Canavan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; First Thus edition (3 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841495174
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841495170
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.9 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,354 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for The Black Magician Trilogy: 'A wonderfully and meticulously detailed world, and an edge-of-the-seat plot, this book is a must for lovers of good fantasy' Jennifer Fallon 'Canavan is a natural storyteller' Emerald City

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In her new role as protector of the Siyee, Auraya investigates sightings of a landwalker stranger in their land. She meets a mysterious woman claiming to be a friend of Mirar's: a woman who makes an offer Auraya is unable to refuse, but which she must conceal or risk the wrath of the gods. In the south, Mirar enjoys acceptance and respect as he reclaims his place among his people, but that freedom will come at a cost. Meanwhile, Emerahl is at last able to join the Thinkers in their search for the Scroll of the Gods, but the truth may not be revealed in the form she expects. And the Pentadrians, frustrated by their defeat at the hands of the Circlians, plot and scheme to bring down their enemies by means other than direct conflict. As the promise of peace dies, and two peoples are once more drawn inexorably into war, Auraya is unable to avoid being caught up the conflict. The key to everything, though, may lie with the Wilds, who embark upon a quest for secrets buried long ago. Secrets that could change the world.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable effort... (A Book Swede Review), 16 Aug 2007
This review is from: Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five) (Hardcover)
Voice of the Gods is the final installment in Canavan's more adult trilogy, Age of the Five. Her earlier, and internationally bestselling series, The Black Magician trilogy was OK, but I found this trilogy much more fun, and to be better written.

War, temporarily averted in Book two, Last of the Wilds, returns. Auraya, extraordinarily Gifted, and one-time Priestess of the White (the high priesthood that personally serve the Gods) has been expelled from the White for refusing to murder the Immortal, Mirar, with whom she has fallen in love. Instead, she returns to Siyee to protects the people she has taken as her own.

It's nice to see strong, clever female characters in fantasy. They often tend to be neglected, or forced into stereotypical roles... I was therefore, slightly disappointed that Auraya seemed to take a bit of a step back from the action in this book. She plays a large part, but doesn't seem to actually do much. Though undoubtedly necessary for the plotline, I would still have liked her to be more directly involved.

It was interesting to see the Points Of View, equally, of both sides in the war. As in many conflicts, both sides' causes for war were much the same; manipulation by their leaders (in this case, the Gods of both sides) was responsible for the hatred and religious fervour fueling the bloodshed.

Much more of Canavan's own views of religion came across in this book than any of her others, I felt. Particularly in the epilogue at the end, which was brilliant and unexpected. The whole scene was reminiscent to me of the Roman acceptance of Christianity, this time with the Emperor of Sennon deciding to stop all the bloodshed by accepting, though not necessarily believing, in the belief of One God.

Mirar, the Dreamweaver, didn't get to maximise his full potential in this book; he seemed to be almost overlooked. It was nice though, to see some of the other Immortals play a large and crucial part in the story.

The revelations about the Gods were also interesting, and explained a lot that had come before in Priestess of the White and Last of the Wilds. However, the huge revelation to Auraya & co. came as little surprise to me. By the end of Book 1, I had guessed the true nature of the Gods, and I was rather disappointed when it actually came about. As a result, the ending felt a bit rushed and anti-climatic. Nevertheless, Voice of the Gods was a good read, slightly below par on the rest of the series but still a worthy conclusion to Trudi Canavan's second trilogy.

7 out of 10. It wouldn't have taken much to make this 8. I'll be interested to see more of Canavan's future work. She will be returning to the world of her first series The Black Magician Trilogy, for some more books, I believe.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 10 Jul 2008
By Turtle Queen "Turtle" (Lincolnshire UK) - See all my reviews
Fantastic with each twist of this trilogy. You knew what was coming towards the middle of this last book. But still It was exciting and I felt i was left still wanting more.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great finale to a trilogy that grew on me, 27 Feb 2007
By J. Cooper "Jude" (Hove, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five) (Mass Market Paperback)
I was very disappointed by the first in Trudi Canavan's new series, but things picked up in 'Last of the Wilds', possibly because a new range of interesting characters were added. 'Voice of the Gods' is a worthy ending to the series, although I am still not sure who the Voice is? Is it Nekaun or the fact that Auraya can hear the gods voices. Some solid character development for many - Auraya, Mirar and Emerahl in particular, let down by the interesting character of Reivan being dumped into the role of woman-pining-after-her-man. As ever, the female characters are much better drawn and developed than the male. The development of the gods probably meant that the Siyee and Elai became more secondary but that did not detract from its merits. The twist in the tail was good and done very subtly - I could see it coming, but the confirmation was worth waiting for.
Main detraction is the appalling art-work on the US paperback editions - unfortunately having spent money on buying them, I won't buy the UK ones in paperback although they are much more preferable. But, I decided I couldn't wait - and I am glad that I didn't. Trudi Canavan's writing is maturing gracefully and I look forward to what comes next.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic end to the trilogy
The Voice of the Gods is the final book in the trilogy of the Age of the Five, it is an excellent read. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. H. Golding

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic end to a fantastic triology
This is the 3rd and final book in the Age of Five series and I must say I was not dissapointed.
I loved the first book book which entered us into the world of Auraya and I... Read more
Published 8 months ago by bookfairy

5.0 out of 5 stars Trudi Canavan
Anything written by Trudi Canavan is amazing
she is so unique in her writing style
BUY THIS BOOK
and every other book shes written
if you like harry potter... Read more
Published 8 months ago by L. Woolridge

3.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm!
I have read and re-read Trudi Canavan's Black Magician Trilogy a couple of times, which for me is a marker of whether a book works or not. Read more
Published 9 months ago by MKJ

2.0 out of 5 stars Not nearly as good as the first trilogy
I really liked the first trilogy by Trudi Canavan, The Black Magician, and I may have been expecting too much when I thought this one would be as good if not better. Read more
Published 11 months ago by CeNedra Red

4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely enjoyable, perhaps a little rushed?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and although I had been a little disappointed by the depth of characters in the previous two books, this was improved in this last book, especially... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Archie

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff
In this final installment, the story and the plot all came around nicely. A tad bit predictable but the way it is written was pretty good. Read more
Published 12 months ago by R. A. Rani

5.0 out of 5 stars best trilogy in a very long time!
this book is amazing. all other reviews with 4 or 5 star rating do justice to this book so i will not bored you by describing just how amazing and clever the three books are! Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. John J. Higgins

3.0 out of 5 stars Jim
I don't have much time, so will be brief. This book was a let down. I really enjoyed the original trilogy by T Canavan, and this trilogy got off to an excellent start with the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. J. P. Godfrey

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book and best so far in this series
Excellent book. Much better than the first two. the reason I only gave it 4 stars is because the ending takes a very long time to arive so when it does you already know whats... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Derob Ecnirp

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