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"No one provides an emotional payoff like Michelle Sagara. Combine that with a fast-paced police procedural, deadly magics, five very different races and a wickedly dry sense of humor-well, it doesn't get any better than this."
-Bestselling author Tanya Huff on The Chronicles of Elantra series
"Intense, fast-paced, intriguing, compelling and hard to put down...unforgettable."
-In the Library Reviews on Cast in Shadow
"Readers will embrace this compelling, strong-willed heroine with her often sarcastic voice."
-Publishers Weekly on Cast in Courtlight
"Along with the exquisitely detailed worldbuilding, Sagara's character development is mesmerizing. She expertly breathes life into a stubborn yet evolving heroine. A true master of her craft!"
-RT Book Reviews (4 ½ stars) on Cast in Fury
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Seven corpses are discovered in the streets of a Dragon's fief. All identical, down to their clothing.
Kaylin Neya is assigned to discover who they were, who killed them—and why. Is the evil lurking at the borders of Elantra preparing to cross over?
At least the investigation delays her meeting with the Dragon Emperor. And as the shadows grow longer over the fiefs, Kaylin must use every skill she's ever learned to save the people she's sworn to protect. Sword in hand, dragons in the sky, this time there's no retreat and no surrender
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4.8 out of 5 stars (34 customer reviews)
34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another solid story, Sep 23 2011
By Shahrazad Ali - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: Cast in Ruin (Paperback)
Kaylin's growth has been very subtle over the last 6 books. . . finally in Cast in Ruin she begins to verbalize - and thus come to terms - with some of the trauma of her early teen years that have contributed to an inability to relate to Severn and Nightshade on ANY romantic level. I also see Sagara preparing the way for a more refined Kaylin - it isn't a lack of ability or understanding, but simply a lack of willingness on her part to understand that etiquette is another tool, like languages or fighting. It seems she is finally beginning to accept that because of her power she will have to rub elbows with people of power on a frequent basis. So she starts to pay attention, albeit grudgingly. Loved her interactions with Diarmat - she very much needs someone in her life who won't tolerate any of her BS. She can tow the line if she isn't given any leeway. A new character is introduced - for anyone who is wondering about the apparent lack of female dragons - and it seems to me that this character is also going to be a major vehicle in the future for Kaylin's growth. There is the usual amount of action, though it almost seems contained, and plenty of hints about the West March and Nightshade's plans for Kaylin. Another satisfying read from Sagara. The only thing I don't like about this book is we have to wait another year for the next one!
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great addition to the Series!, Sep 20 2011
By Amanda P Jamison - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: Cast in Ruin (Paperback)
Cast in Ruin, is the 7th book in the Chronicles of Elantra-stories that revolve around a female human character that is a member of a police force like agency in a pretty cool fantasy world. Including dragons and some newly created races the main character investigates various situations that always explode into a much bigger mystery or "end of the world" possible event. And while this is a fairly predictable story pattern, it is nonetheless carried by interesting characters, character development, and plot/cultural discoveries of the many people in the Elantra empire. While the stories all foreshadow a bigger showdown with the big evil, its hard not to like the main character trying her best to live the life she wants in between all of the plans fate has in store for her.I love all of the books in the series, and this one was no exception. The only complaint and the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, is that the potential romance or love life of the main character is only hinted at in the book. While it is understandable, considering her history (revealed in the book), that she doesn't jump into bed with anyone, it left me screaming "ARRRRGHGHGHGHGH! Get on with it!"-however she moves at her own pace and can't be forced to speed things up from impatient readers like me.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best yet, Oct 6 2011
By Leanne Powner "leanne_p_" - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: Cast in Ruin (Paperback)
Michelle has hit her stride with this book. We're finally seeing all the bits of various back-stories coming together here. The big picture is starting to emerge, and I for one am loving it. More plot loops are opening up, but now that we're starting to get that big picture, we can see where things are (probably) going. Knowing Michelle, though, nothing is guaranteed except a good ride.This book is classic Michelle, in the sense that as the series has progressed, the pages in the book have gotten thinner and the font has gotten smaller and the book has gotten thicker. The multiple plot threads, which seemed so diverse and varied in the earlier novels, are revealing the richness and complexity of the world that are hallmarks of Michelle's work.
It's not classic Michelle in that it's her best book yet, IMO. We get to see the internal evolution of a character - personal growth - in a very compact space and through actions and interactions rather than via text and thinking. We see Kaylin start to come to terms with her power and to acknowledge her role in events as they're unfolding. She stops being a rather whiny young adult with a me-first, why-me, I-hurt-the-most kind of attitude to an adult who accepts broader responsibilities, whether she likes them or not. She gains an outsider as her 'champion,' for lack of a better word, one who will not stand to see her treated as she currently is, and this is forcing her to adjust her self-value in a way that she has actively resisted. Michelle's treatment of this development makes it organic to the plot, not a forced side effect or one that suddenly emerges.
Michelle's books are all great, hands down, but one of the things I love most about them is that each new book seems to top the previous. She's continuing to grow and develop as a writer at a point in her career where most other writers have plateaued. _RUIN_ stands head and shoulders above the previous ones, in this series and all her other series. I'm almost hesitant for the next one, because I'm having trouble imagining how it will top this. I hope she doesn't hit her plateau soon, because I love how amazing her words and worlds are.
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