- Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Science Fictio (Mar 11 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380818396
- ISBN-13: 978-0380818396
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #701,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
The spellbinding conclusion to the magnificent epicof fantastic adventure and worlds within worlds.
Live magic has returned to the Earth -- as the demons of every universe gather to destroy it ...
The World Gates offer passage into countless realms, dimensions, and nightmares, changingforever those few with the courage to cross over.Lauren Dane and Molly McColl, two sisterstransformed, now hold the future of all living things in their hands -- for Lauren's mission to bringlife-giving magic back to Earth and other dying worlds has not gone unnoticed. And Molly's powerto protect her will not hold against the countless ancient evils that are closing in. For the maelstromis coming to drag down gods and humans alike.And darkness will surely prevail unless a last,desperate stand is made against the dreadedNight Watch, eater of worlds.
About the Author
Holly Lisle is the author of more than twenty books, including the Secret Texts trilogy and novels co-written with bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and Marion Zimmer Bradley.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Conclusion for Now,
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This review is from: Gods Old and Dark: Book Three of the World Gates (Mass Market Paperback)
Gods Old and Dark is the third (and concluding) novel in the World Gates series, following The Wreck of Heaven. In the previous volume, Baanraak starts forcing Holly to die and be reborn so as to shape her personality into the Night Watch pattern. He catches her once without the Vodi necklace and she was almost lost forever. Meanwhile, Lauren finds a secret message in the notebooks and learns that her parents had intended Molly to be her protector while she herself brought magic back to the Earth and to the dead worlds up the line.In this novel, Molly is busy exterminating Night Watch teams and Lauren is creating conduits for the magic to flow back up the world lines. Aril, the Master of the Night Watch, notices the magic returning to the Earth and messily terminates all his fieldmasters for overlooking this development. He then promotes their assistants to replace them and provides specific instructions for the situation. He also dispatches assassins to track down Lauren and sends his assistant, Rekkathav, to observe the operation. After Lauren is attacked by the Night Watch during a downworld foray and again within her own home, the Cat Creek Sentinels suddenly notice that Lauren is violating Council policy. A couple of hard-liners want to terminate her activities in a permanent manner, but the rest vote to wait and see. It does help that Lauren has an old god on her side who is capable of great havoc using the new influx of magic. In this story, Lauren and the Cat Creek Sentinels learn the secret of immortality and the pain thereof. One Sentinel gets her first taste of combat and very nearly goes berserk. The FBI office in Charlotte performs a good service for the Cat Creek Sentinels. And Baanraak is ambushed by Molly and suffers a split personality. This volume provides a conclusion of sorts, but the story continues past the end of the book. Maybe the author will return to this universe some day, for it has the potential for many other stories. In the meanwhile, we will have a new fantasy to read in 2005: Talyn. Highly recommended for Lisle fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of high magic, interesting societies and complex relationships. -Arthur W. Jordin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Writer Strikes Again!,
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This review is from: Gods Old and Dark: Book Three of the World Gates (Mass Market Paperback)
This book, concluding the cycle begun in Memory of Fire, holds the reader's attention until the last word. The writing is amazing; not a wasted word. The scope and drama are breathtaking; the detail is so well thought out and beautifully revealed that I am simply in awe of Ms. Lisle's talent! From page 1 of Memory of Fire, through the wonder-filled The Wreck of Heaven, and to the very last word of Gods Old and Dark, Ms. Lisle has captivated me. I'm left haunted by a story that resonates deeply into today's world, politics, and society. An amazing fantasy to rank with the best. Thank you, Ms. Lisle, for your work--never simple, always beautiful, compulsively readable, a real masterpiece. Truly amazing. I'll be in a daze for days!
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3.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Amazing Writer Strikes Again!,
By Stephen Kersten - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gods Old and Dark: Book Three of the World Gates (Mass Market Paperback)
This book, concluding the cycle begun in Memory of Fire, holds the reader's attention until the last word. The writing is amazing; not a wasted word. The scope and drama are breathtaking; the detail is so well thought out and beautifully revealed that I am simply in awe of Ms. Lisle's talent! From page 1 of Memory of Fire, through the wonder-filled The Wreck of Heaven, and to the very last word of Gods Old and Dark, Ms. Lisle has captivated me. I'm left haunted by a story that resonates deeply into today's world, politics, and society. An amazing fantasy to rank with the best. Thank you, Ms. Lisle, for your work--never simple, always beautiful, compulsively readable, a real masterpiece. Truly amazing. I'll be in a daze for days!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Keep your facts straight,
By Frederick D. Schulkind - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gods Old and Dark: Book Three of the World Gates (Mass Market Paperback)
This book provides a satisfactory conclusion to the World Gates series. The every-day reality is enough like our own that we can believe there really are gates between worlds up, down, forward, backward, and sideways. The heroine is just a bit too perfect. Some annoying inconsistencies from the 1st 2 books have crept in, and the author has not fully thought out the immortality concept that is largely limited to this book. She could have done better.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A Conclusion for Now,
By Arthur W. Jordin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gods Old and Dark: Book Three of the World Gates (Mass Market Paperback)
Gods Old and Dark is the third (and concluding) novel in the World Gates series, following The Wreck of Heaven. In the previous volume, Baanraak starts forcing Holly to die and be reborn so as to shape her personality into the Night Watch pattern. He catches her once without the Vodi necklace and she was almost lost forever. Meanwhile, Lauren finds a secret message in the notebooks and learns that her parents had intended Molly to be her protector while she herself brought magic back to the Earth and to the dead worlds up the line.In this novel, Molly is busy exterminating Night Watch teams and Lauren is creating conduits for the magic to flow back up the world lines. Aril, the Master of the Night Watch, notices the magic returning to the Earth and messily terminates all his fieldmasters for overlooking this development. He then promotes their assistants to replace them and provides specific instructions for the situation. He also dispatches assassins to track down Lauren and sends his assistant, Rekkathav, to observe the operation. After Lauren is attacked by the Night Watch during a downworld foray and again within her own home, the Cat Creek Sentinels suddenly notice that Lauren is violating Council policy. A couple of hard-liners want to terminate her activities in a permanent manner, but the rest vote to wait and see. It does help that Lauren has an old god on her side who is capable of great havoc using the new influx of magic. In this story, Lauren and the Cat Creek Sentinels learn the secret of immortality and the pain thereof. One Sentinel gets her first taste of combat and very nearly goes berserk. The FBI office in Charlotte performs a good service for the Cat Creek Sentinels. And Baanraak is ambushed by Molly and suffers a split personality. This volume provides a conclusion of sorts, but the story continues past the end of the book. Maybe the author will return to this universe some day, for it has the potential for many other stories. In the meanwhile, we will have a new fantasy to read in 2005: Talyn. Highly recommended for Lisle fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of high magic, interesting societies and complex relationships. -Arthur W. Jordin |
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