| The Ashes of Worlds (Saga of Seven Suns) (Saga of Seven Suns) | 
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Category: Book
Author: Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD
Studio: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD
Manufacturer: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD
Label: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD
Format: Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Audio CD
Edition: MP3 Una
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1423357531
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781423357537
ASIN: 1423357531
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
Release Date: July 1, 2008
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Product Description
The culminating volume in The Saga of Seven Suns weaves together the myriad story lines in a spectacular grand finale. Galactic empires clash, elemental beings devastate whole planetary systems, and the factions of humanity are pitted against one another. Heroes rise and enemies make their last stands in the climax of an epic tale eight years in the making. The Saga of Seven Suns is one of the most colorful and spectacular science fiction epics of the past decade.
Acclaim for The Saga of Seven Suns:
?Anderson weaves action, romance, and science with a rousing plot reflecting the classic SF of Clarke and Herbert and the glossy cinematic influence of Lucas and Spielberg.? ? Publishers Weekly, starred review
?Kevin Anderson has created a fully independent and richly conceived venue for his personal brand of space opera, a venue that nonetheless raises fruitful
resonances with Frank Herbert's classic Dune series.? ? scifi.com
?Everything about Anderson?s latest is BIG ? the war, the history, the aliens. These are elemental forces battling here, folks. Yet the characters are always
the heart of the story, and their defeats and triumphs give perspective to it all.? ? Starlog
?A soaring epic . . . a space opera to rival the best the field has ever seen.? ? Science Fiction Chronicle
?Colorful stuff . . . bursting with incidents, concepts, and a massive cast of characters, matching well-thought-out SF ideas with melodrama and interfamily strife.? ? SFX
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A workmanlike wrap up to the series July 25, 2008
While lacking a bit of energy, this final volume a rather overly long series works in the sense of resolving all story lines while leaving the universe so created in such a manner to invite a re-visit at a later date.
The series tended to run out of drive around volume 5 beginning to smell a bit like the author / publisher were milking a hit which may have surprised them a bit. However the series is surely worth a read for the interesting place with engaging characters although toward the end the evil guys got laughably evil while the good guys would make a angel blush with shame.
I'd say the author got a little destruction happy at the end and, as I mentioned the good guys got stupid good. For example, one fellow who tried to kill off an entire species of human like beings and did manage to kill millions whilst engaged in an enormous destruction spree, gets captured and sent for rehab by the target species. Gimme a break.
Still, the book does the job of wrapping up the series even if a bit silly in places.
A Very Fitting Ending July 22, 2008
This book was great! I was engaged from beginning to end. If you are a Saga fan this is a must to read. If you are new to the series, check out the other installments first if you want the most out of this one. My only regret is that this was the last book of the series.
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