Sanctuary (Dragon Jousters #3)
She finally ended most of the tedium of dragon care, what was fascinating in the beginning soon felt like I really did own a dragon. The reader was present for every feeding, at least we were spared the shoveling of dung in this final book. What's more, the constant search for food was an all-pervading theme, okay, we get it, dragons are HUNGRY. I'm only glad she bothered to take care of the search for water in the desert, because that could've really gotten boring.
The world was moderately interesting, except it was just a fantasy version of Egypt, and the Egyptian names blurred together after a bit. The characters proved intensely flat. So what if boy got girl? Boy was never in danger of losing girl. In fact, the books were entirely devoid of any romantic entanglements of any sort. How is it that every relationship was so distinctly without any drama? A few people died, but no one intrinsic to the plot, or if they were, I didn't seem to notice. I didn't really care about any of them.
Honestly, I'm just glad this is over with, which isn't how I should feel about a trilogy. I should be exciting about jumping into another book, and happy that she wrote a fourth.
wing-leader Kiron, the former serf known as Vetch and a disparate group of refugees from the countries of Alta and Tia flee to the desert to a hidden refuge that the gods have uncovered and named Sanctuary. In Sanctuary Kiron and a small cadre of Jousters are safe from the evil Magi who are draining Alta and Tia of their "gifted ones." Kiron and the Jousters with their magnificent dragons who have as much personality as the human characters must learn to coexist in a land of extremes. They know
This isn't really the final book, since she then went back and wrote a fourth one, but since the threat of wild horses couldn't entice me to continue reading once I found a good stopping place, I might as well use this as my conclusion. It was, after all, only meant to be a trilogy.She finally ended most of the tedium of dragon care, what was fascinating in the beginning soon felt like I really did own a dragon. The reader was present for every feeding, at least we were spared the shoveling of
Another great addition to the "Joust" series.
The third in the series, this book is best read after the first two, but I think there's enough context without. This book ends in a reasonably satisfying manner to not require book 4, but there's good wrap-up in 4 if you feel you just need more.The various groups gather to finish what was started.
The bad guys are doing even more bad things in Alta and have gotten influence in Tia.The good guys have setup camp/HQ in Sanctuary.Aket-ten and Kiron become an official item.Less world building than books #1 & 2. The usual number of editing mistakes -- at one point the wrong jouster is identified as a baker's son, for example.
I've enjoyed most of Mercedes Lackey's books, and while I enjoyed this one very much, it was not one of her best outings. I always pictured Ari as a soldier and a leader of a small group of men under his command, not the leader of many hundreds hiding out in the desert so when he was "chosen" to be the King of Sanctuary, I didn't much buy into that. My other real issue with the book concerns the encounter between Kiron and his love interest. Characters are supposed to grow and evolve as the
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This isn't really the final book, since she then went back and wrote a fourth one, but since the threat of wild horses couldn't entice me to continue reading once I found a good stopping place, I might as well use this as my conclusion. It was, after all, only meant to be a trilogy.She finally ended most of the tedium of dragon care, what was fascinating in the beginning soon felt like I really did own a dragon. The reader was present for every feeding, at least we were spared the shoveling of dung in this final book. What's more, the constant search for food was an all-pervading theme, okay, we get it, dragons are HUNGRY. I'm only glad she bothered to take care of the search for water in the desert, because that could've really gotten boring.
The world was moderately interesting, except it was just a fantasy version of Egypt, and the Egyptian names blurred together after a bit. The characters proved intensely flat. So what if boy got girl? Boy was never in danger of losing girl. In fact, the books were entirely devoid of any romantic entanglements of any sort. How is it that every relationship was so distinctly without any drama? A few people died, but no one intrinsic to the plot, or if they were, I didn't seem to notice. I didn't really care about any of them.
Honestly, I'm just glad this is over with, which isn't how I should feel about a trilogy. I should be exciting about jumping into another book, and happy that she wrote a fourth.
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Title | : | Sanctuary (Dragon Jousters #3) |
Author | : | Mercedes Lackey |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
Published | : | May 2nd 2006 by DAW (first published 2005) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Dragons. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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This addition to the series wasnt bad, but felt too long. The plot couldve been tightened up to enhance the dramatic tension. I consider this a rare miss in the body of Lackeys work (although that still makes it a decent read).wing-leader Kiron, the former serf known as Vetch and a disparate group of refugees from the countries of Alta and Tia flee to the desert to a hidden refuge that the gods have uncovered and named Sanctuary. In Sanctuary Kiron and a small cadre of Jousters are safe from the evil Magi who are draining Alta and Tia of their "gifted ones." Kiron and the Jousters with their magnificent dragons who have as much personality as the human characters must learn to coexist in a land of extremes. They know
This isn't really the final book, since she then went back and wrote a fourth one, but since the threat of wild horses couldn't entice me to continue reading once I found a good stopping place, I might as well use this as my conclusion. It was, after all, only meant to be a trilogy.She finally ended most of the tedium of dragon care, what was fascinating in the beginning soon felt like I really did own a dragon. The reader was present for every feeding, at least we were spared the shoveling of
Another great addition to the "Joust" series.
The third in the series, this book is best read after the first two, but I think there's enough context without. This book ends in a reasonably satisfying manner to not require book 4, but there's good wrap-up in 4 if you feel you just need more.The various groups gather to finish what was started.
The bad guys are doing even more bad things in Alta and have gotten influence in Tia.The good guys have setup camp/HQ in Sanctuary.Aket-ten and Kiron become an official item.Less world building than books #1 & 2. The usual number of editing mistakes -- at one point the wrong jouster is identified as a baker's son, for example.
I've enjoyed most of Mercedes Lackey's books, and while I enjoyed this one very much, it was not one of her best outings. I always pictured Ari as a soldier and a leader of a small group of men under his command, not the leader of many hundreds hiding out in the desert so when he was "chosen" to be the King of Sanctuary, I didn't much buy into that. My other real issue with the book concerns the encounter between Kiron and his love interest. Characters are supposed to grow and evolve as the
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