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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
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The companions have retrieved the Orb and are travelling to Riva, to return it to its rightful place. On the journey back, with both Belgarath and Polgara incapacitated, the role of leadership is thrust on Garion, which is made difficult with the Orb fascinated with him. When Garion arrives in Riva, his life changes forever, but Torak is still out there and waking up. Garion discovers he is the only one who can defeat him. With war brewing between the West and the East, Ce’Nedra and Polgara must gather an army to hopefully protect Garion.
Whilst I still really like Castle of Wizardry, I did miss the quest as it was the main plot in the first 3 books, however, it makes up for it with more politics and character growth. The big twist, which I knew from the first book, is revealed, and it really changes the characters and the dynamic of the story.
Garion is more responsible in this book and has to learn how to deal with power and people with different opinions than him, and it is nice to see him change, but I do miss the farm boy a bit. I still like Silk as after everything they have been through during the quest and at Riva he has never treated Garion any differently.
Castle of Wizardry is really good book and I would recommend it to people who enjoyed the first 3 books.
The companions have retrieved the Orb and are travelling to Riva, to return it to its rightful place. On the journey back, with both Belgarath and Polgara incapacitated, the role of leadership is thrust on Garion, which is made difficult with the Orb fascinated with him. When Garion arrives in Riva, his life changes forever, but Torak is still out there and waking up. Garion discovers he is the only one who can defeat him. With war brewing between the West and the East, Ce’Nedra and Polgara must gather an army to hopefully protect Garion.
Whilst I still really like Castle of Wizardry, I did miss the quest as it was the main plot in the first 3 books, however, it makes up for it with more politics and character growth. The big twist, which I knew from the first book, is revealed, and it really changes the characters and the dynamic of the story.
Garion is more responsible in this book and has to learn how to deal with power and people with different opinions than him, and it is nice to see him change, but I do miss the farm boy a bit. I still like Silk as after everything they have been through during the quest and at Riva he has never treated Garion any differently.
Castle of Wizardry is really good book and I would recommend it to people who enjoyed the first 3 books.
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Serinin en durgun kitabı olabilir. Hem bu yüzden hem de üçüncü kitapta Yüzüklerin Efendisi’ne benzerlik arşa çıktığı için bu kitaba karşı da önyargım olmasından dolayı biraz ağır ilerledi. Bu defa benzerlik yok denecek kadar azdı bence ya da benzerlik ayrıntı düzeyindeydi ben farketmedim. Yine de bu durum serinin devamına olan önyargımı biraz hafifletti.
http://frokenchristina.blogspot.se/2012/12/rivas-drottning.html
3.5 stars
Garion and company are nearing the end of their quest as they recover the orb, flatten a city and race to Riva by Erastide for the return of the Rivan King, except the king's return is only the beginning of the quest, now they must travel to meet the evil god Torak who began to wake the moment Garion put his hand on the orb but do they do it as a huge army and get a lot of people killed or do a few of them sneak away in the dead of night to face the god alone and save many innocent lives?
They need a diversion and this is where Ce'Nedra gets her chance to help make a difference, gathering an army to her and marching out to meet the Murgo army. We also meet Errand, the young boy that was used to steal the orb in the first place, who is adorable but only knows one word(errand).
Still enjoying my reread, this one had a tiny bit of emotion in it which helps keep you interested enough to keep going.
Garion and company are nearing the end of their quest as they recover the orb, flatten a city and race to Riva by Erastide for the return of the Rivan King, except the king's return is only the beginning of the quest, now they must travel to meet the evil god Torak who began to wake the moment Garion put his hand on the orb but do they do it as a huge army and get a lot of people killed or do a few of them sneak away in the dead of night to face the god alone and save many innocent lives?
They need a diversion and this is where Ce'Nedra gets her chance to help make a difference, gathering an army to her and marching out to meet the Murgo army. We also meet Errand, the young boy that was used to steal the orb in the first place, who is adorable but only knows one word(errand).
Still enjoying my reread, this one had a tiny bit of emotion in it which helps keep you interested enough to keep going.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Another fun adventure rearing up for a grand finale. Enjoyed the growth of characters!
Glad to have the princess grow up a little, but otherwise nothing happens. This is entirely a setup for the last book's action.
Starting right where the harrowing escape from Cthol Murgos, Garion and company have retrieved the Orb and added a couple more people to their company. They make their way back to Urgos to pick up Ce'Nedra who is jealous of their adventure without her. Cutting it close to Erastide, the deadline for Ce'Nedra and the Rivan king to meet, the company make way for Riva. Little does Garion know that his true identity will be revealed, much to the alarm of both himself and the little princess, who is used to being the most important person in the room. When Garion finally learns the prophecy that drives his aunt and grandfather, he realizes that in order to save thousands of lives, he must make the journey with only his closest friends to confront the newly awakend god and nemesis Torak.
First of all, everything about these books - from the shallow characterization to the wtf cover art to the painfully obvious and clumsy chess theme - is like...couldn't you have tried just a little harder? Like, you had an idea, now develop it.
So, if you're out to raise a boy to become the king and leader of the known world, don't you think it might be important to give him ANY experiences or tuition toward that goal? Garion had never been allowed to make a single decision for himself his entire life. Polgara keeps him under her thumb and demands that he merely obey. Garion is, as I've said in previous reviews, Inexcusably stupid, but Polgara keeps him that way on purpose. She doesn't even teach him to read! But then he's got to decide whether or not to sign important documents relating to matters of state. She clearly cares for the boy, underneath it all, but she's spent so much time worrying about the prophesy that she's forgotten he's a real person who she's supposed to be raising.
Chief among my nitpicks of little things in this book - wth is up with Silk's big tragic scene? His mom used to be pretty, but now she's ugly and blind. When he's told he has to go talk to her, he turns white and starts shaking. Then after their meeting, he gets drunk and sobs about it. Oh no, we're all real sorry for you, you had to talk to an ugly lady, you poor thing, must be rough. The only female in the book who's not staggeringly beautiful, so sad. She's blind, so she doesn't even know she's ugly, so what is the problem, exactly?
I have plenty of other problems with this book, but it's mostly a bridge, so I'm just going to power on through to the next.
So, if you're out to raise a boy to become the king and leader of the known world, don't you think it might be important to give him ANY experiences or tuition toward that goal? Garion had never been allowed to make a single decision for himself his entire life. Polgara keeps him under her thumb and demands that he merely obey. Garion is, as I've said in previous reviews, Inexcusably stupid, but Polgara keeps him that way on purpose. She doesn't even teach him to read! But then he's got to decide whether or not to sign important documents relating to matters of state. She clearly cares for the boy, underneath it all, but she's spent so much time worrying about the prophesy that she's forgotten he's a real person who she's supposed to be raising.
Chief among my nitpicks of little things in this book - wth is up with Silk's big tragic scene? His mom used to be pretty, but now she's ugly and blind. When he's told he has to go talk to her, he turns white and starts shaking. Then after their meeting, he gets drunk and sobs about it. Oh no, we're all real sorry for you, you had to talk to an ugly lady, you poor thing, must be rough. The only female in the book who's not staggeringly beautiful, so sad. She's blind, so she doesn't even know she's ugly, so what is the problem, exactly?
I have plenty of other problems with this book, but it's mostly a bridge, so I'm just going to power on through to the next.