5 immortal stars!!Every time I read this series it just gets even more enjoyable. After 10 years it's still my favourite fantasy series of all time.

Why oh why did it take Auraya so long to wake up and figure things out, it is rare that i figure things out before the main character as usually i am so emmersed in the story that i just take it as it comes. It was slightly annoying that she was so slow.Other than that this was a great end to the trilogy, although when i first started reading this i thought it was going to be a series of five books. It was quite an easy read and i was able to emmerse myself in the book fairly easily.If you have

I enjoyed the third installment of this trilogy, but didn't find the end as satisfying as I'd hoped. There were some interesting revelations in this one, and some great development, but there were some plot threads that never really developed and the larger conflict came so near the end that it felt sudden and a bit unresolved for me.

Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five, #3), Trudi CanavanAge of the Five is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Australian author Trudi Canavan; it consists of the novels: Priestess of the White, Last of the Wilds and Voice of the Gods. The fictional series recounts the story of Auraya, a young priestess who, after rising to the highest rank in her world's religious hierarchy, subsequently discovers that the gods she worships are significantly different entities from those in whom she was originally tau...

Globally, I enjoyed reading these books. While it took me time to get interested in the story due to a start that I found slow, it became much more interesting in the 2nd book. I liked most point of view characters, how the world was built, the fact that things are rarely what they initially seem to be. What I liked less was that I found the ending to be a little bit rushed, what happens in the 3rd part of the 3rd book could have filled an entire book in itself. It will be hard to discuss with m...

I pretty much read this book in one day flat! Towards the end of the second book the storyline really picks up, and then this whole third book is literally unputdownable! I'm just so impressed with the whole storyline; how different people's stories overlap and intertwine to combine into this really rich and complex narrative. Most of the characters were really well fleshed out and believable. Some of the points of view are more interesting than others (personally I always enjoyed the bits with

I have enjoyed all of the books written by this author and once again this book achieved the same high standard. You either enjoy this genre or you do not. Pure escapism. This book was the last of the 'Age of 5' trilogy and all of the loose ends were skilfully dealt with. However, I had guessed the main twist regarding the 'Gods' well before the end of the book - I will not spoil this aspect for any other readers. This did not detract my enjoyment of the book, which I found to be the usual page

I haven't really said much about these Age of the Five books so far, mostly because I wanted to wait until I reached the end of the trilogy before making a judgement. I enjoyed the plot of these books, and really appreciate how your opinion on the different characters/religions/societies etc. change throughout. One of the things I found irritating was the constantly shifting narrative; 5 pages would be dedicated to Auraya, then the next 5 to Mirar, then the next 5 to Emerahl, then the next five

This review has previously been posted at Another World Book Blog. It’s fair to say that the first two books of The Age Of The Five Trilogy were underwhelming to me. In spite of this I held on to the hope that history would repeat itself; that the third instalment of this Trudi Canavan trilogy would blow me away in the same manner as book three of The Black Magician Trilogy, had done. Regrettably, my hope was misplaced. Not only is Voice Of The Gods not in the same league as, The High Lord, it i...

I pushed through today so I could finish this. Nothing really happened until the last 200 pages and hooollyyy shit the last 50 pages!! I was so close to believing this would turn out to be bad, but it took a massive turn.I absolutely love the way Canavan explores the uses and ways of magic in all her books.

I found this trilogy by Trudi Canavan after immersing myself in The Black Magician trilogy. This is drastically different to the one mentioned above and personally seems to be aimed at an older audience. The depth of the characters and the world you are in is immense. The settings are rich with details and the characters are deep and interesting. The world is big and you get to see alot of it through the three books. The use of magic is interesting and even more interesting are the characters wh...

I started reading this in May, gave it a rest, and finished it for 2 reasons: firstly to see if the obvious "twist" the series has been building to since book 1 was really going to happen (it did), and second because it fills a square on Fantasy Bingo.I think what annoyed me most about this book was that everyone had an annoying tendancy to take things at face value, which led to people falling for obvious deception. On several occasions, the Pentadrians were shown converting people by giving a

I would have given this more stars if I could but alas... I started reading this book on 5pm Thursday 15th Sept 2011 and finished at 6am Friday 16th Sept 2011... then put it down... took a 5mins respite, got up drank one more coffee and went about my day.If there's one thing I can say about AoF, its damningly original, easy to sink into and don't let up until the last page of the trilogy. I have personally never read any other of Trudi work but that's is about to change. I'm very surprise at how...

started 07/10/2009This was a fantastic conclusion to a very good trilogy. I'd figured out most of the ending before I got to the second book, but I loved the interaction between the characters and the whole character build up. Canavan has a style of writing that really appeals and keeps you wanting to turn pages and finish the novel. My only problem was that I was looking for the next chapter right up until the last page and found I was disappointed there was no more.

I feel conflicted. In the beginning of this novel or more like the first half of it I thought that the writer had finally started getting somewhere and I actually was enjoying it more then the first two novels. With the last, say, 200 pages though, I wasn’t feeling enjoyment as much as frustration. The fact of the matter is one of the characters is so moronic in that part you want to throw the book across the room. It doesn’t help that she keeps going over a question to which you’ve possibly fig...

This is the solid end to the series. I still found the conversations a little stilted but the story is good. You may have already seen the plot twist coming by half way through 3.5 stars

SPOILER FREEIt’s difficult to review the final book in a trilogy without giving away any spoilers, so I will do my best to summarize!Trudi Canavan ties up the loose ends of The Age of Five Trilogy in Voice of The Gods. All the secrets and mysteries that have been hinted at and explored in the previous two entries finally come together. Some are satisfying, others aren’t quite what I was expecting.THE SECRETS BEHIND THE WILDS AND THE GODS ARE MY FAVOURITE PART OF THIS BOOKThe whole series – and t...

Caution : Spoilers!!Omg. Best book in the series by far, but it had a crap ending. I mean, i wanna know if Auraya and Mirar got back together, how the world survived without the gods, what happened to everyone. AHH. But i asked the author if she's writing another and she said no :/. Ah well, atleast it ended kinda well. But still, too abrupt with too much info left out.This was the only book in the series that i actually looked forward to reading, i was really getting into it and couldnt wait to...

Much better third book than the second.