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I've been sporadically searching for fantasy that includes peasants for a while now, and I am particularly interested in fantasy with peasant rebellions.This series is one of the few I've encountered. The protagonists are definitely peasants, as compared to the ones in "Mistborn" which were in effet nobles even though they lacked the titles.Plus it's an interesting set-up- although I think that if the oppressors succeeded in killing all the peasants- as they seem keen to do- they'd be unpleasant...
I really enjoyed this book. A very satisfying ending!
Volume 3 of the trilogy deals with the final confrontation, not only with the Fire Queen Zorah, but with the might of the tyrannical Silean empire who ravage what is left of the land after Zorah withdraws from any interest in her people whatsoever. Always self-absorbed she now cares only about confronting the emerging young Queens who each have a gift aligned with one aspect of Oran magic - fire, earth, air - and now - water. The final young woman is being sought as the story opens, Lirrel, the
I bought this whole trilogy about two years ago, and still think it is a GREAT fantasy series. LOVED the background, characters, relationships, setting, time, EVERYTHING. It was so good.(It also helps, of course, that I like the four elements; as a rule. :D)
it took me years to find this book, after reading the first 2 in the trilogy - of course that was long before the internet and Amazon - I'm sure people have less trouble now.I loved this series, I loved the concept and the characters. I've always been disappointed the author didn't write more...
The final book in the series---but actually the first one I read when I was still a teen. Everything builds up to this moment, but there is a huge twist in the plot. I almost screamed in rage when it happened...I couldn't believe it! One of my most favorite characters! I also feel that this is the time where we can really get a feel for the Fire Queen Zorah's fears and struggles and actually sympathize with her a little. Gosh, just seeing this series again makes me want to snatch it up and re-re...
Good ending, although I wish there were more story in a couple places and an epilogue. It would round out the story a bit better.
Actually, it pretty solidly wraps up a series which I felt, up to this point, fairly ambivalent about.
A satisfying end to the trilogy.
Beldan’s Fire is the final showdown between the new Queens’ Quarter and the Fire Queen Zorah, and the plot races along to its conclusion. Midori Snyder doesn’t pull any punches as she wraps up the story, and it does not end the way you probably think it will. She balances beautiful, lyrical writing with gritty characters from the urban underbelly. The characters continue to develop, and are still flawed human beings doing what they have to do, which I think is what makes them interesting, and po...
I found this book when I was in high school, loved it then lost it. I spent years searching for it (I had forgotten the title and the author, and didn't know about Novelist), until one of my English major classmates knew what I was talking about. This would be one of the first times I had read a fantasy novel with strong women that were the main characters. It still rocks!
I was pleasantly surprised by this whole series. It was a very creative world and full of interesting characters. I look forward to other books by this author.
I actually liked this one better than the first two. Maybe I was starting to keep track of the plot/characters better, or maybe it was just more exciting and a better read.
It is so very important to think about the concept of everybody bringing about the change that needs to occur, not just a "chosen" few who will fight against oppression.
I don't know why this series ended up taking me so long to read, but it is what it is. I definitely enjoyed the conclusion to the series and felt that the author did a good job in resolving everything she set up. There's going to be a awful lot of rebuilding to do now though.I'm feeling very pleased with myself not just to have finished a book I've had for so long (since it was published, and that was in 1993), but to have read a paper book with small print and still have managed it. I read so m...
3.5
i had first encountered these in high school, and i think i must have read them out of order at the time; some bit of temporal dissonance still clings to that world in my mind. at any rate, they stand up to being re-read now very well indeed. Synder's prose is tight, lyrical and fast, her characters engaging, complex and multidimensional, her world well-realized and internally consistent. I always appreciate a book that leaves me feeling like i'd like to know at least some of these characters in...
Great series, well written/developed, with realistic scenarios and well-developed characters. Great pseudo-history for those that like turning points in history to come alive.
One of my favorite series. I stumbled upon the first book in this trilogy at PaperBackSwap, and fell in love with the tale it held.
