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Title | : | Elegy for a Lost Star (Symphony of Ages #5) |
Author | : | Elizabeth Haydon |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 427 pages |
Published | : | April 1st 2005 by Tor Fantasy (first published November 2004) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy |

Elizabeth Haydon
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 427 pages Rating: 4.04 | 5624 Users | 53 Reviews
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Elegy for a Lost Star sets the stage for a major turning point in the Symphony of Ages series.The dragon Anwyn--who has lain for three years in deathlike sleep in a grave of rock and black coal is freed by the cataclysm that concluded Requiem for the Sun. Disoriented and confused, she remembers only two things: the person who trapped her in dragon form and locked her in a rocky grave--Rhapsody; and an all-encompassing desire to wreak vengeance.
Meanwhile, Achmed, the Firbolg king, resumes rebuilding the his shattered home, while a guild of merciless assassins set about taking revenge on him for the killing of their leader.
A horribly deformed but magical being finds its way through a carnival of freaks to the palace of an evil despot, who sees in it the potential to be the instrument by which his plans of conquest and brutal domination of a continent will be realized.
With the rise of new leaders, good and evil, the long-awaited birth of the Child of Time, the dark plans of assassins and rulers, a confrontation that shakes the relationship of the Three, and a battle to the death between two dragons of unimaginable elemental power, the seeds of chaos are planted for a war that will, by its end, consume half of the world.
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Original Title: | Elegy for a Lost Star (Symphony of Ages, #5) |
ISBN: | 0812541928 (ISBN13: 9780812541922) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Symphony of Ages #5 |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 5624 Users | 53 ReviewsRate About Books Elegy for a Lost Star (Symphony of Ages #5)
(Only read 2/3 of the book.) The book jumps from different POVs randomly without any unifying content, with a great deal of time spent on the back story instead of what was currently happening. Also, the book is giving previous side characters a main role, seemly without reason. A lot of the side/main characters pov could be cut down and add more meat to the main plot of the book. After reading 2/3 of the book, I still do not know what the main storyline is supposed to be about. I think theThis is the 5th in the Rhapsody series.In this book we learn that when Emily and Sam had their first "encounter" she became pregnant. But because Sam/Ashe is a Dragon/Human the pregancy was put into a type of hybernation. So, until she and Ashe finally married and became a "spiritual union" the embryo inside her could not develop. So Now she's full on pregnant, and apparently it is a very, very long gestation, and since I've never been pregnant it is difficult for me to relate fully, but OMGOSH!
This volume picked up significantly from the last. I found a lot more of the magic and worldbuilding that I enjoyed in the first series here, and some of the character development comes back around. In some of the weirder plotting I've seen from a fantasy novel, this book sort of does away with a number of premises and characters from the previous volume. Not that they're missed, but it's strange, if weirdly believable. The things that are retained are, at least, the more interesting ones, and

I am still completely in love with this series. This particular book had a few slow parts that were repetitive of the previous books, but still well worth the read! Looking forward to the next one. (sorry had phone issues and forgot to do my book updates. I'm guessing on date completed. It did take me longer than usual to finish but not because the book was bad. just have been in a reading funk lately )
I've read a lot of reviews on this book and there is a lot of complaints about repetition and reminders from the other books (1-4) of the series. I agree she repeats a lot. When reading in order straight through it is annoying but not overly so.This was not the best of the series so far, but a lot of build up for future books that promises good plots.
The series should have ended after Prophesy. It's almost like Elizabeth Haydon began fan-ficing her own work. Characters do unlikely things, develop new talents, and in general, it's sort of become, "Throw magic at it and make it all better," sort of writing.
Yet another great addition to the adventures of Rhapsody, Achmed, and Grunthor. This was definitely a middle book as it set the stage for a greater conflict in this series. Exciting things still happened though and I cant wait to see more action and breathtaking fights as things unfold in the next book.
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