It is unfortunate that despite enjoying many parts of this book, I did have several grievances with this concluding book. Among that majority there is a sub-group who are prepared to give their lives for the sake of that peace, and they are the true heroes of any conflict.” Despite the prevalence of war, the majority crave peace. But that naivete has never been disappointed in the long term. It is an imperfect answer, that naively assumes that some on both sides desire peace and fellowship. Understanding cannot be reached without interaction. “My defence is that conflict cannot be resolved without contact. There were also plenty of breathtaking moments in the action scenes as every faction clashed, and the second half of this 800-pages tome was filled with large-scale battles that combined gods, magics, and violence magnificently. It’s undeniable that the characters of this quartet have withstood insane mental and physical trials, and I don’t have it in me to miss knowing what happens to these characters. But they also showed me, every day, that making the sacrifices that love requires is always worthwhile.”Īlthough the previous installment did leave me feeling disconnected with many characters of the series, I must say that my investment in Ramita, Alaron, Kazim, Elena, and Cera persists once again in Ascendant’s Rite. Sometimes marriage is a dugty and a burden this is known. There are reasons of sadness and suffering, there are trials, there are temptations. And I have a father and a mother who are my models in this: they’ve shown me that love and marriage aren’t all joy. The love and romance in this book felt fitting to include rather than exist for the sake of fanservice, and everything progressed at a steady pace in this action-packed conclusion. Either the previous book was written by someone else, or readers have complained about the gratuitous sexual content, or maybe Hair has spent all his morbid sexual imaginations on that book there’s no more of that nonsense. There were no more hundreds of pages of lusty thoughts, overlong detailed sex scenes, cock-hardening, or rape-enjoyment and craving for flowery-nipples. Seriously, the myriad of problems I had with I’mhorny War disappeared here. Ascendant’s Rite, the final book in The Moontide Quartet by David Hair, however, proved to be quite enjoyable as a concluding installment, and overall it was almost a complete return to the quality displayed in the first two books of the series. After my disastrous experience with the previous book, I pretty much had minus zero expectation towards this book.
MOONTIDE QUARTET BY HAIR. SERIES
It’s safe to say that my feelings for this series are incredibly conflicted. Published: 5th November 2015 by Jo FletcherĪgainst all odds, Ascendant’s Rite was a tension-fused and satisfying conclusion for The Moontide Quartet. This is a series I cannot recommend enough’ – C.E.Series: The Moontide Quartet (Book #4 of 4) ‘Filled with action, adventure, magic, love, danger and hope. What they choose to do with the Scytale could change Urte forever. For Ramon, trapped behind enemy lines, it is one more obstacle in his desperate attempt to get his men safely home.Īnd while the armies of East and West clash in ever-more-bloody conflict, emperors, inquisitors and assassins hunt the Scytale of Corineus, the key to ultimate power, which is in the hands of the most unlikely guardians: failed mage Alaron and market-girl Ramita, pregnant widow of the world’s greatest mage. For the Queen of Javon, it is a beacon as she seeks new ways to overthrow her usurper husband and reclaim the country for her brother. In the wake of a devastating battle, everything has changed: the East is rising, bringing equal measures of hope and despair to Urte.įor Elena and Kazim, the victory is a call to arms against the renegade spymaster Gurvon Gyle.
Martin and Robert Jordan.Įmperor Constant’s crusade is teetering on the edge of disaster. The third in David Hair’s epic Moontide Quartet, perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson, George R.R.
‘A tale that encapsulates epic fantasy to its entirety’ Fantasy Book Critic, The Year’s Top Ten I