Rousing, action-heavy, well-plotted conclusion to the prolific
fantasy duo's sprawling, derivative sword-and-sorcery trilogy. For
all its nods at Tolkien (wizards, humans, dwarfs, elves,
orcs-spelled here with a k-and other squabbling fantasy beings must
join forces to deal with powerful magic desired by an villain) and
Star Wars (reluctant but resourceful heroes, sardonic derring-do,
even an evil character whose hand is sliced off) and other
pop-culture genre triumphs, this trilogy rises above the rest by
giving its characters, human and otherwise, a spirited dignity as
they bring the four fragments of the Sovereign Stone to the
pseudo-Middle Earth city of New Vinnegael, where the power-mad Lord
Dagnarus, a master of deadly "void" magic, and his army of beastly
but occasionally charming Taan, want to put the fragments together
so he can attain godlike powers. As usual, the authors open with
the death of a major character and also a resurrection: Baron
Shadamehr, who, in the previous installment, was stabbed with a
deadly void knife, is brought back from the edge of death by the
love-and sorcery-of the beautiful Alise. The Vrykyls, intelligent
zombies who assume the shape of beings they kill, are the most
interesting characters here, and the wily Shakur, who's assumed the
shape of Vinnegael's regent is a conniving hoot. The others,
including the awful Dagnarus and his father Tamaros, who, like any
kindly fantasy character, can't stay dead, are genre knock-offs who
struggle mightily but can't stop Dagnarus from reassembling the
Stone. Good doesn't so much triumph as does megalomania fail.
Better-than-average fantasy retread that offers few surprises but
tells the familiar quest story with a dash of wit and verve.
(Kirkus Reviews)
The final volume in the Sovereign Stone trilogy, a gripping fantasy
series from the authors of the bestselling DRAGONLANCE books. Over
two hundred years have passed since the mystical Sovereign Stone
was shattered and the world of Leorem faced its most dangerous test
ever -- the rise of the dark lord Dagnarus. And now Dagnarus has
stirred from the Void, and seeks the utter conquest of all Leorem.
Leading a seemingly unstoppable horde of bestial minions, and a
host of fearsome undead Vrykyls, Dagnarus has conquered kingom
after kingdom and now stands before the gates of New Vinnengael
itself. Drawn by an mysterious call, the Dominion Lords, protectors
of Leorem, head for the Portal of the Gods, the mystical haunted
site of Dagnarus' terrible treachery two hundred years before. If
all the parts of the sundered Sovereign Stone can be reunited there
Dagnarus' unholy plans for domination can be stopped -- but one
piece is still missing ... As past and present converge in a
desperate race to determine the future, and unlikely hero will
arise. To save Leorem he must venture into a realm of utter terror
and darkness ... into the very blackness of the Void itself.
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