Maker's Curse

by Trudi Canavan

Overview

Together, Rielle and Tyen face a dazzling world of political intrigue, treacherous villains, and unforgettable magic in this powerful and thrilling final novel of the Millennium's Rule series.
 
Rielle is now the Maker, restorer of worlds. She has lost count of the number of worlds she has been sent to save. Tyen has cast off his old identity. No longer a spy, he now attempts to teach new sorcerers and find ways to counteract the war-machines that are spreading throughout the worlds.
 
But when an old enemy brings news of something worse than magically dead worlds and dangerous sorcerers—a threat unlike anything the worlds have faced before—Rielle and Tyen must reunite if they are to have any chance of saving humanity.
 
Millennium's Rule series:
Thief's Magic
Angel of Storms
Successor's Promise
Maker's Curse
 
More books by Trudi Canavan:
The Magician's Apprentice
 
Traitor Spy trilogy:
The Ambassador's Mission
The Rogue
The Traitor Queen

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316421201
Publisher:	Orbit
Publication date:	05/19/2020
Series:	Millennium's Rule Series , #4
Pages:	544
Sales rank:	365,861
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Trudi Canavan published her first story in 1999 and it received an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story. Her debut series, The Black Magician Trilogy, made her an international success and her last five novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers in the UK. Trudi Canavan lives with her partner in Melbourne, Australia, and spends her time writing, painting and weaving.

Editorial Reviews

2020-03-02
Wrapping up the Millennium’s Rule fantasy series (Successor's Promise, 2017, etc.), although the outcome dangles just enough for sequels.

Again, the narrative alternates between two points of view. Sorcerer Rielle the Maker, with her uniquely potent ability to create new magic, has been tasked by the Restorers to fill "dead" worlds with new magic. But when the Restorers' leader, Baluka, asks her to take sides in an alarming dispute between two competing worlds, she refuses. Meanwhile, Tyen, one of the most powerful sorcerers in existence, needs to research ways to defeat the magic-powered war machines that are fast becoming a major problem among the many worlds linked by magical pathways. Hoping to take charge of the failing, hidebound school on his magic-depleted home world, he asks Rielle to flood the world with new magic. All this trundles along, preceded by detailed recaps of and updates to prior events and interspersed with Rielle's musings or Tyen's bureaucratic wrangles. Finally, the story gets going when the sorcerer Dahli, once a ruthless opponent, now a trusty ally—maybe—shows up to report overwhelming attacks by a new generation of magic robots: onslaughts that leave entire worlds empty of humans, depleted of magic, and dedicated solely to manufacturing new robot hordes. Renegade sorcerers are working for whomever's directing them. Worse, young Zeke, a talented machine designer and Tyen's protégé, has been captured and enslaved. Yet the plot still tends to meander around minor characters of faint charm and scant importance to the main thread. And the existential threat never really persuades—the good guys just seem too confident, the machines aren't particularly baleful, the villains lack incentive. So the conclusion boils up nicely yet doesn't fully deliver on the potential displayed in the earlier books.

An agreeable conclusion to a worthy but not outstanding series.

Kirkus Reviews

"A suspenseful masterpiece....This page-turner has twists in nearly every chapter, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. The shocking ending will have fans desperate for the sequel."—RT Book Reviews on Angel of Storms

"Delightful... a vivid and enjoyable experience."—SFX Magazine on Thief's Magic

"Rielle's story entrances... leaving readers eager for the next two volumes."—Publishers Weekly on Thief's Magic

"The darling of the fantasy fiction scene returns with a magical new trilogy to delight loyal readers and newcomers alike ... Canavan cleverly keeps you guessing ... definitely an inviting introduction to the series."—SciFi Now on Thief's Magic

"Will hook readers immediately and they won't be able to put this thrill-ride of a book down."—RT Book Reviews on Thief's Magic

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