The conclusion to the trilogy, and with most trilogies everything gets nearly wrapped up in the last 50 pages. I'm always amazed how something that is portrayed as a dark, apocalyptic world ending threat always gets vanquished with no issues in the end. We've spent three books dreading the souleater invasion, only to have two of the main characters take care of the problem. Colivar's constant worrying about the 'bestial nature of the soul' just feels over wrought and in the end, doesn't amount t...

Not as good as most of her other ending works, but still surprisingly satisfying. More thorough review pending a sleep on it.

Legacy of Kings is the final book in C.S. Friedman’s Magister trilogy. Legacy picks up immediately following the events in “Wings of Wrath”. King Salvatore is building his army to make a final stand against the Souleaters all the while trying to come to grips with his lyr blood and how that will affect his faith. Queen Gwenifar is racing against time to train as a guardian and decipher the series of events after her sacrifice on the Throne of Tears in order to unite the lyr bloodline in her son’...

I fiiiiinally learnt what Colivar had been hiding. Thanks a lot Colivar, you could have told us before...haha, I love him.Right, the beginning was a bit confusing and jumpy but then it got better. Colivar is thinking about saving the world. Salvatore is the same religious ass as always, queen Gwen kicks some serious butt, Kalima is conspiring with Colivar and the witch queen is being a real witch.The whole book is leading up to the final battle and the whole what are magisters thing. There will

In C.S. Friedman's Legacy of Kings, the conclusion to her Magister Trilogy, the Souleaters have become such a major threat that former enemies are considering becoming allies to end it. Can Salvator reconcile his Penitent faith with the people and powers he might have to work with to save the world from the Souleaters? (Also, is it possible the Souleaters are part of God's plan and he shouldn't get in their way?) Can the Magisters set aside their selfishness and all-consuming urge to protect the...

I had such issues with this series! Here are a few:1. I felt the whole storyline with Andovan was so conveniently and abruptly ended. Though the reader was teased to believe it would develop into something, it never did. I thought that at the very least Kamala would ponder further the morality or issues surrounding Andovan as her consort, but that never happened, either.2. Gwynofar had such potential to be a huge player, and though she was quite powerful and one of my favorite characters in the

This is the third and final book in the Magister series. I liked how this series wrapped up but also thought that this was the weakest book of this trilogy. The story progressed very slowly and was flatout boring at points. I did like how things pulled together though even if it was a bit predictable.I listened to this on audiobook and all the audiobooks for this series have been very well done. Rodgers does a great job with character voices and emotion and I really enjoyed listening to this ser...

4.5 out of 5 stars.C.S. Friedman may be one of the most underrated fantasists working today. Her original and compelling settings, fantastically developed characters and ability to keep a story moving while never taking it exactly where the reader expects makes every one of her works an absolute pleasure to read.As the war between humankind and the Souleaters continues to develop, strange alliances are forged and new dangers come to the surface. King Salvator will have to reconcile himself with

It's hard to give this book four stars but I feel it deserves more than three. The plot is great and the characters interesting. On the other hand I often found myself frustrated with the pace of the book, wanting it just to be over with. And about that time something interesting would happen and I would be hooked again.

Ahhhh, this series had so much potential...I really enjoyed the first in the series, mostly because of the anti-heroes and moral dilemmas. I thought it was an interesting look at power and what some people are doing for power.The second book was not great but not bad, just kinda somewhere in the middle. This last one, sadly, ended being a bit disappointing. The "surprise" was not much of a surprise and the build up to the reveal felt too drawn out and, honestly, it just got annoying. Then the en...

A very weak ending to a trilogy that held such promise. I really enjoyed the first book when I read it over 4 years ago. However this book seemed to sideline characters I felt were central in favour of sex-as-redemption. Both aware of the difficulties that women face in patriarchal societies, while falling prey to the typical tropes of the genre. Rather than breaking new ground, this is same old same old in the fantasy stakes.

Legacy of Kings by Celia FriedmanThis fantasy novel, the third in the Magister trilogy, brings the relationship between Magisters (sorcerers) centre stage. Struggling to trust each other, even in the interest of the greater good, and intensely territorial, sparks fly whenever two Magisters end up in the same place, as Colivar quickly discovers."'We are incapable even of talking face-to-face with our own kind without bestial instincts taking control of us. What kind of law do you envision for us?...

This is the third book of a trilogy but I didn't get the impression that I'd missed out on much so either Friedman is the master of stand-alone but linked books which is possible not having read any other stuff by her, or we didn't need the previous two books. Basically this is what happens when the dragons of Pern and their riders go bad and start sucking life force out of humans in order to survive, and the plot wasn't helped much by the fact that the dragonriders were actually more sympatheti...

I had actually avoided this one for awhile, because after loving the first book, and moderately enjoying the second, I'd seen too many reviews which suggested that this last book in the trilogy would be another step suckwards. But it was on the "good new reads" shelf as I walked by at the library, so I grabbed it - and so very, very glad that I did. It was the kind of compelling read that begged me to skip a night out on the town, I just had to finish the book. Satisfying all the way thru to the...

I like C.S. Friedman and have enjoyed most of her books. But the Magister Trilogy was kind of disappointing. In this third book, even the editing seemed to get lazy, with almost whole sentences being repeated with half a page of each other. Rewrites of passages seem to have been poorly done.In addition to that though, it seems like somewhere along the way this series lost direction. The story was told, but there weren't any interesting plot turns, or even particularly interesting character growt...

c2011: Look away now! Not sure what is wrong with me but i found this book - boring in places!! I know - sacrilege!! I thoroughly enjoyed the first two in the series and was really looking forward to the conclusion. I found the whole Magister secret thing a bit overplayed and extended. And the more that I thought that it was boring the more guilty I was feeling. If I enjoyed the first 2 how could I not like this one?! Anyway, so it was for me. The final wrap up was a bit unsatisfying for me as w...

I like the premise of magic in this series. And I liked the story. But there were so many characters and points of view in this book, and I just didn't bond/care a ton about any of them. But I'm still glad I read the series!

The last of the Soulfire trilogy, Friedman, yet again, provides an excellent culmination to a refreshingly interesting and satisfying series of books. All of the threads from the previous two novels are brought together in this climax and nicely wrapped together. I don’t mind a story that ends well, and I found this worked well. If you want to get nit-picky, her premise of sourcerers who’s powers are obtained by using the life force (athra) of unwilling and unknowing volunteers is not much of a

As I turn over the last page of the epilogue, I am taken over by a complete and utter sense of satisfaction and fulfilment. When was the last time I picked up a book so enticing that I absolutely could not put it down? When was the last I was so mesmerized by a story that it felt like I was there and witnessing the events myself? I can't remember while basking in the warm after-glow of the pure awesomeness of this piece of writing.The third of the trilogy really tied up the loose ends. It answer...

Excellent book with some very novel creatures, Souleaters. Very good characterisation with Magister Colivar heading up a strong cats. Kamala is a great introduction and breaks all the rules. Lots of intrigue and plots. it's a complete story in a novel with enough remaining for a follow up tale. Good in depth history behind the tale. Good read!