The Rise of Magicks
By Nora Roberts
- Release Date: 2019-11-26
- Genre: Paranormal Fantasy
Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Year One and Of Blood and Bone concludes her stunning new trilogy praised as “A match for end-of-the-world classics like Stephen King’s The Stand.”
After the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways. Fallon cannot live in peace until she frees those who have been preyed upon by the government or the fanatical Purity Warriors, endlessly hunted or locked up in laboratories, brutalized for years on end. She is determined to save even those who have been complicit with this evil out of fear or weakness—if, indeed, they can be saved.
Strengthened by the bond she shares with her fellow warrior, Duncan, Fallon has already succeeded in rescuing countless shifters and elves and ordinary humans. Now she must help them heal—and rediscover the light and faith within themselves. For although from the time of her birth, she has been The One, she is still only one. And as she faces down an old nemesis, sets her sights on the enemy’s stronghold, and pursues her destiny—to finally restore the mystical shield that once protected them all—she will need an army behind her…
Reviews
Too short
2By bdalex57Not worth paying for because of how short it is - it has a lot of basic information you can find by searching it up real quick.Nora Roberts , the rise of magicks
5By Hell13Cas_RLoved this one the most. All good but this one was the most hopeful.Where are you Nora?
5By MadocallI’m used tio reading thrillers from NR and loving them. This wasn’t one of them. It felt rushed, like she just wanted to finish it. Ugh. Disappointed.Fantastic
5By ploigfdwwThis final book of the series is incredible. I’ve read other reviews of people who didn’t like it and I’m baffled. It brought the series to completion in a very satisfactory way. I loved all three booksA Painful Read
1By EporriniIf you’re reading this, you’ve likely read the first two books. I wish I could recommend this, but it was a painful read. I pushed through and I’m done, feeling disappointment and sense of relief that I am now free to read better things.Whole series is perfection
5By Whitley D4This ending to the series was so good I couldn’t put it down. After the second book I went to as many stores as I could to find this book and ended up finding it cheaper on the book store on my phone. Trust me. Read it. You won’t regret it.Don’t buy it
1By JLO in MichiganI’m sorry I did.Fantastic!
5By MrsFaulknerThis trilogy was amazing! I would definitely recommend reading all three of these books.Disappointed
3By YomazingThe first and second books were amazing and my absolutely all time favorites. The ideas used is so unique and I absolutely loved this original story. The second book created a character I loved with so much depth and personality, and the second book really took the time and paced itself to really give a good effect. I loved it so much that I preordered the third book so I that I would have it right away when released. When I finally read it, I was so disappointed. The very first chapter is so rushed I couldn’t appreciate it. The whole story is so rushed in itself it feels shallow and not really in depth. The vibe it gives is like an amateur story and nothing like the the first 2 books. The ending was anticlimactic and the final showdown was confusing and dull. The main character seems too different and the writing is a little too dramatic in parts and not really detailed enough in others. Though still a great story overall, Nothing can really describe how disappointed I was with this ending of my favorite series and I feel like Nora kinda dropped the ball on this one.The Rise Of Magic
1By Maggiemae1112I love Nora Roberts books, she is one of my favorite. But I didn’t like this book at all, thought it was uninspiring and boring. The characters in the first book were great and the story entertaining. The second was good and I was looking forward to the last book but was so disappointed in the third book and will never reread it. It is probably my least favorite series because of this book.“ pow to the wow” by Queen Fred
5By grety10What an amazing story!!! It has everything you can think of in a masterpiece.It pulled at me from the very fist book. Is not a typical romance, is so much more than that. The power of love, compassion, strength, loyalty, friendship, family, good vrs bad, and my favourite, HOPE is all intertwined in our past, present and future of our current society and lives. It truly makes you stop while you’re reading and think “ wow, this is now in our society” The writing is exceptional and profound. This books had it all for me as a reader. I read all the trilogy in a week. My praise to Mrs. Roberts. What an amazing story!!!Nora Roberts The Rise of Magics
5By Ann MHSee my review of book One and Two of Trilogy.The first book in the trilogy that I COULD put down
4By SamTomsLove all things Nora Roberts. Love this trilogy. Loved the first 2 books. This one was so heavily anticipated. I waited MONTHS. Halfway through I was able to set it down and do other things (which is unusual for me when reading one of her books), so I felt like it dragged a little and just didn’t engage me like the first 2 did. With all of that said, I’ll still likely read it half a dozen more times and it’s still a good book.Bad End, but worth reading.
3By PunkyLVThe first two books of this series are phenomenal. They’re different then other books and she builds the characters really, really well. I remember finishing the first one a bemoaning having to wait a year for the next. Then after the second I was even more excited for the third. They were SO good! For this last book though, she did not develop the story like you would expect from a Nora Roberts book (of which I think I might have read nearly all of them. She is absolutely a favorite of mine). Throughout the whole book it felt rushed. At the end, I was discussing it with another Nora fan and we both agreed that it felt like this was supposed to be four books and after the second came out, for whatever reason, it was decided to condense the last “two” books into one to make it a trilogy. This is definitely worth reading because it does close up the first two absolutely amazing books, but I was disappointed.The Rise of Magicks
1By babz##Liked the first one. Didn’t like the last one.Disappointing-felt rushed
2By krisb99I agree with others who state this book felt rushed and wasn’t paced well. I kept waiting for more details and excitement during the battles and other events as in the first two books, but it never happened. Makes me wonder if a ghost writer was used for this one, because it just felt like the story was following an outline with no real heart put into the story. Petra was barely present and she was supposed to be the main antagonist. Still love Nora Roberts, but the wrap up to this trilogy was a huge disappointment for me, as the writing just wasn’t on par with the first two.Amazing
5By KAnsley01So good! Sad it’s only a trilogy! This is the new Harry Potter it just falls short due to only being three books :(Drags
3By liberteabelleNora writes so well and I’m delighted with her shift on this new 3 book series. Although I mark this book with 3 stars, I would rate the previous 2 books as 5 stars. For me, the problem is that the majority of Book 3 is about battle plans and strategies. I get it - the One must overcome the Dark and that is not simple. But that’s kinda boring and perhaps the overarching 3 book storyline could have been thought through to allow more story in the final book. Some tired standards still in this series and was hoping that the shift away from romance would get rid of them. - Riding pillion - Hair pulled into a tail - You matter - Put your hands on me And why wasn’t there more development on the Merpeople? Or on her evil cousin? But overall, Norah is a terrific writer!The Rise of Magicks not as magical
3By BreO0123I’ve been looking forward to the last book in this trilogy for so many months. I preordered it to make sure I had it as soon as it was out. Sadly, it was nowhere near as engaging as the first two. It felt rushed and as if so much information was left unsaid. It actually reminded me of watching a movie made from a popular book....always so much is left out to be able to fit into the allotted time. Anyway, Nora Roberts still is a phenomenal author....just not one of my favorite books.
