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The Shards of Excalibur #5
Door Into Faerie
In the final book of The Shards of Excalibur series, Ariane, Wally and Rex Major (Merlin in disguise) are converging on the final piece of the sword Excalibur: the hilt. When Wally uncovers its location, Ariane and Wally must figure out how to reforge the magical sword in order to defeat Merlin forever.
With the pieces reunited, the door into Faerie opens, and what emerges from it may destroy everything Wally and Ariane have fought to save.
With the pieces reunited, the door into Faerie opens, and what emerges from it may destroy everything Wally and Ariane have fought to save.
216 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2016
32 people want to read
About the author
Edward Willett
170 books117 followersEdward Willett is an award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction for both children and adults.
Born in Silver City, New Mexico, Willett lived in Bayard, New Mexico and Lubbock and Tulia, Texas, before moving to Weyburn, Saskatchewan with his family when he was eight years old.
He studied journalism at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, then returned to Weyburn as a reporter/photographer for the weekly Weyburn Review, eventually becoming news editor. In 1988 he moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, as communications officer for the Saskatchewan Science Centre, and in 1993 he became a fulltime freelance writer. He still resides in Regina.
Willett is now the author or co-author of more than 60 books, ranging from computer books and other nonfiction titles for both children and adults, to science fiction and fantasy for all ages.
His science fiction novel Marseguro (DAW Books) won the 2009 Aurora Award for best English-language science fiction or fantasy book by a Canadian author. He has also won a Saskatchewan Book Award for his YA fantasy Spirit Singer. He has been shortlisted for the Aurora Award and Saskatchewan Book Awards multiple times.
His most recent novels include Worldshaper and Master of the World, the first two books in his new series Worldshapers, and The Cityborn, a stand-alone science fiction novel from DAW Books; the Masks of Aygrima trilogy, YA/adult crossover novels published by DAW and written as E.C. Blake; the five-book YA fantasy series The Shards of Excalibur, published by Coteau Books; and the stand-alone YA fantasy Flames of Nevyana (Rebelight Publishing). He's also the author of the Peregrine Rising duology for Bundoran Press (Right to Know and Falcon's Egg).
Other novels include SF novel Lost in Translation (DAW Books), Terra Insegura (sequel to Marseguro, DAW Books), Magebane (DAW Books, written as Lee Arthur Chane), YA SF novels Andy Nebula: Interstellar Rock Star, Andy Nebula: Double Trouble, and The Chosen; and YA ghost story The Haunted Horn.
Shadowpaw Press recently released his short story collection Paths to the Stars and re-released Spirit Singer, a YA fantasy that won a Saskatchewan Book Award and other awards.
His non-fiction titles run the gamut from science books for children on topics as diverse as Ebola Virus and the Milky Way to local history books like Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw for Red Deer Press, awarded a Municipal Heritage Award by the City of Regina in the education category and A Safe and Prosperous Future: 100 years of engineering and geoscience achievements in Saskatchewan, published by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS). He's also written biographies for children of Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Andy Warhol, Orson Scott Card, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Ayatollah Khomeini.
You can find Ed online at www.edwardwillett.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter @ewillett.
His is represented by literary agent Ethan Ellenberg (www.ethanellenberg.com).
Besides being a writer, Willett is a professional actor and singer who has performed in dozens of plays, musicals and operas in and around Saskatchewan, hosted local television programs, and emceed numerous public events.
He's married to a telecommunications engineer and has one daughter.
Born in Silver City, New Mexico, Willett lived in Bayard, New Mexico and Lubbock and Tulia, Texas, before moving to Weyburn, Saskatchewan with his family when he was eight years old.
He studied journalism at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, then returned to Weyburn as a reporter/photographer for the weekly Weyburn Review, eventually becoming news editor. In 1988 he moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, as communications officer for the Saskatchewan Science Centre, and in 1993 he became a fulltime freelance writer. He still resides in Regina.
Willett is now the author or co-author of more than 60 books, ranging from computer books and other nonfiction titles for both children and adults, to science fiction and fantasy for all ages.
His science fiction novel Marseguro (DAW Books) won the 2009 Aurora Award for best English-language science fiction or fantasy book by a Canadian author. He has also won a Saskatchewan Book Award for his YA fantasy Spirit Singer. He has been shortlisted for the Aurora Award and Saskatchewan Book Awards multiple times.
His most recent novels include Worldshaper and Master of the World, the first two books in his new series Worldshapers, and The Cityborn, a stand-alone science fiction novel from DAW Books; the Masks of Aygrima trilogy, YA/adult crossover novels published by DAW and written as E.C. Blake; the five-book YA fantasy series The Shards of Excalibur, published by Coteau Books; and the stand-alone YA fantasy Flames of Nevyana (Rebelight Publishing). He's also the author of the Peregrine Rising duology for Bundoran Press (Right to Know and Falcon's Egg).
Other novels include SF novel Lost in Translation (DAW Books), Terra Insegura (sequel to Marseguro, DAW Books), Magebane (DAW Books, written as Lee Arthur Chane), YA SF novels Andy Nebula: Interstellar Rock Star, Andy Nebula: Double Trouble, and The Chosen; and YA ghost story The Haunted Horn.
Shadowpaw Press recently released his short story collection Paths to the Stars and re-released Spirit Singer, a YA fantasy that won a Saskatchewan Book Award and other awards.
His non-fiction titles run the gamut from science books for children on topics as diverse as Ebola Virus and the Milky Way to local history books like Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw for Red Deer Press, awarded a Municipal Heritage Award by the City of Regina in the education category and A Safe and Prosperous Future: 100 years of engineering and geoscience achievements in Saskatchewan, published by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS). He's also written biographies for children of Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Andy Warhol, Orson Scott Card, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Ayatollah Khomeini.
You can find Ed online at www.edwardwillett.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter @ewillett.
His is represented by literary agent Ethan Ellenberg (www.ethanellenberg.com).
Besides being a writer, Willett is a professional actor and singer who has performed in dozens of plays, musicals and operas in and around Saskatchewan, hosted local television programs, and emceed numerous public events.
He's married to a telecommunications engineer and has one daughter.
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March 26, 2023
alright, fine, I liked this one.
Ariane's and Wally's puppy love is cute, there was a cool fight scene with some maiming, and I think there may have even been fewer ellipses in this one. Also there was a lot of various types of rain and damp weather, which I appreciate quite a bit as I am secretely a toad.
On the other hand (I don't know if I mentioned this in previous reviews) there was a fair bit of repetition in this book. It came up in the previous books too, but it was especially noticeable here. There were multiple times where I had to re-read the exact same scene from a different character's point of view, which was both frustrating because it felt a lot like it was just there to take up page space (and thus waste my time), and also funny because I've seen this exact same issue complained about in relation to Wattpad books. In addition to the repeat scenes, there were also a bunch of instances where scenes that happened earlier in the book were summarized into a sentence or two. Which is definitely a useful thing to do in series' or long books, but in my opinion this book wasn't lengthy enough to justify repeating to me that 'five chapters ago Ariane did X and Wally did Y and it resulted in Z'.
Overall not a bad book though.
Ariane's and Wally's puppy love is cute, there was a cool fight scene with some maiming, and I think there may have even been fewer ellipses in this one. Also there was a lot of various types of rain and damp weather, which I appreciate quite a bit as I am secretely a toad.
On the other hand (I don't know if I mentioned this in previous reviews) there was a fair bit of repetition in this book. It came up in the previous books too, but it was especially noticeable here. There were multiple times where I had to re-read the exact same scene from a different character's point of view, which was both frustrating because it felt a lot like it was just there to take up page space (and thus waste my time), and also funny because I've seen this exact same issue complained about in relation to Wattpad books. In addition to the repeat scenes, there were also a bunch of instances where scenes that happened earlier in the book were summarized into a sentence or two. Which is definitely a useful thing to do in series' or long books, but in my opinion this book wasn't lengthy enough to justify repeating to me that 'five chapters ago Ariane did X and Wally did Y and it resulted in Z'.
Overall not a bad book though.
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July 31, 2017
It's hard to tell if this book had unexpected moments, or panned out exactly how I thought it would. I mean, there was thing that I was like "wait, you mean all those little moments were building up to THAT?" because I didn't see it coming. At the same time, I knew a twist was coming. Nothing unexpected really happened when you look at it from a basic plot perspective.
The main characters didn't really develop either. They were kinda the same at the end as they were at the end of the fourth book. Except maybe Ariane and Wally are ... more openly living with each other? Despite being high schoolers? I don't know. The paragraph explaining the living arrangements of 'the lives after' was kinda garbled. One character did develop - Flish/Felicia. Not a surprising development, but a good one.
Despite the fact that, when I approach it intellectually, the book (and series) just falls in the middle of the road, I still enjoyed it. It was a fun and unusual take on the Arthurian legend, has real danger, world-wide adventures, and is also wonderfully Canadian. It is definitely a series I recommend without a doubt.
The main characters didn't really develop either. They were kinda the same at the end as they were at the end of the fourth book. Except maybe Ariane and Wally are ... more openly living with each other? Despite being high schoolers? I don't know. The paragraph explaining the living arrangements of 'the lives after' was kinda garbled. One character did develop - Flish/Felicia. Not a surprising development, but a good one.
Despite the fact that, when I approach it intellectually, the book (and series) just falls in the middle of the road, I still enjoyed it. It was a fun and unusual take on the Arthurian legend, has real danger, world-wide adventures, and is also wonderfully Canadian. It is definitely a series I recommend without a doubt.
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