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Broken Sky Act 3: The Citadel
The end of the world is coming. If King Macaan can’t rule the Dominions, he’ll destroy them. Key to his plan is the Citadel, the fortress of the Machinists, who built the mysterious technology that the Dominions run on. But the rebels are exhausted, Kia is gone, and they have scarcely had time to recover from saving one world before they must save another.
In the vast deserts of the east, princes battle sand-ghouls, seeking for a woman who has no past. Ryushi, now bonded with his wyvern Araceil, has joined the rebel air force for one last desperate attempt to defeat the King. It’s all or nothing in this final instalment of the trilogy, because failure will mean certain death for the Dominions.
Something is coming from sea. Something terrible that will destroy them all. When the final battle is over and silence reigns, will there be anyone left to tell the tale?
Broken Sky was an international hit upon its release in 1999, selling over 250,000 copies in the US alone, and was translated into over 15 languages. Now available on ebook for the first time, this epic fantasy for all ages is set to capture a new generation of readers.
In the vast deserts of the east, princes battle sand-ghouls, seeking for a woman who has no past. Ryushi, now bonded with his wyvern Araceil, has joined the rebel air force for one last desperate attempt to defeat the King. It’s all or nothing in this final instalment of the trilogy, because failure will mean certain death for the Dominions.
Something is coming from sea. Something terrible that will destroy them all. When the final battle is over and silence reigns, will there be anyone left to tell the tale?
Broken Sky was an international hit upon its release in 1999, selling over 250,000 copies in the US alone, and was translated into over 15 languages. Now available on ebook for the first time, this epic fantasy for all ages is set to capture a new generation of readers.
- GenresFantasyYoung Adult
395 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 29, 2017
8 people are currently reading
102 people want to read
About the author
Chris Wooding
79 books2,196 followersChris Wooding grew up in a small town in Leicestershire, where not much of anything happened. So he started to write novels. He was sixteen when he completed his first. He had an agent by eighteen. By nineteen he had signed his first book deal. When he left university he began to write full-time, and he has been doing it professionally all his adult life.
Now thirty-nine, Chris has written over twenty books, which have been translated into twenty languages, won various awards and been published around the world. He writes for film and television, and has several projects in development.
Chris has travelled extensively round the world, having backpacked all over Europe and North America, Scandinavia, South East Asia, Japan and South Africa. He also lived in Madrid for a time. When he wasn’t travelling on his own, he spent his twenties touring with bands and seeing the UK and Europe from the back of a van.
He also learned not so long ago that his family tree can be traced back to John Milton, author of Paradise Lost, which has no bearing on him whatsoever but it’s kind of interesting anyway.
Chris lives in London.
Now thirty-nine, Chris has written over twenty books, which have been translated into twenty languages, won various awards and been published around the world. He writes for film and television, and has several projects in development.
Chris has travelled extensively round the world, having backpacked all over Europe and North America, Scandinavia, South East Asia, Japan and South Africa. He also lived in Madrid for a time. When he wasn’t travelling on his own, he spent his twenties touring with bands and seeing the UK and Europe from the back of a van.
He also learned not so long ago that his family tree can be traced back to John Milton, author of Paradise Lost, which has no bearing on him whatsoever but it’s kind of interesting anyway.
Chris lives in London.
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February 28, 2016
I read the penultimate book in the Broken Sky series in 2005. Then, for the next decade, I searched for the finale, but it was all for naught, a futile endeavour. Until today, when a close friend came through and got the book for me from across the oceans - literally.
A finale that was 11 years in the making for me, and reading it feels like the end of an era. I feel like a part of me is hollow, empty, now that the story is finished and my beloved characters go on a journey beyond the pages of the book, but this time without me. And yet, that hollowness is oddly satisfying, bringing with it the peace of finally having completed the series, of knowing how their stories end, bringing the characters the peace they deserve as well.
As for the story itself, well, it was one which had a massive influence on me and my writing in my formative years, and reading the finale after such a long time was still satisfying, nowhere did I feel that the tone of the book was childish for me, since I am a far cry from the person I was a decade ago. In fact, reading it was akin to turning back the years, and the ending left me with a sense of melancholy and nostalgia, but then that is what the best of books do. I feel incomplete, hollow, and yet complete and peaceful at the same time as this series finally concludes for me. Truly the end of an era.
The writing, the story, the characters, everything was perfectly done. A scintillating tale, heartwrenching events, and moments when it felt like it would all end in a Cadmean victory only for the most unlikely of people to save the day and bring in a new age. This is one of the best sagas I have ever read. A story of survival, a story of vengeance, a story of hope, and finally one of redemption. It had it all.
Broken Sky will forever hold a special place in my heart. And now, I must leave Kia, Ryushi, Calica, Aurin, Gerdi, Hochi, Elani, Peliqua, Jedda, Whisk and Blink to go on with their own stories, even as I finally shelve this series after a long, long, wait. It is a warm feeling to have shared in their adventures, their life, and their tale, and this parting away from them feels much more painful than fictional characters should make you feel, but then, that is ultimately the beauty of books and why I love to read.
As I call a close on this series, it feels like a small part of my childhood is over, since that was when I had first begun Broken Sky. Sweet agony dripped in throbbing melancholy, if ever there was one, like the parting of friends and the saying of goodbye as you all take a different road in life, beginning on a new path after having come at a crossroads, though the bonds of togetherness will last forevermore.
This has been more than a mere story for me, more than just a book, it has been an important part of life, this quest of finding the last book, and it leaves me with a bittersweet feeling, as partings are wont to do.
The lights dim, the curtains fall. It is the end of an era.
A finale that was 11 years in the making for me, and reading it feels like the end of an era. I feel like a part of me is hollow, empty, now that the story is finished and my beloved characters go on a journey beyond the pages of the book, but this time without me. And yet, that hollowness is oddly satisfying, bringing with it the peace of finally having completed the series, of knowing how their stories end, bringing the characters the peace they deserve as well.
As for the story itself, well, it was one which had a massive influence on me and my writing in my formative years, and reading the finale after such a long time was still satisfying, nowhere did I feel that the tone of the book was childish for me, since I am a far cry from the person I was a decade ago. In fact, reading it was akin to turning back the years, and the ending left me with a sense of melancholy and nostalgia, but then that is what the best of books do. I feel incomplete, hollow, and yet complete and peaceful at the same time as this series finally concludes for me. Truly the end of an era.
The writing, the story, the characters, everything was perfectly done. A scintillating tale, heartwrenching events, and moments when it felt like it would all end in a Cadmean victory only for the most unlikely of people to save the day and bring in a new age. This is one of the best sagas I have ever read. A story of survival, a story of vengeance, a story of hope, and finally one of redemption. It had it all.
Broken Sky will forever hold a special place in my heart. And now, I must leave Kia, Ryushi, Calica, Aurin, Gerdi, Hochi, Elani, Peliqua, Jedda, Whisk and Blink to go on with their own stories, even as I finally shelve this series after a long, long, wait. It is a warm feeling to have shared in their adventures, their life, and their tale, and this parting away from them feels much more painful than fictional characters should make you feel, but then, that is ultimately the beauty of books and why I love to read.
As I call a close on this series, it feels like a small part of my childhood is over, since that was when I had first begun Broken Sky. Sweet agony dripped in throbbing melancholy, if ever there was one, like the parting of friends and the saying of goodbye as you all take a different road in life, beginning on a new path after having come at a crossroads, though the bonds of togetherness will last forevermore.
This has been more than a mere story for me, more than just a book, it has been an important part of life, this quest of finding the last book, and it leaves me with a bittersweet feeling, as partings are wont to do.
The lights dim, the curtains fall. It is the end of an era.
January 14, 2020
Beautiful closure for one hell of a gut wrenching ride
As per the laws of the universe, all good things must come to an end. And so I finally close the chapter on Ryushi and Kia's lives, as well as the whole Parakkan crew. The series as a whole is gripping, it's hard to put down. It has a strong narrative drive akin to LoTR.
As per the laws of the universe, all good things must come to an end. And so I finally close the chapter on Ryushi and Kia's lives, as well as the whole Parakkan crew. The series as a whole is gripping, it's hard to put down. It has a strong narrative drive akin to LoTR.
April 5, 2022
I read this in middle school first. It held up well. Fast paced, sometimes too convenient, but it has charm. The characters grew and developed well. The final battle ending gave me a chuckle. The last chapter was perfect. Many books end right after the final battle with a lousy wrap up. This one gives you an idea of how restless someone is after a closing arc.
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