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Stardoc #10
Dream Called Time
From the national bestselling author of the Crystal Healer
The newest book in the thrilling Stardoc series
Dispatched to investigate an unidentified ship that has emerged from a mysterious rift in space, Cherijo discovers technology far more advanced than anything she's ever seen. Before she can unravel the alien ship's mystery, Cherijo's own ship is sucked into the rift and transported through time. Unless she can find a way to reopen the rift, they will remain trapped in another time. And Cherijo will never see her family-which she's only just been reunited with-again...
The newest book in the thrilling Stardoc series
Dispatched to investigate an unidentified ship that has emerged from a mysterious rift in space, Cherijo discovers technology far more advanced than anything she's ever seen. Before she can unravel the alien ship's mystery, Cherijo's own ship is sucked into the rift and transported through time. Unless she can find a way to reopen the rift, they will remain trapped in another time. And Cherijo will never see her family-which she's only just been reunited with-again...
371 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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November 15, 2010
I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book and this series. Overall I liked it, but there were some really major issues that ranged from annoyances to big turn offs.
First, a review of this book: Tons of action, revelations and several major transformations. A real roller-coaster after the very leisurely build up of the 9 previous books. It was a relief to finally get some answers. But it was strange too because so much happened so quickly. Things changed so much so quickly, over and over again. The revelations hit hard, over and over. It was so different from the rest of the series. I liked the way many of the elements from each book were woven together into the final chapters. It was exciting, but bit exhausting. It was also very heavy handed with the diversity is good message. Literally. Here's the answer to the entire thing (without spoilers, don't worry), "'Celebrate your diversity,' Reever suggested. 'Seek balance instead of perfection.'" (p354) I love the message, but it was too abrupt and awkwardly handled.
So to celebrate some diversity, I'll say that the various aliens were the best part of the series. I enjoyed her Jorenians, Omorians, etc. Unfortunately, the main characters were really lacking. Cherijo is frequently rude, and she makes decisions that are rash and sometimes just bizarre. For example, near the end one of the transformations effects her personally, so she takes 3 hours in the middle of a huge crisis to deal with it. That was her priority? It turned out to be useful, but it felt sloppy, like the author should have found a better way to get to that information instead of having Cherijo make a selfish and stupid decision. There are a lot of "huh" moments in this book and in this series, where the characters' actions don't match with their normal behaviors, or where they just do dumb things. Yes, real people do dumb things too. But it's frequently not in a way that felt right to me as the reader.
And Reever was just about the worst leading man I've ever encountered. I've never bought the whole "Reever never learned human emotions" thing. Every other species they encountered had emotions. Most very similar to humans. And this guy is a telepath who's read the minds of people from dozens of species. So why was he a cold bastard, unable to feel emotions? He was unlikable, and frequently awful to Cherijo. Who was pretty awful to him sometimes too. Some of it can be chalked up in the beginning to her being young and inexperienced, and it is refreshing to have a leading character who isn't perfect. And sometimes it was normal soap opera/romance stuff where if the characters would just talk to each other things would be OK, but they're being stubborn or hurt or whatever and mess things up. But... it's tricky. There were so many weird choices here, it makes me wonder about the author's ideas about marriage, respect, honesty, etc. I really wonder about her romance novels too, because these guys were not romantic to me at all.
Also, there were so many ideas that were introduced and just dropped, or handled really badly. One is Marel's teleporting. She starts doing it before she's 2, if I remember correctly, back in book 4 or so. Wouldn't normal people be really curious about that and take it extremely seriously? Especially since it caused so chaos when it first happened and continued to influence major events in the stories. But it's never addressed at all, she just does it off and on throughout the series. Sure, her parents were pretty busy being taken hostage over and over again on every planet they landed on, but someone should have been curious. It was a really stupid story element and I don't really see why it was necessary if it wasn't going to be explained.
Another annoyance was the cats. I loved Jenner at the beginning and the fact that Cherijo loved him so much made me like her more. Then she kept forgetting about him, and even admitting that she was awful about it. Then Jarn was bizarre with the cats, which made sense as a story element, but was irritating as a pet lover. And then they were never even mentioned in the last book at all, despite being a continuing element throughout the rest of the series. Evidently the author also just forgot about them. Cherijo should have asked about the cats in the last book and been told that they were with the Torins. It seems minor, but it's indicative of many of the elements that were introduced, used when convenient, and then forgotten. Sloppy.
Overall, the series was just too long. Five books would have been more than enough. There are way too many stupid coincidences. There is no concept of fate, so the fact the Cherijo traveled to those exact planets and had those exact experiences was total coincidence. If she had never fallen in love with Kao and been adopted by the Jorenians, etc., etc., none of this would have happened. Also, the repetitiveness of the many books where they traveled to a planet and were taken hostage or enslaved is ridiculous. The whole Jarn plot makes no sense to me in retrospect, it just seems like a way of making the series last longer. And what was with the other people who were immortals just like her? Other than Valtas they're never used except at the end and had no place in the big black crystal story at all, so why did they even exist? And the more I write, the more aggravated I get with the series, which must not have been so awful if I read 10 books, right? A summary of how I feel can be found on page 336, "None of it made any sense to me, but the shifter was insane, so probably it never would." That seems to be the author's attitude, it doesn't matter if the pieces don't make sense, just deal with it. So I'm not going to dwell on the shortcomings, but just say (finally) that it was fine and could have been a lot better. And hope that some of the unanswered questions are addressed in her Bio Rescue series, which seems to be about Valtas and his lost love. And I'll probably be curious enough to read it, despite my many hesitations about this series. But the first book had better be good, or I give up!
Also, I want to than the publisher, ROC, for creating great original art covers for every book in the series. So many publishers are using barely edited stock photography now. Sure, Cherijo should have a bigger nose, but that's not really relevant compared to detailed covers that accurately represent scenes from the stories and create interest in the books.
First, a review of this book: Tons of action, revelations and several major transformations. A real roller-coaster after the very leisurely build up of the 9 previous books. It was a relief to finally get some answers. But it was strange too because so much happened so quickly. Things changed so much so quickly, over and over again. The revelations hit hard, over and over. It was so different from the rest of the series. I liked the way many of the elements from each book were woven together into the final chapters. It was exciting, but bit exhausting. It was also very heavy handed with the diversity is good message. Literally. Here's the answer to the entire thing (without spoilers, don't worry), "'Celebrate your diversity,' Reever suggested. 'Seek balance instead of perfection.'" (p354) I love the message, but it was too abrupt and awkwardly handled.
So to celebrate some diversity, I'll say that the various aliens were the best part of the series. I enjoyed her Jorenians, Omorians, etc. Unfortunately, the main characters were really lacking. Cherijo is frequently rude, and she makes decisions that are rash and sometimes just bizarre. For example, near the end one of the transformations effects her personally, so she takes 3 hours in the middle of a huge crisis to deal with it. That was her priority? It turned out to be useful, but it felt sloppy, like the author should have found a better way to get to that information instead of having Cherijo make a selfish and stupid decision. There are a lot of "huh" moments in this book and in this series, where the characters' actions don't match with their normal behaviors, or where they just do dumb things. Yes, real people do dumb things too. But it's frequently not in a way that felt right to me as the reader.
And Reever was just about the worst leading man I've ever encountered. I've never bought the whole "Reever never learned human emotions" thing. Every other species they encountered had emotions. Most very similar to humans. And this guy is a telepath who's read the minds of people from dozens of species. So why was he a cold bastard, unable to feel emotions? He was unlikable, and frequently awful to Cherijo. Who was pretty awful to him sometimes too. Some of it can be chalked up in the beginning to her being young and inexperienced, and it is refreshing to have a leading character who isn't perfect. And sometimes it was normal soap opera/romance stuff where if the characters would just talk to each other things would be OK, but they're being stubborn or hurt or whatever and mess things up. But... it's tricky. There were so many weird choices here, it makes me wonder about the author's ideas about marriage, respect, honesty, etc. I really wonder about her romance novels too, because these guys were not romantic to me at all.
Also, there were so many ideas that were introduced and just dropped, or handled really badly. One is Marel's teleporting. She starts doing it before she's 2, if I remember correctly, back in book 4 or so. Wouldn't normal people be really curious about that and take it extremely seriously? Especially since it caused so chaos when it first happened and continued to influence major events in the stories. But it's never addressed at all, she just does it off and on throughout the series. Sure, her parents were pretty busy being taken hostage over and over again on every planet they landed on, but someone should have been curious. It was a really stupid story element and I don't really see why it was necessary if it wasn't going to be explained.
Another annoyance was the cats. I loved Jenner at the beginning and the fact that Cherijo loved him so much made me like her more. Then she kept forgetting about him, and even admitting that she was awful about it. Then Jarn was bizarre with the cats, which made sense as a story element, but was irritating as a pet lover. And then they were never even mentioned in the last book at all, despite being a continuing element throughout the rest of the series. Evidently the author also just forgot about them. Cherijo should have asked about the cats in the last book and been told that they were with the Torins. It seems minor, but it's indicative of many of the elements that were introduced, used when convenient, and then forgotten. Sloppy.
Overall, the series was just too long. Five books would have been more than enough. There are way too many stupid coincidences. There is no concept of fate, so the fact the Cherijo traveled to those exact planets and had those exact experiences was total coincidence. If she had never fallen in love with Kao and been adopted by the Jorenians, etc., etc., none of this would have happened. Also, the repetitiveness of the many books where they traveled to a planet and were taken hostage or enslaved is ridiculous. The whole Jarn plot makes no sense to me in retrospect, it just seems like a way of making the series last longer. And what was with the other people who were immortals just like her? Other than Valtas they're never used except at the end and had no place in the big black crystal story at all, so why did they even exist? And the more I write, the more aggravated I get with the series, which must not have been so awful if I read 10 books, right? A summary of how I feel can be found on page 336, "None of it made any sense to me, but the shifter was insane, so probably it never would." That seems to be the author's attitude, it doesn't matter if the pieces don't make sense, just deal with it. So I'm not going to dwell on the shortcomings, but just say (finally) that it was fine and could have been a lot better. And hope that some of the unanswered questions are addressed in her Bio Rescue series, which seems to be about Valtas and his lost love. And I'll probably be curious enough to read it, despite my many hesitations about this series. But the first book had better be good, or I give up!
Also, I want to than the publisher, ROC, for creating great original art covers for every book in the series. So many publishers are using barely edited stock photography now. Sure, Cherijo should have a bigger nose, but that's not really relevant compared to detailed covers that accurately represent scenes from the stories and create interest in the books.
November 4, 2010
This is unfortunate, because I loved the Stardoc series -at least, the first few books. And apparently this one was a long time in the making, and a lot of thought went into it. Which may be part of the problem. The first chapter or so read like a heavy-handed editor got in there with too many suggestions. When the protagonist asks "Is that why Reever walked away from me last night?" I got completely confused, because the beginning of the story is the next day. I actually went back and re-read up until that point twice, convinced I'd missed a scene, only to discover that I was supposed to fill in the blanks.
The premise is all right, but there's also a fair amount of deux ex machina with the ending, and an awful lot of threads are left dangling.
I guess my biggest complaint - partly because I so love the characters - is that the book is barely character-driven. You could have taken this plot and super-imposed it on pretty much any set of characters and gotten the same result, which is a real pity.
Again, unfortunate.
The premise is all right, but there's also a fair amount of deux ex machina with the ending, and an awful lot of threads are left dangling.
I guess my biggest complaint - partly because I so love the characters - is that the book is barely character-driven. You could have taken this plot and super-imposed it on pretty much any set of characters and gotten the same result, which is a real pity.
Again, unfortunate.
April 25, 2013
Okay, now I get why some of the reviewers were disappointed in this book. I had hoped that Duncan would feel an eternal love but If the relationship stuff was handled differently, I probably would have enjoyed the book more, but it was kept foremost in my mind and I just couldn't get beyond it. ***
August 10, 2010
I've loved this series from the start. This is the final book in the series, and as such it answers all the questions about the black crystal that has been plaguing the protagonists since the first or second book. I generally enjoyed this book, although as it got closer to the end, a lot of action was packed into few pages. And I'm still not sure I quite *got* everything (I'll have to go back and reread)
The ending? I won't spoil it, but let's just say I'm torn. I like certain aspects of the ending, others seem too...hm, saying anything more would be a spoiler.
I do recommend this book. It's a must read if you've been following the series.
The ending? I won't spoil it, but let's just say I'm torn. I like certain aspects of the ending, others seem too...hm, saying anything more would be a spoiler.
I do recommend this book. It's a must read if you've been following the series.
January 26, 2013
Overall this was a series that I really enjoyed. Some twists and turns along the way that I did not like, but overall a great read.
This last books was a nice wrap up of the series. Maybe not exactly what I was expecting, but still a nice way to wrap everything up (and possibly leave an opening for a new series?)
I can say that this is an author who will now have my attention with everything that she publishes.
This last books was a nice wrap up of the series. Maybe not exactly what I was expecting, but still a nice way to wrap everything up (and possibly leave an opening for a new series?)
I can say that this is an author who will now have my attention with everything that she publishes.
September 5, 2010
I have to give it four stars because the writing and story itself were amazing, as they've been the whole series, but I'm totally docking a star for the fact that she basically ended up totally alone save Reever and Marel instead of getting a second chance with newly cloned Kao.
WHO SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH FROM THE START, DAMN IT. Seriously, Reever has zero redeeming qualities and I've loathed him from the second he was introduced to the series.
WHO SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH FROM THE START, DAMN IT. Seriously, Reever has zero redeeming qualities and I've loathed him from the second he was introduced to the series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 18, 2011
very mixed about this book. I at times felt like the author hated Cherijo and Reever and just wanted to end the story. I felt like Cherijo loosing all of her memories of her alternate personality wiped out all the growth she did as a character. Feeling over-all just mixed up about this one.
June 8, 2012
I feel like this book was a hasty way to end the series. like every past logic of the series was thrown out the window as an excuse to bring this ending in. still, I enjoyed the series as a whole
July 19, 2021
This is the final book in the Stardoc series. A couple of loose ends are left, like whether they make Marel immortal now that they won't be mortal. There are fewer battles in favor of more intrigue, time travel, and resistance. It was interesting how the ultimate contagion was resolved. The book doesn't really drag, as there is always something happening without overwhelming the reader.
November 22, 2024
I love this series
I love this series. When it first came out I couldn’t wait for each book. Viehl is such a great writer. The story brings you in and truly takes me along. I have read this series multiple times now.
I love this series. When it first came out I couldn’t wait for each book. Viehl is such a great writer. The story brings you in and truly takes me along. I have read this series multiple times now.
February 12, 2019
Overall the books got better in the later part of the series.
Want to read
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January 20, 2021
Loved it as much as the first time I read it many years ago.......still needed plenty of tissue!!
January 22, 2017
I enjoyed the series and this book provided a wonderful ending to it.
March 1, 2016
I have never been more disappointed in a book series ending in my life, and I've read some terrible endings. When I finished this book I was so deeply upset that I hurled the book against the wall again and again and yet again, until the binding broke (and it was a brand new book from B&N). I am an "overly understanding, easily forgiving" individual and yet I found myself wanting to choke out S.L. Viehl personally.
After reading book after book after book, each one detailing how "dear", bitchy Cherijo did NOT love her husband Duncan Reever but instead loved her deceased Chosen, we discover that she did, apparently, love said husband. She is pissed because he "loved the alien who took her body over" and is jealous of the fact Jarn had earned her daughter's love as well. Apparently she is so upset at him that throwing a cup of hot tea in his face is apparently an acceptable act of rage to perform. She guilt trips him for his feelings over having fallen in love with Jarn (who, incidentally, was a far more easy to identify with than Cherijo ever was) and basically causes him to chase after her during most of the book.
By the end of it, the author completely destroys ALL the books in her universe (including Bladedancer and her two Bio Rescue books) by basically allowing Cherijo and Duncan to go back into the past and chance the outlook of past species so that humans and other future creatures do not suffer from the xenophobia that their universe is known for. In this, the author leaves her universe in a shambles, making all the trials and tribulations the other loved characters went through nothing but a memory to her readers and non-existent for anyone who cannot live forever. Cherijo's Chosen marries a woman named Jarn instead of Cherijo, and Duncan is forever stuck with a woman HE NEVER LOVED FOR THE REST OF ETERNITY BECAUSE NEITHER ONE OF THEM CAN EVER DIE AND JARN IS LOST TO HIM!! Even their poor daughter is stuck with this abomination of a bitch, and for what? So the author could go on to write romance books? What did Duncan EVER do to her???
After reading book after book after book, each one detailing how "dear", bitchy Cherijo did NOT love her husband Duncan Reever but instead loved her deceased Chosen, we discover that she did, apparently, love said husband. She is pissed because he "loved the alien who took her body over" and is jealous of the fact Jarn had earned her daughter's love as well. Apparently she is so upset at him that throwing a cup of hot tea in his face is apparently an acceptable act of rage to perform. She guilt trips him for his feelings over having fallen in love with Jarn (who, incidentally, was a far more easy to identify with than Cherijo ever was) and basically causes him to chase after her during most of the book.
By the end of it, the author completely destroys ALL the books in her universe (including Bladedancer and her two Bio Rescue books) by basically allowing Cherijo and Duncan to go back into the past and chance the outlook of past species so that humans and other future creatures do not suffer from the xenophobia that their universe is known for. In this, the author leaves her universe in a shambles, making all the trials and tribulations the other loved characters went through nothing but a memory to her readers and non-existent for anyone who cannot live forever. Cherijo's Chosen marries a woman named Jarn instead of Cherijo, and Duncan is forever stuck with a woman HE NEVER LOVED FOR THE REST OF ETERNITY BECAUSE NEITHER ONE OF THEM CAN EVER DIE AND JARN IS LOST TO HIM!! Even their poor daughter is stuck with this abomination of a bitch, and for what? So the author could go on to write romance books? What did Duncan EVER do to her???
September 23, 2020
The end of the road
There is never going to be a perfect ending for a series of books you love. The author will never be able to please all the readers, because they never want it to end at all. But this book, the tenth in the Stardoc series, comes close. While I would love for her to revisit this series someday—for now A Dream Called Time is the last one and it does have a pretty definitive ending.
Cherijo has been through everything. She found out her life was a lie, and then she found love only to lose it before she’d even had time to enjoy the feeling. She managed to find love again with Reever, though time and time again that was interrupted and ruined. Then, just when it seemed like her life was finally going well she died.
Of course she got better, but even that came with complications and trials. She lost three years of her life to another woman that lived in her body, loved her husband, and mothered her child. Now Cherijo has finally gotten past all of that. Her and Reever have once again come to a place where they can trust and love each other. But it’s not meant to last.
When a ship arrives, one that is seemingly from another time, Cherijo must once against risk everything to save those she loves. With Reever by her side they step into a mysterious rift and end up in another time. Finally the questions and mysteries that have plagued her life will be answered, but with those revelations comes a painful decision that could mean the end of everything she knows.
Without too many spoilers I can say the ending had me in tears more than once.
There is never going to be a perfect ending for a series of books you love. The author will never be able to please all the readers, because they never want it to end at all. But this book, the tenth in the Stardoc series, comes close. While I would love for her to revisit this series someday—for now A Dream Called Time is the last one and it does have a pretty definitive ending.
Cherijo has been through everything. She found out her life was a lie, and then she found love only to lose it before she’d even had time to enjoy the feeling. She managed to find love again with Reever, though time and time again that was interrupted and ruined. Then, just when it seemed like her life was finally going well she died.
Of course she got better, but even that came with complications and trials. She lost three years of her life to another woman that lived in her body, loved her husband, and mothered her child. Now Cherijo has finally gotten past all of that. Her and Reever have once again come to a place where they can trust and love each other. But it’s not meant to last.
When a ship arrives, one that is seemingly from another time, Cherijo must once against risk everything to save those she loves. With Reever by her side they step into a mysterious rift and end up in another time. Finally the questions and mysteries that have plagued her life will be answered, but with those revelations comes a painful decision that could mean the end of everything she knows.
Without too many spoilers I can say the ending had me in tears more than once.
October 21, 2012
I didn't realize when I started reading that this book would be the end of the series -- one that I alternately loved and hated, but which I was compelled to return to over and over again. Dr. Cherijo Grey is a manufactured person with unique capabilities including the ability to survive under all circumstances and heal any injury. When her father-creator has her declared to be property and attempts to have her returned to his control, the stage is set for a 10 book romp through space and time.
In many of the early books, Cherijo is subjected to cruel tortures, both physical and psychological. This alone was enough to put me off and make me reluctant to continue reading, but the books were just so good that I couldn't bear to leave the story unfinished. And so I continued on, at times patiently waiting for Viehl to publish the next in the series and at times staring at the book sitting on my TBR shelf and just unable to face whatever horrible situation Cherijo would wind up in this time. It's worth it to persevere to the end.
This book is registered at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/6680924. I'll be sending it to Wendy (wss4) who selected it from the SFF Virtual Book Box at BookObsessed.
In many of the early books, Cherijo is subjected to cruel tortures, both physical and psychological. This alone was enough to put me off and make me reluctant to continue reading, but the books were just so good that I couldn't bear to leave the story unfinished. And so I continued on, at times patiently waiting for Viehl to publish the next in the series and at times staring at the book sitting on my TBR shelf and just unable to face whatever horrible situation Cherijo would wind up in this time. It's worth it to persevere to the end.
This book is registered at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/6680924. I'll be sending it to Wendy (wss4) who selected it from the SFF Virtual Book Box at BookObsessed.
September 22, 2014
Okay So I started reading the StarDoc series ten years ago when the very first book was released. I fell in love with the characters. They became my friends and I felt their pain, failure, love, loss, and hope as if it were my own. I have completely loved the entire series, every moment. I vastly enjoyed this final book of the StarDoc series. It was a different idea on how to end it. As much as I love this series, and as much as I liked the book, I have to admit...
I HATED the way it ended. I felt that the way it ended destroyed the characters themselves and the believe-ability of the universe as well as my enjoyment of it. Yeah, everything was resolved, and that was good. BUT it felt like a feel-good ending, a cop out if you will. Our characters had their lives all changed so completely that everything was shiny and good and wonderful. It changed their lives so everything we've lived though with the characters never actually happened. Like it was just some really bad dream. And that made me feel like all the investment in the previous books was a waste of time.
While fairytale endings are all well and good, it seemed fake and ruined my enjoyment of the final book. The book itself was enjoyable, but I didn't like the way it ended.
I HATED the way it ended. I felt that the way it ended destroyed the characters themselves and the believe-ability of the universe as well as my enjoyment of it. Yeah, everything was resolved, and that was good. BUT it felt like a feel-good ending, a cop out if you will. Our characters had their lives all changed so completely that everything was shiny and good and wonderful. It changed their lives so everything we've lived though with the characters never actually happened. Like it was just some really bad dream. And that made me feel like all the investment in the previous books was a waste of time.
While fairytale endings are all well and good, it seemed fake and ruined my enjoyment of the final book. The book itself was enjoyable, but I didn't like the way it ended.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 28, 2011
As the final book in the StarDoc series, it took me a long time to pick it up and finish the series. As much as I feared, there were times where everything was rushed or packed in such a way that almost nothing made sense. It was hectic... But I finished the book, sometimes reading pages for better understanding of what was going on, and overall I was impressed as I was with the other books. There is conclusion to this book, though I was hopeful for a more drawn out one with details about what happened afterwards to characters, and I found it reasonable.
August 31, 2010
I actually felt very sad when I finished this - partly because it is the last in this series (plea to author to continue to write space fiction!) - but also because of *SPOILER* how it ended which meant everything changed and most of the friends who had helped her in her adventures no longer knew her. I found that unbearably sad.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 30, 2011
This book pretty much gave me exactly what I was expecting - easy to read, a storyline interesting enough to distract me from my life, and not to the point where I couldn't put it down if I had to. These kind of books are similar to watching TV for me. Not necessarily a book I'd want to own and read again and again, but definitely worth reading once. Exactly what the library is for.
April 3, 2011
I was not sure I would want to finish this series. I was not confidend that Viehl could wrap things up in a way that was satisfactory to the reader. I heavily debated my purchase, but I was very pleased. It took some telling, but Viehl did wrap things up with Cherijo and Reever in a way that was very satisfying.
August 28, 2010
This one is a tough one to review. I am a huge fan of the series, and the world it is in. The last book of a series should be the best, and this was not. I enjoyed it, but the whole thing felt very rushed.
April 24, 2014
Unfortunately, the final book in the series was a bit weak and I sometimes had the impression, that the author twisted the plotpoints from the earlier books a bit to accomodate how she wanted this to end.
Also, in the end it felt a bit rushed and also everything is a bit too perfect
Also, in the end it felt a bit rushed and also everything is a bit too perfect
May 17, 2022
This is the grand finale of the Stardoc series. Without giving away spoilers, Cherijo regains her own memories, finds out her true origin story, stops the depredations of the black crystal, and realizes that she and Duncan can have their Happily Ever After ... literally!
September 13, 2010
August 3rd 2010
August 10, 2010
Ok, great book. Loses a star for it's hokey last line and weird wrap up of the series.
August 5, 2010
Excellent conclusion to the series. Kept me hanging right up to the very end, but didn't leave me in suspense. Stardoc fans will not be disappointed with the series resolution!
January 10, 2011
Not my favourite of the series. I was so looking forward to the return of Cherijo, I was never a big fan of Jarn, but I found there was just too much going on.
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April 28, 2011FOrgot to mark this as read.
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