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The rise of the Druchii has driven the land of Ulthuan into a brutal civil war. As conflict rages through the cities and forests, sides must be chosen and old allegiances and friendships will be torn apart forever. After by the betrayal by Malekith and the murder of his court, Prince Imrik adopts the name of his grandfather, the mighty Caledor, and the bloodshed escalates. No elf can escape the fighting, and the mighty dragons are awakened to the call of battle once more. Only a confrontation between legends can decide the future of Ulthuan, with Malekith and Caledor meeting blade to blade in a long-overdue reckoning. But even worse is to follow, as Malekith launches a final, desperate plan to triumph...
Caledor is the epic conclusion to The Sundering trilogy, telling the incredible tale of the battles that would change the fate of the elves forever.
Caledor is the epic conclusion to The Sundering trilogy, telling the incredible tale of the battles that would change the fate of the elves forever.
416 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 26, 2011
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Gav Thorpe
377 books580 followersGav spent 14 years as a developer for Games Workshop, and started writing novels and short stories in the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 when the Black Library imprint was launched in 1997.
He continues to write for Black Library, and his first 'homegrown' novel series The Crown of the Blood has been released via Angry Robot.
Currently living in Nottingham, Gav shares his home with his loving and very understanding partner - Kez, and their beautiful little boy - Sammy.
He continues to write for Black Library, and his first 'homegrown' novel series The Crown of the Blood has been released via Angry Robot.
Currently living in Nottingham, Gav shares his home with his loving and very understanding partner - Kez, and their beautiful little boy - Sammy.
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October 19, 2014
The final book of the series. I have to say I was expecting a lot out of this one. I mean, this is the story where Thorpe gets to resurrect our villian Malekith, turn Prince Imrik into the mighty Caledor, fight a civil war, and then finish it off with the Sundering. Perhaps my expectations were too high, because after I read this one I was disappointed.
Now before anyone gets annoyed, I want to make clear that I still enjoyed this book. The action was just as gripping; the self-righteous evilness of Malekith both repulsive and compelling; and the appearance of all the heroes of both sides always tacfully written. But the ending - the most climatic moment of the whole series - just didn't have that wow factor that I was hoping for. Honestly, as I read those last few chapters, my thought was more along the lines of "That is it?" rather than "THAT IS IT!" And that disappointed me, because Thorpe's trilogy turned me into a Warhammer fan, and I desperately wanted to love this book.
However, with all that being said, this is still a good book and deserves a place on all fantasy readers "to read" list.
Now before anyone gets annoyed, I want to make clear that I still enjoyed this book. The action was just as gripping; the self-righteous evilness of Malekith both repulsive and compelling; and the appearance of all the heroes of both sides always tacfully written. But the ending - the most climatic moment of the whole series - just didn't have that wow factor that I was hoping for. Honestly, as I read those last few chapters, my thought was more along the lines of "That is it?" rather than "THAT IS IT!" And that disappointed me, because Thorpe's trilogy turned me into a Warhammer fan, and I desperately wanted to love this book.
However, with all that being said, this is still a good book and deserves a place on all fantasy readers "to read" list.
May 16, 2013
The term is recklessly over-used these days, but this book was truly epic.
I was totally gripped from start to finish! As with the second book of the trilogy, Shadow King, the ongoing stories in other locations are perfectly woven into the timeline; giving a thrilling sense of, "oooooh! It's THAT bit!"
I have given one of my rare 5-star ratings to this book. My personal rule is that in order for a book to be worth 5 stars, it has to have changed my life. I need to be thinking about the story even when not reading the book, anticipating the rest to come; and that's exactly how I felt when reading this.
Being a "fluff junkie", I LOVED the additional information regarding the history of not only Ulthuan but the surrounding world. (Completely spolier-free) Although only a few paragraphs were devoted to it, I particularly enjoyed the inner musings of King Caledor's dragon. It put into staunch contrast exactly how ancient the dragons are, how more ancient still the world they live in; compared to the relatively short-lived race of elves, who are regarded as practically immortal. Brilliant stuff!
Cannot recommend this book enough, although to truly appreciate it you'll need to have read the previous two.
I was totally gripped from start to finish! As with the second book of the trilogy, Shadow King, the ongoing stories in other locations are perfectly woven into the timeline; giving a thrilling sense of, "oooooh! It's THAT bit!"
I have given one of my rare 5-star ratings to this book. My personal rule is that in order for a book to be worth 5 stars, it has to have changed my life. I need to be thinking about the story even when not reading the book, anticipating the rest to come; and that's exactly how I felt when reading this.
Being a "fluff junkie", I LOVED the additional information regarding the history of not only Ulthuan but the surrounding world. (Completely spolier-free) Although only a few paragraphs were devoted to it, I particularly enjoyed the inner musings of King Caledor's dragon. It put into staunch contrast exactly how ancient the dragons are, how more ancient still the world they live in; compared to the relatively short-lived race of elves, who are regarded as practically immortal. Brilliant stuff!
Cannot recommend this book enough, although to truly appreciate it you'll need to have read the previous two.
April 28, 2016
Despite all the councils that are held, the action makes it a good read. I recognize the whole thing is called the Sundering but the actual catastrophe that causes the physical land to sunder is only about 10 pages maybe. It was cool to see old characters though like Alith Anar and Carathril.
April 24, 2025
I’ve been a Druchii fan for nearly 25 years. I read Malekith over a decade ago, but never got the rest of the series. When I finally got them last years I was very excited to finally be able to finish this series and see how the schism of the elves went down. I’m glad I have finally finished and can now move on to reading more of the Time of Legends stories in chronological order.
I was surprised with how well I liked the first two books, Malekith and Shadow King. Their main characters are layered, complex, unlikable anti-heroes but very interesting in their motivations and character arcs. This is very much not the case with Imrik/Caledor.
He is a sulky, elitist, stubborn, egomaniac POS. He spends the first half of the book avoiding responsibilities, family ties and repeatedly refusing tasks offered to him only to throw a tantrum when they get handed to others.
Don’t get me wrong, both Alith and Malekith have some of those character traits too, but both of them have motivations and goals that drive them forward and go through very interesting arcs. Imrik is on a near-flat trajectory of shittyness. By the end he has indeed become aware of some of his flaws and can even joke on them on occasion, but that’s pretty much it.
The saving grace in this is that, when Imrik becomes Caledor, the story broadens its scope and cuts back majorly on Caledor’s POVs.
From that moment on things become way more interesting and I enjoyed the experience a lot more. Many of the characters we were introduced to in the first two books re-appear and have their fates decided. A larger focus is put on viewing the Druchii side of the war which is both very cool as well as bringing a wider perspective to the war.
Hellebron is back and being a spoopy badass, Morathi gets more spotlight (with some truly horrific and awesome displays of magic) and we find out how Malekith has been doing in limbo. I do find it kind of silly that Morathi is able to beat most of Ulthuan in the 6 years she led the war, but is suddenly judged by all to be an ineffective leader. I get it, she’s no general with centuries of warfare experience and her powers and dread stem in large part from her ire, not to mention the inherent egotism of Malekith and Caledor.
But dismissing the first years of the war like that was weird.
That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the Asur side of the story, if anything this series has given me a greater appreciation and interest in the High Elves.
The plot, once again, runs largely parallel with the other two books, extending the timeline a fair bit where we left off. There are some overlapping events that we get to re-experience, though from a different perspective, there were a few moments that were just verbatim copied from the last time without adding the character’s reflection on those events which felt cheap and useless.
Likewise, the last 100 pages felt rushed at times. This was partially due to the ever-increasing pace of the narration, with months or years passing at a time, with fewer dialogues. Some character development happened during this time without really ‘being there’. The final cataclysmic events are described in a couple of paragraphs which, while dramatic and horrible, felt like a disservice. Added to this were some pretty glaring grammatical errors, making me wonder what could have been if those later events got more time to cook.
That said, the events leading up to the finale are dramatic, impactful and include some fantastically vicious battles. The final battle switches POVs in a chain of events to see where many of the known characters are at and it was a thrilling ride.
But all that being said, and in spite of my thorough dislike of the titular character, I greatly enjoyed the second half of the novel tying all of the story threads and historic moments together. Thorpe is an expert at bringing in these grand movements without loosing personal storytelling. I would have liked to see more story threads on what these times were like for the average elf, those were definitley some of the highlights.
I have grown to appreciate the High Elves more and have greatly enjoyed seeing my long time favorites like Morathi and Malekith during these times being general scary badasses.
I was surprised with how well I liked the first two books, Malekith and Shadow King. Their main characters are layered, complex, unlikable anti-heroes but very interesting in their motivations and character arcs. This is very much not the case with Imrik/Caledor.
He is a sulky, elitist, stubborn, egomaniac POS. He spends the first half of the book avoiding responsibilities, family ties and repeatedly refusing tasks offered to him only to throw a tantrum when they get handed to others.
Don’t get me wrong, both Alith and Malekith have some of those character traits too, but both of them have motivations and goals that drive them forward and go through very interesting arcs. Imrik is on a near-flat trajectory of shittyness. By the end he has indeed become aware of some of his flaws and can even joke on them on occasion, but that’s pretty much it.
The saving grace in this is that, when Imrik becomes Caledor, the story broadens its scope and cuts back majorly on Caledor’s POVs.
From that moment on things become way more interesting and I enjoyed the experience a lot more. Many of the characters we were introduced to in the first two books re-appear and have their fates decided. A larger focus is put on viewing the Druchii side of the war which is both very cool as well as bringing a wider perspective to the war.
Hellebron is back and being a spoopy badass, Morathi gets more spotlight (with some truly horrific and awesome displays of magic) and we find out how Malekith has been doing in limbo. I do find it kind of silly that Morathi is able to beat most of Ulthuan in the 6 years she led the war, but is suddenly judged by all to be an ineffective leader. I get it, she’s no general with centuries of warfare experience and her powers and dread stem in large part from her ire, not to mention the inherent egotism of Malekith and Caledor.
But dismissing the first years of the war like that was weird.
That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the Asur side of the story, if anything this series has given me a greater appreciation and interest in the High Elves.
The plot, once again, runs largely parallel with the other two books, extending the timeline a fair bit where we left off. There are some overlapping events that we get to re-experience, though from a different perspective, there were a few moments that were just verbatim copied from the last time without adding the character’s reflection on those events which felt cheap and useless.
Likewise, the last 100 pages felt rushed at times. This was partially due to the ever-increasing pace of the narration, with months or years passing at a time, with fewer dialogues. Some character development happened during this time without really ‘being there’. The final cataclysmic events are described in a couple of paragraphs which, while dramatic and horrible, felt like a disservice. Added to this were some pretty glaring grammatical errors, making me wonder what could have been if those later events got more time to cook.
That said, the events leading up to the finale are dramatic, impactful and include some fantastically vicious battles. The final battle switches POVs in a chain of events to see where many of the known characters are at and it was a thrilling ride.
But all that being said, and in spite of my thorough dislike of the titular character, I greatly enjoyed the second half of the novel tying all of the story threads and historic moments together. Thorpe is an expert at bringing in these grand movements without loosing personal storytelling. I would have liked to see more story threads on what these times were like for the average elf, those were definitley some of the highlights.
I have grown to appreciate the High Elves more and have greatly enjoyed seeing my long time favorites like Morathi and Malekith during these times being general scary badasses.
November 25, 2021
This one was kind of a bore-fest. All the problems of the previous novels were amplified here: protracted conversations between forgettable characters, word-for-word recounting of previously described scenes, a conflict that manages to be huge and catastrophic and at the same time going no where at all for whole decades, and worst of all, it doesn't have even a compelling protagonist to underpin the events of the plot.
Prince Imrik, aka 'Caledor', is as lackluster as they come. Away from his homeland as major events are unfolding, absent during important council meetings, absent from decisive battles fought by other people in his stead, he's basically a character who's whole personality is built around not taking part in the most significant events. He isn't there during assault at Ealith or the siege of Anlec or even at the council to decide on a leader to command the Asurian armies in which he is chosen to be leader. And when he is leading, his whole strategy is to send other generals to fight for him, and when the Naggorothi are closing in, to flee. Naggorothi burn and raze entire towns, hell, they ravaged Cothique and almost took Tor Achare and he didn't even blink an eye, just content to them keep on doing it. Fighting goes on for twenty five years without anything changing. His battle plan is to let his enemies destroy his lands while he just runs away. He literally says at one point: "I am Phoenix King, I do not have to do anything."
Imrik is a wet blanket and the story is a drag by consequence. The only interesting parts are when other, more imposing characters like Malekith or Alith Anar or even Thyriol the mage make an appearance. Only read it if you absolutely must know how the series ends.
Prince Imrik, aka 'Caledor', is as lackluster as they come. Away from his homeland as major events are unfolding, absent during important council meetings, absent from decisive battles fought by other people in his stead, he's basically a character who's whole personality is built around not taking part in the most significant events. He isn't there during assault at Ealith or the siege of Anlec or even at the council to decide on a leader to command the Asurian armies in which he is chosen to be leader. And when he is leading, his whole strategy is to send other generals to fight for him, and when the Naggorothi are closing in, to flee. Naggorothi burn and raze entire towns, hell, they ravaged Cothique and almost took Tor Achare and he didn't even blink an eye, just content to them keep on doing it. Fighting goes on for twenty five years without anything changing. His battle plan is to let his enemies destroy his lands while he just runs away. He literally says at one point: "I am Phoenix King, I do not have to do anything."
Imrik is a wet blanket and the story is a drag by consequence. The only interesting parts are when other, more imposing characters like Malekith or Alith Anar or even Thyriol the mage make an appearance. Only read it if you absolutely must know how the series ends.
October 15, 2021
This was a reread for me, maybe my 3rd read actually, but I can't quite remember.
When I started the book I remember thinking I liked it best on previous reads. Unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to the hype. Caledor is interesting as a main character, but the series suffers from "Rewinding" and retelling us scenes and things we already knew from previous books.
The book works well when Caledor is doing something fresh we haven't seen, seeing his struggles as a stoic king, who really just wants to be left alone, is a lot of fun. But, it's more then a little bland to read through several chapters and then have the same scene both Malekith and Shadow King already showed us, but from a different perspective. Some of this would be interesting, but roughly half the book is these alternative perspectives for previous events.
It also doesn't help that a lot of the new scenes are done too fast. Years of the conflict after Malekith rerise are summarized in a few pages, but chapters were spent on Caledor interacting with Bel Shannar...
The finale is wrapped up way, way too fast, and just sort of fizzles.
At it's core I think Caledor is a decent book, but Shadow King manages to do what Caledor tries to do, only better. Maybe this is because Alith Anar is a better character, with true successes and failures, maybe its because Alith Anar zooms in on actions, focusing on the character, and not the over arching conflict. Honestly im not certain, but this reread of the Sundering has sort of shown me that the series is a solid first read, but probably not worth revisiting (I say after my 3rd read of it lol).
When I started the book I remember thinking I liked it best on previous reads. Unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to the hype. Caledor is interesting as a main character, but the series suffers from "Rewinding" and retelling us scenes and things we already knew from previous books.
The book works well when Caledor is doing something fresh we haven't seen, seeing his struggles as a stoic king, who really just wants to be left alone, is a lot of fun. But, it's more then a little bland to read through several chapters and then have the same scene both Malekith and Shadow King already showed us, but from a different perspective. Some of this would be interesting, but roughly half the book is these alternative perspectives for previous events.
It also doesn't help that a lot of the new scenes are done too fast. Years of the conflict after Malekith rerise are summarized in a few pages, but chapters were spent on Caledor interacting with Bel Shannar...
The finale is wrapped up way, way too fast, and just sort of fizzles.
At it's core I think Caledor is a decent book, but Shadow King manages to do what Caledor tries to do, only better. Maybe this is because Alith Anar is a better character, with true successes and failures, maybe its because Alith Anar zooms in on actions, focusing on the character, and not the over arching conflict. Honestly im not certain, but this reread of the Sundering has sort of shown me that the series is a solid first read, but probably not worth revisiting (I say after my 3rd read of it lol).
October 3, 2024
The end of the Sundering Trilogy. Building up to the time where the kingdom of Ulthuan was torn asunder, I expected a lot more out of this final part.
Gav Thorpe showed a tedious ability to take something magical and make it mundane.
The primary character in this volume, Imrik, who becomes Caledor is almost blank in his depiction. We get no real idea of who he is as a character outside of "we must beat the bad guys" he becomes the king of the elves but we never get a sense of why, other than every character around him saying that he is the best choice.
Typical of Thorpe's novels, this one lingers on the repeated narrative, hey remember when this exact scene happened in the previous two books, here it is again, but imagine if an uncarismatic paladin gave you his thoughts on it. Really, it's tedious.
A lot of the page count is devoted to describing battles in such a way that it feels like reading a war game battle report, yes great they won, but why was this an important moment for the structure of the story you are telling.
The saddest part is that the entire reason for the trilogies existence, the actually interesting and epic "sundering" is an afterthought. The "good guys" won and the "bad guys" look at their to do list and go oh shit, we forgot to do the main part of the story. Then 20 pages later it's done.
Gav Thorpe showed a tedious ability to take something magical and make it mundane.
The primary character in this volume, Imrik, who becomes Caledor is almost blank in his depiction. We get no real idea of who he is as a character outside of "we must beat the bad guys" he becomes the king of the elves but we never get a sense of why, other than every character around him saying that he is the best choice.
Typical of Thorpe's novels, this one lingers on the repeated narrative, hey remember when this exact scene happened in the previous two books, here it is again, but imagine if an uncarismatic paladin gave you his thoughts on it. Really, it's tedious.
A lot of the page count is devoted to describing battles in such a way that it feels like reading a war game battle report, yes great they won, but why was this an important moment for the structure of the story you are telling.
The saddest part is that the entire reason for the trilogies existence, the actually interesting and epic "sundering" is an afterthought. The "good guys" won and the "bad guys" look at their to do list and go oh shit, we forgot to do the main part of the story. Then 20 pages later it's done.
March 28, 2024
Caledor is the final book in The Sundering trilogy by Gav Thorpe. Again, Gav Thorpe does an impeccable job of bringing the timelines from the previous two books together into the final installment. Although this was probably my least favorite of the trilogy, the story of Caledor is full of action, battles, magic, and dragons. The scenes of war were described to the point that I could see them playing out in my head as if watching a mental movie. This book definitely sets up the world of Warhammer for all of the chaos ahead in the coming lore. I will say that this book was very gloom-ridden as the war for Ulthuan comes to a climax. So, don't expect very many, if any, happy endings for the characters present. However, such is the world of Warhammer. The book ended on a sort of cliffhanger that sets up the next series. It just makes me want to read the following series even more. Overall, I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars, but the entire trilogy would definitely be a 4.5 to 5. Read this if you are at all interested in the Warhammer story. You will not regret it!
March 17, 2021
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Caledor is the conclusion to The Sundering trilogy. This book mostly follows the endeavors of Imrik, the newly crowned Phoenix King. The build ups from the previous two books come together in Caledor and there are a lot of battles. The book is a hit and miss for me. This is mostly because the characters in this book are not as interesting as the ones from the previous books. Take Imrik, for example, his character is fine and somewhat impressionable, but he lacks the dynamic energy of Alith and the complexity of Malekith. The support characters are ok but none of them stand out. As a result, most of the politics and intrigues in this book are not very gripping. It is the epic and well-written battle scenes that carried the book. In my opinion, Caledor is not a bad book but it is the weakest installment in the trilogy.
Caledor is the conclusion to The Sundering trilogy. This book mostly follows the endeavors of Imrik, the newly crowned Phoenix King. The build ups from the previous two books come together in Caledor and there are a lot of battles. The book is a hit and miss for me. This is mostly because the characters in this book are not as interesting as the ones from the previous books. Take Imrik, for example, his character is fine and somewhat impressionable, but he lacks the dynamic energy of Alith and the complexity of Malekith. The support characters are ok but none of them stand out. As a result, most of the politics and intrigues in this book are not very gripping. It is the epic and well-written battle scenes that carried the book. In my opinion, Caledor is not a bad book but it is the weakest installment in the trilogy.
June 26, 2024
Took me months to finish this book, which probably has more to do with my preference for audiobooks rather than sitting and reading (this was purely read), than a lack of interest. Admittedly, I didn't find it as engaging or as good as the first two books in the trilogy. At times, there were time jumps that were too simplified and broke my immersion along the lines of "and twenty years passed and nothing happened" etc (I'm exaggerating obviously but you get the idea). The ending did actually leave me wanting more of the world and characters, although I may pick it up in the Total War Warhammer games rather than reading the other books as, unfortunately, they're not easily available on audible. Would I recommend the trilogy as a whole? Yes.
June 11, 2018
This was a fantastic conclusion to the tale of the Warhammer worlds elven civil war. It answers many of my questions about the nature of the elven civilization and the differences between the High Elf and Dark Elf nations in the Old World.
I like how it concluded the stories of the three main elves that I followed through the trilogy while also leaving some questions open to be explored later. Perhaps in the compilation being released later this year detailing the conflict between the Elves and the Dwarves. I wasn’t really that interested in that book before but I am now.
Great series. I enjoy the Warhammer Fantasy more and more with each novel I read.
I like how it concluded the stories of the three main elves that I followed through the trilogy while also leaving some questions open to be explored later. Perhaps in the compilation being released later this year detailing the conflict between the Elves and the Dwarves. I wasn’t really that interested in that book before but I am now.
Great series. I enjoy the Warhammer Fantasy more and more with each novel I read.
March 17, 2020
The weakest of the trilogy but by this point you've already read the story from 3 other perspectives.
It treds over lots of the same ground at times even using the exact same writing used in previous books only your seeing the same conversations from different characters perspectives.
For this reason I couldn't possibly give it higher than a 4 despite it being a 5 star book if read independently.
It still had its moments of brilliance but by the end It became a slog that I just wanted to end.
Overall a good ending to the trilogy even if it had become a bit samey
It treds over lots of the same ground at times even using the exact same writing used in previous books only your seeing the same conversations from different characters perspectives.
For this reason I couldn't possibly give it higher than a 4 despite it being a 5 star book if read independently.
It still had its moments of brilliance but by the end It became a slog that I just wanted to end.
Overall a good ending to the trilogy even if it had become a bit samey
November 13, 2022
The gripping final book of the saga, full of dragon riders, desperate battles for survival, betrayal, dark magic and heroic sacrifices as the Asur, under their new King, battle to save their island home of Ulthuan from the ravages of the Druchii...
A must read for Warhammer Fantasy fans or just lovers of dark fantasy...
A must read for Warhammer Fantasy fans or just lovers of dark fantasy...
February 18, 2023
This is definitely the darkest of the three, as several chapters are devoted to the madness which engulfs Malekith after his rejection by Asuryan. Thorpe does an excellent job with his characters, but that can be bogged down at times by the description of the military campaigns. Otherwise a very tense read which kept me turning pages.
December 22, 2019
Great book, action was written well and story was great. Only issue is to me the ending felt like there were a few things needed to be tied off.
May 5, 2020
Really good high fantasy, really good battles, and surprisingly engaging characters. A must read for Asur fans.
November 8, 2022
What a tale of political prowess, grandiose battles and powerful magic.
September 20, 2024
A fun and relaxing read. The book pays of several story lines which were set up in the earlier novels rather well.
March 25, 2016
Damn what a novel!
What an ending!
This tale of the 3rd Phoenix King was a glorious one! The action was amazing, the whole war between Naggarythe and the rest of Ulthuan was awesome, truly. Malekith, Morathi, and the armies of Anlec were just as awesome and horrifying as I imagined, though the one place I think the novel fell short was the rest of the Elves. The big players like Thyriol, the 2 rulers of Ellyrion, etc. were all awesome, but all the rest of them were useless. The entire war would've been lost as soon as Malekith came back if it wasn't for Caledor's cowardice!
So maybe I am biased, and maybe I wanted a stronger end for the Dark Elves. Sure they almost fucked the whole world, but not enough of the high elves important characters died, or maybe leaving only a few hundred elves left and they have to kind of start over in Avelorn(also, what happened to Avelorn, I really wanted to see what became of that place!)
Anyways, all in all, a damn good novel, and a damn fine read, my personal love for the Dark Elves aside :p
Keep up the great work Gav!
What an ending!
This tale of the 3rd Phoenix King was a glorious one! The action was amazing, the whole war between Naggarythe and the rest of Ulthuan was awesome, truly. Malekith, Morathi, and the armies of Anlec were just as awesome and horrifying as I imagined, though the one place I think the novel fell short was the rest of the Elves. The big players like Thyriol, the 2 rulers of Ellyrion, etc. were all awesome, but all the rest of them were useless. The entire war would've been lost as soon as Malekith came back if it wasn't for Caledor's cowardice!
So maybe I am biased, and maybe I wanted a stronger end for the Dark Elves. Sure they almost fucked the whole world, but not enough of the high elves important characters died, or maybe leaving only a few hundred elves left and they have to kind of start over in Avelorn(also, what happened to Avelorn, I really wanted to see what became of that place!)
Anyways, all in all, a damn good novel, and a damn fine read, my personal love for the Dark Elves aside :p
Keep up the great work Gav!
April 9, 2013
A year or more was spent picking up and putting down the books in this trilogy and the final one was no exception. Unfortunately, when I allow so much time to pass between the reading, I lose a sense of connection to the story. Of course, I did already know how the story would end, and, being familiar with the lore, it was merely a matter of following through with the author's portrayal of the characters' demises, dialogues, plots and schemes. I did enjoy the violent battles between the dragons and the rituals of the druchii along with the descriptions of the opposing magical energies commanded by the elves for various tasks and purposes throughout the book. I am simply glad to have reached the conclusion of the Sundering series.
January 19, 2014
Grand finale to a great trilogy, but do not expect sugarcoated happy end. The whole story of the Sundering is of a great tragedy and the third part is no exception. After the betrayal of Malekith and the revenge of Morathi, the elven princes vote prince Imrik as their new Phoenix Kings. He calls himself as his grandfather Caledor and vows to destroy the dark elves once and for all. But Malekith returns from the dead as the horrifying Witch King and Caledor faces the battle of his life.
Interesting characters, brilliant setting and non-stop epic action make this book a must for fantasy fans.
Interesting characters, brilliant setting and non-stop epic action make this book a must for fantasy fans.
January 24, 2014
That you have to restart reading the whole story book a book slows you reading.
After I started reading the second book I was near-frustrated to re-read the story...
I thought, "Okay... just some ten pages were equal to the first book."
But then... on beginning of Caledor I nearly put this book aside...
Nonsene to read the same story the third time...
Conclusion:
Epic trilogy but frequent boring phases
After I started reading the second book I was near-frustrated to re-read the story...
I thought, "Okay... just some ten pages were equal to the first book."
But then... on beginning of Caledor I nearly put this book aside...
Nonsene to read the same story the third time...
Conclusion:
Epic trilogy but frequent boring phases
July 25, 2011
Longest book in this trilogy, but I didn't feel like it was being paticularly dragged out. Clearly I can't suggest this book to anyone without suggesting the previous books from the series, but then you'd also have to be willing to read Warhammer books, and I don't see many of you as the type. But feel free to prove me wrong...
September 7, 2015
This was really a good book. Never played Warhammer, so I was not familiar with the lore. My husband brought it home for me from one of his gaming groups and it took me a while to pick it up. I am glad I did though. Whether or not you have played Warhammer, if you like fantasy fiction I would recommend it.
July 24, 2011
An awesome novel! Bringing the epic series to an end. The character of Imrik was reluctant yet heroic and this theme was present throughout the novel. The Battle of Maledor could have been longer, but the events of the Sundering were catestrophic. BRILLIANT!
May 15, 2012
Though the title is 'Caledor', the book doesn't focus on one character as much as the first two. In that way the author had more space to tell the stories of other characters involved in this grand war and nicely ties everything up coherently with the WH fantasy lore. Great read!
September 8, 2014
Not sure about the ending...but that was awesome!!!!
February 15, 2024
Decent enough, but suffers from the same issues with pacing and perspective as the rest of the trilogy; I’d much have preferred more of a focus on the Druchii actions to those of the Asuri
August 24, 2011
Great ending to the trilogy
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