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| Original Title: | The Wheel of Osheim |
| ISBN: | 0007531613 (ISBN13: 9780007531615) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Red Queen's War #3 |
| Literary Awards: | David Gemmell Legend Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2017), David Gemmell Ravenheart Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Cover Art (2017), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2016) |
Mark Lawrence
Hardcover | Pages: 656 pages Rating: 4.34 | 12357 Users | 825 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War #3) |
| Author | : | Mark Lawrence |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 656 pages |
| Published | : | June 2nd 2016 by Harper Voyager (first published May 5th 2016) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Dark Fantasy. Science Fiction. Magic. High Fantasy |
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From the international bestselling author of the Broken Empire Trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the Red Queen’s War...Mark Lawrence’s “epic fantasy” (The Washington Post) continues as a reluctant prince returns from the bowels of Hell to engage in his greatest battle yet—among the living and the dead.
All the horrors of Hell stand between Snorri Ver Snagason and the rescue of his family, if indeed the dead can be rescued. For Jalan Kendeth, getting back out alive and with Loki’s key is all that matters. Loki’s creation can open any lock, any door, and it may also be the key to Jalan’s fortune back in the living world.
Jalan plans to return to the three w’s that have been the core of his idle and debauched life: wine, women, and wagering. Fate however has other plans, larger plans. The Wheel of Osheim is turning ever faster, and it will crack the world unless it’s stopped. When the end of all things looms, and there’s nowhere to run, even the worst coward must find new answers. Jalan and Snorri face many dangers, from the corpse hordes of the Dead King to the many mirrors of the Lady Blue, but in the end, fast or slow, the Wheel of Osheim always pulls you back. In the end it’s win or die.
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Ratings: 4.34 From 12357 Users | 825 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War #3)
By all means, check out my reviews of book #1 and #2. This is just a quick review as I do not wish to spoil anything critical to this story or repeat my previous reviews. www.youandibooks.wordpress.com The Wheel of Osheim was the only book I could have possibly read next following on from the ultimate cliffhanger at the conclusion of the previous story. So, apologies to other authors whose books I have still to review but I simply had to find out what events would follow the prior outing and3.5 StarsThe pacing of this book was consistently tight which, combined with some interesting mysteries and constant action made it an easy read. Jalan was always bouncing from one adventure to the next, with plenty of action scenes and some light horror overtones that I thought really worked well. The plot was, by the standards of epic fantasy series, fairly straightforward and focused which was a nice change of pace, however there were still enough twists, turns and mysteries to make keep it
5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum https://bibliosanctum.com/2016/06/03/...Theres so much to say about The Red Queens War series, even more so now that Ive finished this third and final installment and realized to my joy and horror that yes, my time with the remarkable Prince Jalan and his crew has indeed come to an end. Taken as a whole, this trilogy may be Mark Lawrences finest work ever, and this stunning conclusion that is The Wheel of Osheim has left me with my mind completely blown.After we
3.5/5 StarsThe Wheel of Osheim is a great installment to say good bye to 'The Red Queens War' trilogy.Like 'Prince of Fools', 'The Wheel of Osheim' brought my love for the series that were missing in the second book. 3 chapters in and its better than the entire experience I had with 'The Liars Key' already. The plot started out magnificently gripping, fun and compelling. In 'Emperor of Thorns', there were two timelines to follow, Jorg at his twenties and the flashback sequence. One of the
The concluding instalment to Red Queen's War series is one of the worst, and least satisfactory endings to a series I have ever read. Flat, hurried after the bloated, dead (pun intended) weight of the side stories, frayed with lose ends, and truly disappointing not only in terms of The Wheel of Osheim, but also with regard to the two earlier books. Mark Lawrence, a fine writer that he is, is less of an artist and more of a craftsman. He has mastered few tricks and applies them without mercy
I'm not going to beat around the bush - this is a towering work of literary genius.Allow me to demonstrate with a paragraph from the prologue:Fuck! Fuck Fuck! The man, bent over now, started to hop from one bare foot to the other. Hot! Hot! Hot! An infidel, clearly, tall, very white, with the golden hair of the distant north, a man from beyond the desert, from across the sea. Fuck. Hot. Fuck. Hot. Pulling on a boot that must have spilled out with him, he fell, searing his bare back on the
I repeatedly say that I really like how Mark Lawrence sets his characters and tells the story. This book is no exception. I enjoyed it very much.Jalan is complete opposite of Jorge (Prince of Thorns series) and since both series location is Broken Empire we see their path collided sometimes.Prince of Thorns was all about Jorge but this series is about Jalan and at the same time Builders secrets too. Jalan is not the only hero of this tale, we have Snorri, Kara and even Hennan and Red Queen
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