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The Gods Return: The Third Volume of the Crown of the Isles (Lord of the Isles) Hardcover – November 11, 2008

by David Drake (Author)

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Book 9 of 9: Lord of the Isles

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The Gods Return is the end of the Crown of the Isles trilogy and the final chapter in the Lord of the Isles. The Fortress of Glass began the tale of how the new kingdom of the Isles is finally created by the heroes and heroines who have been central to the tale: Prince Garric, heir to the throne of the Isles, his consort Liane, his sister Sharina, her herculean sweetheart Cashel, and Cashel’s sister Ilna. The Mirror of Worlds followed them on an overland journey to the small kingdoms of the Isles to confirm Garric’s succession and subdue, if necessary, any who refused to pledge fealty.

In The Gods Return, the Isles have been more or less unified under Garric’s rule, but the Change that created the continent, has removed the old Gods of the Isles from reality and released other Gods from other planes of existence. Now the servants of the forbidden Gods of Palomir call forth The Worm, an ancient thing that threatens to devour all life in the newly formed kingdom and make way for the reign of dark Gods, now awakened to ambitions of worship and dominion. Some are bad…and some are worse.

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Charming Prince Garric, determined Princess Sharina and rejuvenated wizardess Tenoctris were hoping for a bit of rest after their last adventure (2007's The Mirror of Worlds), but circumstances conspire against them in this shallow conclusion to the Crown of the Isles trilogy. The conquered Empire of Palomir, unable to admit defeat, uses human sacrifice to produce an army of menacing Rat Men. Pirates wield the power of Franca the Sky God to bring forth a gigantic worm that feeds on entire towns, and former priests of the Lady of the Grove are entranced by a mysterious entity known only as the Scorpion King. Facing this triple threat with courage, ingenuity and a bit of fancy wizardry, Drake's heroes often glide too easily through their challenges. Though his characterization of women has greatly improved since the series began, most of the people appear bland compared with the challenges they face. (Nov.)
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“An epic with rousing action and characters to cheer for.”
—Terry Goodkind on Lord of the Isles

“Drake has a light touch with his characters, making them believable and serious without becoming overly ponderous or melodramatic. He employs the standard epic fantasy tropes of action, sorcery, and romance to great effect in this exciting, compelling read.”
—Romantic Times BOOKreviews on The Fortress of Glass

“Great, gritty realism on both material and magical planes, and Hellquite literally breaks loose on occasion.The audience for this kind of fantasy saga should prove large and ongoing.”
—Booklist on Master of the Cauldron

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor Books; First Edition (November 11, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0765312611
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0765312617
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.42 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches

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The Army took David Drake from Duke Law School and sent him on a motorized tour of Viet Nam and Cambodia with the 11th Cav, the Blackhorse. He learned new skills, saw interesting sights, and met exotic people who hadn't run fast enough to get away.

Dave returned to become Chapel Hill's Assistant Town Attorney and to try to put his life back together through fiction making sense of his Army experiences.

Dave describes war from where he saw it: the loader's hatch of a tank in Cambodia. His military experience, combined with his formal education in history and Latin, has made him one of the foremost writers of realistic action SF and fantasy. His bestselling Hammer's Slammers series is credited with creating the genre of modern Military SF. He often wishes he had a less interesting background.

Dave lives with his family in rural North Carolina.

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Baird Stafford

The Last Book in the Isles Series

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2022

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I have the complete _Lord of the Isles_ and _Crown of the Isles_ series by David Drake as they were published. They tell a good fantasy story, taken all together. They also have two things to recommend them especially: there are only eight of them instead of thirteen (that must have been one weird clock!); and the books themselves are only half as thick, at most, as those of Jourdan's _Wheel of Time_ series. I still haven't finished all of that series.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017

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Follows the formula of the first two volumes where each major character goes off on their own adventure but all come back together for the big ending. Very good series.

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cjm

A marvelous adventure

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2017

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My second time to read the series and once again I laughed, I cried, I cheered for the heroes. And I'm sad I'm done. In a few years, I'll probably read it again. Yes, I like I that much.

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2013

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The story wraps up nicely and stays consistent to the end.
The proof reading on the kindle edition is still wretched, I wonder what kind of protection you could hope for from the frequently mentioned Blood Ea Gles....
The story is still awesome!

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M. Wiggins

The writing is good, the characters are good

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2016

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If you have read the previous novels in this series then this novel is worth reading. The writing is good, the characters are good. But this book did not leave me wanting more in the series.

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2013

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I find the format of small snippets featuring each character in turn a little confusing. But the overall flow of the story, and the story itself, are just fine.

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2009

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Very good book didnt see the end comming,am very impressed with Mr Drake as always recomend it to any who love epic fantasy ith a historical feel.

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Ronnie Newman

Awsome read!