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The Gathering Storm von Kate Elliott
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The Gathering Storm (Original 2003; 2003. Auflage)

von Kate Elliott

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Set in an alternate Europe where bloody conflicts rage, the fifth book of the Crown of Stars epic fantasy series continues the world-shaking conflict for the survival of humanity The long-dreaded cataclysm is about to descend on the world as the lost land of the Aoi returns to the Earth from which it was cast forth millennia ago. And though Liath has at last found her way back to Earth, she knows disaster will soon follow her. Yet just how little time remains to avert humanity's destruction she discovers to her horror only when she learns that her brief stay in the bespelled land has actually kept her from her family and allies for nearly four years. In that time, Sanglant has mobilized an army and journeyed to the land of the griffins, intent on forging an alliance to stand against the forces which are determined to rework the spell that originally exiled the Aoi and their lands from the world. Alain, caught up by Liath as she makes her way back to her own world and time, has been returned to the present bereft of all that matters to him. And though for a while he finds refuge in a monastery, he is soon condemned to a terrible fate. His only hope of rescue lies with the Eika leader Stronghand, who has begun a campaign of conquest into the human lands. And even as these diverse forces struggle to avert total ruin, the mathematici, led by Anne and Hugh, strive to re-create the original spell which exiled the ancient Aoi, neither knowing nor caring that their magical workings could tear their world apart....… (mehr)
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Titel:The Gathering Storm
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Info:DAW Hardcover (2003), Hardcover, 928 pages
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While Alain, damaged and shunned, wanders the land, Liath returns to her husband's swelling army and hatches a plan to thwart the Seven Sleepers. Meanwhile, the Seven Sleepers position their own pieces as they ally with Stronghand's Eika in the north and mold Zacharias into a suitable sacrifice in the south.

The pawns deployed in the last four volumes finally come home to roost in The Gathering Storm as everyone hustles into position to facilitate two divergent apocalypses. The rising action and definite climax make the novel much shapelier than its predecessors, and even the unresolved sub-plots involving Alain and Hanna have psychological structure: Alain completes the process of grieving for his lost wife while Hanna recovers from her prior captivity. The novel ends on a clanging note as Sanglant defeats his possessed father, Liath rends her mother's plans, and the earth endures a cataclysmic collision. Given all that tumult, the novel's final scene--in which Alain watches a dragon rise from the sea--is surprisingly serene and graceful.
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  proustbot | Jun 19, 2023 |
Can't remember what exactly inspired me to start a re-read of this series but I'm not sorry I did. It's a fantastic medieval European fantasy series (truly a great depiction of a medieval Europe -inspired setting) that feels so real; from the most desperate of war refugees to the daimones of the Upper Spheres to the working economy... Do yourself a favor and read this series if you haven't already.

Ooof, Book Five is a monster and I say that knowing perfectly well that every volume in this series could easily be a doorstop. Liath has returned from walking the spheres and the cataclysm to come is very near. Sanglant has gathered an army (and found some powerful sorcerous allies) but Anne and her cadre has been planning for this moment her entire life.

Alain returns to the present and returns to breaking my heart. He has no kin or resources and ends up being a scapegoat to local unrest. Wendar & Varre are suffering greatly while King Henry is bespelled in a foreign kingdom chasing empire. The wolves are circling Wendar & Varre but I can't help but want the Eika to appear as at least Stronghand will help Alain.

The struggle is real in this one and gives another window into what I love in Elliott's work. You can follow the plans and struggles of a character for books for them to POOF right out of existence as they come right up against the machinations of another character. It's a lot to take but in the best possible way. ( )
  sgwordy | Dec 31, 2022 |
I remember starting this series and loving how vivid the characters and world-building was, and now I'm just not that into it. I've had a long pause prior to returning to the series and I think I should have just read the whole thing straight through instead of waiting. The world, based on medieval Europe, is detailed and more elaborate than other fantasy worlds, but it's also easy to get lost in the numerous characters and the complex politics of the series. And lost I was. ( )
  wagner.sarah35 | Dec 12, 2020 |
The continuation of the Crown of Stars continues where the last book leaves off. This book is great and reaches the pinnacle peak of what the series has been hinting at. This book is big, but has a lot of great movement in the plot and character development. ( )
  renbedell | Nov 23, 2020 |
Liath is reunited with Sanglant & Blessing, the Aoi do return and the 7 Sleepers’ plot to banish them again fails. Biggest book yet at over 900pages. Lovin’ it! ( )
  BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 |
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Set in an alternate Europe where bloody conflicts rage, the fifth book of the Crown of Stars epic fantasy series continues the world-shaking conflict for the survival of humanity The long-dreaded cataclysm is about to descend on the world as the lost land of the Aoi returns to the Earth from which it was cast forth millennia ago. And though Liath has at last found her way back to Earth, she knows disaster will soon follow her. Yet just how little time remains to avert humanity's destruction she discovers to her horror only when she learns that her brief stay in the bespelled land has actually kept her from her family and allies for nearly four years. In that time, Sanglant has mobilized an army and journeyed to the land of the griffins, intent on forging an alliance to stand against the forces which are determined to rework the spell that originally exiled the Aoi and their lands from the world. Alain, caught up by Liath as she makes her way back to her own world and time, has been returned to the present bereft of all that matters to him. And though for a while he finds refuge in a monastery, he is soon condemned to a terrible fate. His only hope of rescue lies with the Eika leader Stronghand, who has begun a campaign of conquest into the human lands. And even as these diverse forces struggle to avert total ruin, the mathematici, led by Anne and Hugh, strive to re-create the original spell which exiled the ancient Aoi, neither knowing nor caring that their magical workings could tear their world apart....

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