Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
The Berkley Publishing Group
318 Pages
Copyright 2006
The third book of the Circle Trilogy is the story of the scholar, Moira, and the one who was lost, Cian.
Cian is a man who has lived a long life. He’s seen everything and done everything and has grown bored with his life. He agrees to help Hoyt and Glenna but has no idea what it will end up costing him to do so. Moira has lost her mother to Lilith and is perhaps destined to take her place in Geall, the legendary land that split from Ireland and exists in a different time and place. Lilith threatens Geall as well as all other worlds and the quiet, innocent Moira is as dedicated to defeating Lilith as the others are. Cian and she are, to say the least, an intriguing match.
Roberts also explores Lilith and her lovers, Lora and Davey, in this book. They are all more than a little insane, to be sure, but they aren’t cardboard, cut-out bad guys. Davey’s story is particularly sad and almost makes you feel sorry for him.
The book culminates in the final battle between Lilith and her hordes and the people of Geall, led by the Circle of Six. Since this is a romance series, I don’t think I’ll be giving a lot away by saying that the bad guys are vanquished in the end.
Recommendation: Here’s my suggestion – since Colleen Gleason has wrapped her series up, you may find yourself looking for a replacement. This is one you might want to check out. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
2 comments:
I was very happy with the conclusion of this series - and with the big battle. Thanks for the nice review!
Mo -
So was I. I liked that Cian and Moira ended up together but the pure romance story ended was a little much for me. But, I guess I am a sucker for a happy ended because it worked all the same.
cjh
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