Maker's Curse

Book 4 of Millennium's Rule

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Trudi Canavan: Maker's Curse (2021, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)

560 pages

English language

Published Dec. 31, 2021 by Little, Brown Book Group Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-356-51076-7
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2 stars (1 review)

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A disappointing end to the series

2 stars

I was disappointed by the end to this series, I thought there would be a big twist or reveal, or that some characters might make a return appearance. Instead there's a new antagonist, who we don't get a backstory for, and the resolution is unsatisfying. I think part of the problem is that the book starts with the three most powerful sorcerers in the worlds being on the same side, which removes a lot of the tension - you don't really fear that they're going to lose or die, especially when they end up getting even more powerful. One character who is really important in the previous books is pretty much sidelined and the new characters we're introduced to don't get built up.

It is a much less cohesive series than the Black Magician trilogy, which felt like it had been planned out in detail. Instead it feels like a …