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Last of the Wilds (Age of the Five Trilogy Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Trudi Canavan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 996 ratings
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With her lover vanished, a gifted priestess embarks on a quest to protect her allies from deadly illness in the second entry of this epic fantasy trilogy.

After pitched battle, The White—the avatars of the Five Gods—have briefly turned back the vicious invaders. And now, the priestess Auraya is sent on an urgent mission to reconcile with the powerful, outcast Dreamweavers, for their magical healing abilities may be the key to saving the land. But as a deadly plague devastates their allies and old adversaries resurface, a dreadful surprise may ruin the chance for peace. For Auraya’s terrible discovery will force her into a desperate choice—one whose consequences will change the world forever.
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    Age of the Five Trilogy
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  6. Publication date
    October 13, 2009
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About the Author

Trudi Canavan is the author of the bestselling Black Magician trilogy—The Magician's Guild, The Novice, and The High Lord—as well as Priestess of the White and Last of the Wilds, Books One and Two of her Age of the Five trilogy. She lives in a little house on a hillside, near a forest, in the Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully in Australia. She has been making up stories about things that don't exist for as long as she can remember, and was amazed when her first published story received an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story in 1999. A freelance illustrator and designer, she also works as the designer and Art Director of Aurealis, a magazine of Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000N2HCTM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins e-books (October 13, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 13, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1278 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 625 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Trudi Canavan published her first story in 1999 and it received an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story. Her debut series, the Black Magician trilogy, made her an international success, and all three volumes of her Age of the Five trilogy were Sunday Times bestsellers. Trudi Canavan lives with her partner in Melbourne, Australia, and spends her time writing, painting and weaving.

For more information about Trudi and her writing go to www.trudicanavan.com

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Heather
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good! Remember this is part of a TRILOGY.
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2006
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I just finished this today, and I think it was great. We get more of the main characters' histories, there are hints that the gods are not all that they should be, new characters are introduced, and we get to know some of the cultures that were only glimpsed in the first book. I think what some reviewers are forgetting is that this is the middle book of a trilogy. Everything is not supposed to be wrapped up now. This book does exactly what it is supposed to do - it draws the reader further into the world, makes us care about what happens to the characters, and further sets the plot for the last book.
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Gregory T Garrison
4.0 out of 5 stars Love Trudi Canavan's writing style
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2015
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Love Trudi Canavan's writing style. Very similar style to the Magician Trilogy, similar story elements also. All in All, a good buy that eats up time reading, not boring, but not overly stimulating either, a perfect timekiller.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Trudi Canavan's book always take you on an adventure with her creative and unique writing. I often re-read the books and always look forward to finding out what happen next.
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019
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I recommend these books for anyone who is looking for a new and innovative approach to fantasy. Trudi's writing makes for easy reading and transports you to a new world with each book.
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A. A. Toste Correia
5.0 out of 5 stars rewarded
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2013
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After the desapointment of the first book, this second was a great surprise, the all thing got a purpose and the reading much more enjoyable.
It's a interesting idea to have the gods play an active roll in humans lifes.
All in all, its a very nice reading
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Laidybugz
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite writers. Would recommend any of her books to ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2017
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One of my favorite writers. Would recommend any of her books to fantasy readers everywhere!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014
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I love Trudi work. I've Read the black magician trilogy, the traitors spy and the first and second book of this series.
Well, in my opinion the story 'runs out of gas' around the 70% of the book. After that, you spend a lot of time reading while nothing happens... I guess I have to try the third one to give a complete opinion but so far this has been weakest.
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guillem
4.0 out of 5 stars entretaining
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2011
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Book probably better than the first one and very similar to other books from same author. It is strange always to read a fantasy book written by a woman because the characters are viewed in a different way a man would describe. Interesting though.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2017
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rich in lore, history, magic, and character development
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2023
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The plot in Last of the Wilds, the second entry of The Age of Five Trilogy by Trudi Canavan is a lot slower than the first, but it’s rich in lore, history, magic, and character development.

This is a book about discovery, rather than epic fantasy battles and war like The Priestess of the White.

AURAYA’S JOURNEY IN LAST OF THE WILDS IS DIFFICULT FOR HER
She spends so much of it fighting an uphill battle (metaphorically) and for a while it doesn’t feel like she’s going anywhere.

Auraya does, however, come into her own eventually and watching her grow even more as a character was brilliant to see.

LEIARD AND EMERAHL’S PLOTLINES ARE MY FAVOURITE
They are the reason I have rated Last of the Wilds so highly. Some of the mysteries and secrets touched upon in the previous book are revealed, and for others there are more clues.

Emerahl makes this book so much fun as her plot is driven entirely by her – not the events around her. She does what she wants and gets what she wants too.

Reivan is introduced to us in this book, and because of that we get to see the other side. Her plot is quite dark, but she is strong and the way her story develops is brilliant.

As the middle book, Last of the Wilds suffers a little from sagging in the middle, but not too much – the characters bring the world and story to life and you will find the book over before you know it.
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charde
3.0 out of 5 stars Mostly in good condition
Reviewed in the Netherlands on December 7, 2021
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Had to give 3 stars as the book came damaged.
Fortunately it is only the back cover and last few pages, but this was intended as a Christmas gift
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mostly in good condition
Reviewed in the Netherlands on December 7, 2021
Had to give 3 stars as the book came damaged.
Fortunately it is only the back cover and last few pages, but this was intended as a Christmas gift
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Michael Schulze
5.0 out of 5 stars Game of Thrones Light...
Reviewed in Germany on August 12, 2013
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Anmerkung: Diese Rezension bezieht sich auf die gesamte „The Age of Five“-Triologie.

Mein wichtigstes Kriterium für „Unterhaltungsliteratur“ ist das sie fesselnd sein muß. Kann man das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen und erwischt sich um 3 Uhr morgens dabei, das man am Ende eines Kapitels (nach dem man eigentlich endlich ins Bett gehen wollte) dann doch „noch ein Kapitel“ liest, dann hat der Autor offensichtlich etwas richtig gemacht.

„The Age of Five“ ist eine solche Fantasy-Triologie. Die etwa 1700 Seiten habe ich in 4 Tagen verschlungen, also mehr als 400 Seiten pro Tag. Mein Lesetempo ist eher durchschnittlich, da ist das schon eine Menge.

Vom Schreibstil hat mich die Triologie gelegentlich an George R.R. Martins „A Song of Ice and Fire“ erinnert. Man springt zwischen den gut geschrieben Figuren und bekommt jeweils deren Sichtweise vermittelt. Die einzelnen Passagen sind in der Regel nur 5-10 Seiten lang, was den Eindruck von schnellem Voranschreiten der Handlung vermittelt, auch wenn mal weniger passiert. In Sachen Komplexität der Handlung und „Worldbuilding“ reicht „The Age of Five“ allerdings bei weitem nicht an „A Song of Ice and Fire“ heran, gehört aber schon zu den Besseren unter den klassischen ca. 1500-Seiten-Triologien.

Im Vergleich zu Trudi Canavan Erstlingstriologie „The Black Magician“ ist meines Erachtens ein deutlicher Sprung im handwerklichen Können der der Autorin zu bemerken. „The Black Magican“ habe ich vor eingen Jahren gelesen und fand vor allem die interessanten und gut geschriebenen Charaktere in Verbindung mit einer durchaus interessanten Geschichte reizvoll. Fade fand ich damals die sehr marginalisierte Welt, welche sich fast ausschließlich auf die Stadt in welcher die Handlung spielte beschränkte, was es schwerer machte in die Welt einzutauchen, da man ständig auf „weiße Flecken“ in der Welt starrte. In „The Age of Five“ hat Trudi Canavan Ihre Stärken ausgebaut und an Ihren Schwächen gearbeitet.

Ithania ist eine gut gestaltete Welt, die schnell genügend Substanz erhält, um die Handlung in ein detailreiches „Panorama“ einzubetten, welches es leicht macht in diese interessante Welt einzutauchen. Meine Lieblingscharaktere waren Auraya, Emerahl und Reivan. Die Charaktere sind aber allesamt gut geschrieben und es gab eigentlich keinen Charakter dessen Passagen ich langweilig fand. Eine Ausnahme bildete hier ein Handlungsstrang im dritten Buch, der zwar gut geschrieben ist, in meinen Augen aber zu ausführlich für seine Wichtigkeit im Rahmen der Gesamthandlung war.

Womit wir dann auch zu den Schwächen kommen.

Das dritte Buch macht in Retrospektive etwas den Eindruck als ob es gegen Ende mit der Deadline etwas eng wurde. Der überrepräsentierte Handlungsstrang im dritten Buch wirkt etwas wie ein Füller um die 550+ Seiten für das dritte Buch zusammenzubekommen. Gleichzeitig schreitet die Handlung abgesehen vom oben erwähnten Handlungsstrang in einem normalen Tempo voran, um dann in ca. 10 Seiten hastig (wenn auch zufriedenstellend) abgeschlossen zu werden.
Insbesondere Auraya steht über Teile des 3. Buches etwas auf der Leitung und hätte eigentlich ein paar Dinge schon früher kapieren müssen. Wenn man aufmerksam gelesen hat, dann wird man bestimmte Enthüllungen des Finales schon Ende des 2. Buches vermuten. Es gibt allerdings auch Facetten die ich so nicht vorhergesehen hätte. Spannend war das dritte Buch daher trotzdem, da bis zum Finale die entsprechenden Spekulationen eben nur Vermutungen waren.
Danjin Spear bekommt im letzten Kapitel einen unschönen Abschluß, da er entgegen seinem über 3 Bücher etablierten Charakter handelt. Er verhält sich hier irrational emotional, wird aber zuvor als sehr analytischer und intellektuell offener Mensch dargestellt. Da ich den Charakter bis dahin sehr mochte, war der nicht nachvollziehbare Bruch irritierend.
Der Epilog im dritten Buch bildet einen schönen Abschluß, der aber ruhig noch etwas ausführlicher hätte sein können.

Alles in allem bleibt ein sehr positiver Eindruck und ich würde mich über ein Wiedersehen mit den Charakteren sehr freuen. Leider scheint Trudi Canavan das vorerst nicht zu planen...

Fazit: „The Age of Five“ bietet fesselnde und gut geschriebene Fantasyunterhaltung...
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Ruth Bolders
5.0 out of 5 stars Canavan always delivers
Reviewed in Australia on April 13, 2014
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Trudi Canavan always captivates and takes you on a brilliant journey. You will find it difficult to put this one down.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2023
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Good read
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