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Summary: Conclusion of darkangel trilogy
Review: A surprise ending climaxes a battle where all of the characters from "The Darkangel" and "A Gathering of Gargoyles" are brought together and rewarded or thumped, according to their allegiance or past misdeeds. As in her two previous chronicles of a terraformed Moon, Meredith Ann Pierce continues the story of her heroine, Aeriel with clarity and imagination. 'Pearl' contains a bit more future science than its predecessors, but not enough to disturb those who prefer their fantasies undiluted.Aerial, fourteenth bride of the redeemed darkangel, Irrylath (they literally exchanged hearts in volume I) continues her quest to save the dying Moon. All of her world's wisdom and magic (read 'advanced science') reside within the luminous heart of a pearl (read 'very powerful computer'). First though, Aerial must remember who she is and what she is trying to save. We learn through flashbacks that a minion of the evil White Witch inserted a silver pin into Aerial's head, and caused her to lose all knowledge of herself. Normally, I don't care for the 'amnesia' plot device, but it works well in 'Pearl.' The dedicated reader will know who Aerial is, even though the book begins: "She had no idea where she was---only that she was in a cave, the walls pressing close about her, all of white stone. Light came from somewhere, dim and diffuse, and the air was old: musty and bone-dry...She gazed at the featureless walls of the cave. She had been lost for a long time." Aerial stumbles across a trio of unlikely allies while lost in the caverns of the Moon. The duaroughs (dwarves), after many adventures in the caves, help Aerial find the ancient Ravenna---one of the original humans who terraformed the Moon. Ravenna heals Aerial from the effects of the silver pin, but at a very high cost. Aerial regains her memory and her resolve to defeat the White Witch, but doesn't learn the price of Ravenna's healing until book's end. 'Pearl' enriches and deepens the entire darkangel trilogy. It is well worth reading, even though some of its more romantic readers may shed a few tears as it ends.
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Summary: A beautiful story with a let down ending!
Review: After reading Pierce's first two books I was enthralled beyond beliefe. It was disapointing how long it took for her to write the third book, but then reading how she ended this wonderfully written story I was sad and angry. I would be definately sugest reading the first 2 books, but unless you like horrible endings I would not suggest reading the third book. Hey you could always create your own wonderful ending.
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Summary: Ravenna's heir
Review: After very much liking the first two, the third installment dissapointed me a bit. The ending was triumphant and glorious but not in the sense for the main characters, Aeriel and Irrylath.
I wish there could be a way to gather them, but the destruction of the world was a too big problem to be postponed. I was reminded of Spiderman's phrase : With great power comes great responsibility. While Spiderman get his chance to be able being close with MJ, while Aeriel was not, given only a few hours with her prince, and the next, Ravenna's task made her to part with him, for good. Not the ending I was expecting. The way of the world is already unjust but should Aeriel got that too after all she had bore and done?
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Summary: what kind of ending was that?
Review: argh!!!!!!!!!!!!! the ending sucked!!!! i also hope that ms. pierce writes another book to follow this one. i loved the story but hated the ending. here the main character finally gets the love she wants, just to give it up to save the earth. phooey. the first two books were great but then, it has to be this ending that sucks. it was more of a cliffhanger than an ending. argh!!!!!!
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Summary: A GREATstory but the worse ending ever writen...
Review: I fell in love with the Dark Angel series even though some things confuse and the whole bit about the sunlight and how the planets move just make a reader puzzled, even at my age, it didn't feel explained well enough and was written too confusing. But, if you can just get passed that, it was a wonderful story, worthy to be rememebered...until... I would have given this book 5 stars, but the ending had me upset, angry and totally not loving the whole series or book anymore. I loved the series but the ending fails miserably and tore my heart out. I'd avoid reading this one if you like a good ending or fell in love with the first two books like I did or any of the characters. It left me wondering, "What in the world was Pierce thinking?!" I also wouldn't read the first two books if you want a good wrapped up ending, you might be feeling as bitter and angry as I am. I almost tore my book to shreads when reading the end, it felt all done in vain, it made no sense, no point to why the main character HAD to. The ending seems to just make one mad at how dumb and pointless it was and all the struggle was done in vain. It's like here finally you can have a bit of love, but you don't need love in your life. It sends a bad message in my opnion. I can't tell my friends anymore to read this series, or recomend anyone to read this book or the first two, the ending will utterly ruin any love you had for the series to begin with like I had.
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Summary: What happened to the ending?!
Review: I found this series by first having read Ms. Pierce's Firebringer Trilogy. Like Firebringer, I was engrossed by the utterly enchanting storyline, and was quickly lost in the realm of the Moon of the future. But the ending left me upset, confused, and oddly hurt. I like a good tragedy as well as the next aspirering writer, but to bring such a beautifully woven plot to such a final and crushing conclusion is neither fair to the reader, nor the story itself. If only Ms. Pierce could have better explained the resolution, I wouldn't have balked so completely at the ending. However, she does leave an opening for fourth book, and if she cares to revisit the Moon of our far-flug future, I will gleefully snap that book up too. I highly recommend this book, if for no other reason than Ms. Pierce's singular writing style, and frankly to find out how it all ends. Still the ending leaves much to be desired, and only rates 3 stars.
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Summary: I don't care that it's a trilogy
Review: I loved this book and all the other books in this trilogy. I first read this book and the other two in the trilogy when I was in seventh-grade and I adored it. Now over five years later, I reread it and I still love it. My problem with the book is that the ending left me unsatisfied. It was a very powerful ending but like all the other people out there I was hoping for a happy ending. I was upset when there was not one, but I think that a sequel for this book could be easily written furthering Aerial's adventures. She has a lot of work ahead of her and I wouldn't mind reading more of what happens to her. I believe that after all she went through she deserves to be happy. Ms. Pierce I really hope that you write a sequel to this trilogy.
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Summary: Sadly, doesn't live up to the other two...
Review: I loved this series, it's was beautifully written, complex, and heartfelt. Until the end. Take my advice and and stop before reaching the end of the novel. It was an unsatisfying and disappointing conclusion to an otherwise amazing trilogy.
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Summary: Unexpected ending
Review: I was entranced when I first read "The Darkangel." Just like her Firebringer Trilogy, I found M.A. Pierce's style to be delightful and engrossing. I found myself honestly caring about Aeriel, Irrylath the Darkangel, the gargoyles and even the wraiths. In "A Gathering of Gargolyes" I delighted in the knowledge that Aeriel wasn't just a lowly slave, and found myself honestly hoping Aeriel and Irrylath would find a way to work it all out. Then, in "The Pearl of the Soul of the World," I felt it all building toward what I hoped would be a satisfying conclusion. Nope. I'm crestfallen and saddened. A beautiful series... but I think I should have stopped reading at the end of Chapter 14 ("Flood"). If M.A. Pierce was trying to impart a message (i.e. "We have to sacrifice for the greater good") she could have saved the trouble. Why not have a lon shuttle Aeriel to Avaric daily? Conjugal visits complete with saving the world. Disappointing ending to a lovely trilogy.
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Summary: Dark Angel Trilogy
Review: i would have to disagree with most of the revievs of the people here and say the ending just left a lot open to the imagantion of the reader. i guess that because i read a lot of this type of book and i have an active imaganation i find that this series did leave a lot of questions in my mind but even after a few years of not having or reading the books that i find myself now avtively looking for the series. and i would recomend this book to all my friends and then again my friends are all active rpg'ers. and we have a nack for finishing a book that leaves open or bad endings we see hidden messages weather they are ment to be there or not.
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