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Eighty years have passed since Mystic Quest and our story continues with a new generation of seekers. Theres Theona, the daughter of a magic-rich family, who is devoid of any known magical ability herself. Arryk, the rebellious son of the long-lost Aislynn, whose belief in a centaur slave of the Kyree may be the faery kingdoms undoing. And finally, from the goblin realm, there is the hobgoblin academic Lunid, whose obsession with the vision of a handsome faery prince is driving her to perilous limits. Now, as three new heroes seek to breach the barriers between their realms, they will risk bringing titans, dragons, and a warrior tribe into world-altering conflict. From Publishers Weekly Three worlds collide in the mystical, and sometimes mystifying, conclusion of the Hickmans' Bronze Canticle trilogy, which began with Mystic Warrior (2004) and continued with Mystic Quest (2005). The ancient Bronze Canticles have foretold the violent "binding" of three parallel universes, whose inhabitants—human, fey and goblin—must find a way to coexist peacefully when the gates separating each finally open. Some lyrical writing only partially offsets an inconsistency of tone. The humor and irony in the sections devoted to the goblin empire, the book's most original concept, tends to jar with the more prosaically presented human world, which resembles Tolkien's Middle-earth, and the lovely, sad fey world. Many fantasy fans will find the ambiguous ending a cop-out, though it leaves the door open for further mystical adventures. (Apr.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the Author TRACY AND LAURA HICKMAN, the creators of Dragonlance™, have been publishing game designs and stories together for over twenty-five years. Tracy Hickman is the coauthor of international bestsellers including the Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy, Dragonlance Legends trilogy, Darksword trilogy, Rose of the Prophet trilogy, and the Deathgate Cycle septology. Tracy and Laura Hickman live in Utah. From New York times bestselling author Tracy Hickman and Dragonlance co-creator Laura Hickman comes the third in a trilogy of magic and heroism, mystery and splendor. Eighty years have passed since the adventures of Mystic quest, and the story continues with a new generation of seekers. There is Theres Theona, the daughter of a magic-rich family, who is devoid of any known magical ability herself. Arryk is the rebellious son of the long-lost Aislynn, whose belief in a centaur slave of the Kyree may be the faery kingdoms undoing. And finally, from the goblin realm, there is the hobgoblin academic Lunid, whose obsession with the vision of a handsome faery prince is driving her to perilous limits. Now, as three new heroes seek to breach the barriers between their realms, they will risk bringing titans, dragons, and a warrior tribe into world-altering conflict Eighty Years have passed since the Mystics founded Calsandria, and now their nation is mired in politics and bloodlines. A woman with no magic, Theona Conlan leads the desperate search for the missing Prince of House Arvad. In the faery realm, Dwynwyn learns that slave creatures are mastering a magic that threatens the fragile peace between the faeries and their enemies. And while the goblin Lunid builds a device to reach across worlds, her masters plot to use it for their own dark ends. But unknown to them all, the gates between realities are about to burst open and plunge humans, faeries, and goblins into a war that can be won only with an undiscovered magic...One that will unite--or destroy--three worlds. New York Times bestselling author Tracy Hickman and his wife Laura deliver the third and final installment of their monumental, dragon-filled epic fantasy.