Starman (Axis Trilogy, Book 3)

I love the Wayfarer Redemption series. I read them many years ago and am enjoying them all over again. I can hardly put the book down and I already know what's going to happen. Sara Douglass' work is some of my favorite fantasy writing available.

Starman is the last book in the Axis trilogy which is the first part of the wayfarer redemption. In it the prophecy enacts its final job and Axis has it out with his half brother the destroyer.But the book involves more than that. It also has Axis and Azhure finding their true heritage (can you guess it? I did) and Faraday replants the trees. She does more than that though, and strangely, she's exhausted the whole time and nearly dies early in the book (can you figure out why? I did.)This book is quite poignant and very rough to read emotionally. The ending is very, very sad. And the very last part of the phrophey-about how hate is not the way to end the fighting and forgivness will save the soul of the land-is never resolved. It's like the author forgot about it completely. Still, it's good.But overall with this series I haven't found that I like it as much as Sara Douglass's stand alone novel Threshold. It's an ok series, but I know I'll never read it again. The series gets very dark in this book-and I don't mean dark like scary but dark about the evil that man can make and the utter suffering some force upon others. I've read many of the authors books and they all seem to have a shadow sitting on them. In Threshold it works-in her other books it doesn't. It doesn't work in this book-and the next three books are much, much darker and confusing and disjointed than anything in this part of the series. It's just so many of the characters are too perfect, or too annoying to be interested in, and Faraday just breaks my heart with her sadness. Overall I'd rate this part of the series four stars, and this book also four.Three months later-in retrospect I don't think I like this series very much. It's not very well written, it has no likeable well drawn charecters and a lot of the actions are brutaly offensive. In retrospect I think I find Sara Douglass's writing to be very dark and depressing and gloomy-but not always in a way that works. I wouldn't advise reading her stuff, excepting Threshold, unless you can work a two week depresion into your life.

This one upset me a bit more. But I still love them!Mel ❤️

Could not put the book down!

This book, like all the previous books in this series, is wonderful. The characters have heart wrenchingly real and complex, and the world is as complex and original as any I have ever encountered. However...Tor should be ashamed to have published this book in such a typographically disastrous format. I have *never* (and I am a long-time, avid reader) encountered so many ridiculously out of place periods, quotation marks, and other grammatical errors. After reading other books by Sara Douglass (all with wonderful, beautiful, correct grammar) I can only assume that there are some editors and copy-editors on Tor's staff that desperately need to find a new career path. Tor should be ashamed and embarrassed to have published such a blatantly unpolished work. That said, read it anyway. It's a beautiful continuation of an epic saga, and even the poor editing cannot take away from its glory.

This book didn't hold true to the first two, I was highly disappointed in how everything was finished. I feel like the story was too rushed and not as well planned. I would really enjoy reading a rewritten version with more meat than just "magic fixed everything so easily"

OK, Better if you read the whole series with it.

Some reviewers seemed pinned to an ending they wanted. But putting their own desires aside, Douglass kept in step with her mesmerizing world, kept her characters in harmony with who she made them . . . Items that so few authors do. Excellent and far above average series.

I have fully enjoyed the whole trilogy, and find the ending as enchanting and captivating as the first two books. The ending is totally unexpected, but mayby just therefore, it is more realistic. To the last page, the fantasyrealm of this author is rich and new.

I love this book

Another fab sequel very good read with terrific ending have to force myself to put it down at bedtime. great

I find Sara Douglass books absolutely fascinating. The complexity and content shows an amazing imagination and story telling ability. She will be sorely missed as an author.

Good gripping end to the axis trilogy if you like fantasy books well worth a look. Emotional ride with a dislike or hate of the main character.

enthralling read brilliant writer great pager tuning book could not put it down once started would recomend to any s.f.readers

beautiful story! i loved it :)

Too long ago to comment

Very good stand of book , but delivery was slow

I loved this final book in the Axis Trilogy! It was exciting, full of danger, pathos and adventure. And it finished really well. I read it until 2am having started it about 12 hours before, and didn't want to put it down. Very recommended.

Ce troisième volume est aussi réussi que les précédents. Il possède même quelque chose en plus: plus de magie, plus d'émotion, plus d'humour aussi. J'ai particulièrement aimé les apparitions drôlatiques d'Artor.On approche de la confrontation finale entre Axis et Gorgrael, et chacun se prépare à jouer son rôle dans la Prophétie. Le rôle le plus amer sera celui des Sentinelles, mais Faraday devra faire preuve de beaucoup de courage aussi.Tandis que Faraday plante sans relâche sa forêt magique, Azhure découvre l'étendue de son pouvoir, StarDrifter fait renaître les sites des anciens Icarii et WolfStar essaie d'être partout à la fois, orchestrant (et manipulant) la progression de la Prophétie. Mais Gorgrael commence à se méfier de lui...Au final, une bien belle trilogie de Fantasy classique.

The Axis trilogy is one of the best fantasy fiction sags that I have read. Well worth a reread or two. Enjoyable to the last page

Love this series!! Love this Australian writer!!

The cover wasn't the same! I did wanted to make a series but because of the cover I have to found another book!