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| Original Title: | Day of the Scarab |
| ISBN: | 0060571632 (ISBN13: 9780060571634) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Oracle Prophecies #3 |
Catherine Fisher
Hardcover | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 3.94 | 936 Users | 47 Reviews
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| Title | : | Day of the Scarab (The Oracle Prophecies #3) |
| Author | : | Catherine Fisher |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | May 23rd 2006 by Greenwillow Books (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Mythology. Magic |
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How will their struggle end?Madness reigns in the Two Lands. General Argelin has proclaimed himself king and is systematically destroying all enemies -- humans . . . and gods.
Mirany, the young priestess, is in hiding.
Alexos, the boy who should be ruler, is powerless.
Seth and the Jackal are scrambling to gather a small group of resisters without attracting notice from Argelin -- or from the sinister power he now controls in the sign of the scarab.
Their last hope lies in the Underworld. Mirany can lead their journey into death, but can she bring them back?
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Ratings: 3.94 From 936 Users | 47 ReviewsWrite Up Containing Books Day of the Scarab (The Oracle Prophecies #3)
Initially, I didn't like this book very much because most of it was so creepy. The general's obsession with Hermia, Manto the witch, the fact that Mirany and three other characters took a trip into the underworld... all of those things freaked me out. I felt like this was a lousy way to conclude such an enchanting series.However, the author redeemed herself later on in the story. Her vision of the afterlife cleverly combined Greek mythology (Cerberus, Orpheus, etc.) with Egyptian mythologyThis is an unfair rating, as I did not read the first two books of the trilogy. But no, not the type of book I would like to read. It has to be a master to create a world, with different type of characters. Not just putting them in the same world. Fisher could benefit on reading the Lord of the Rings to see how that is done properly.
I thought overall that this was a disappointing ending to the series. And I finally reached my threshold of patience for flowery descriptions and licking dry lips. Fans of Incarceron looking for more from Catherine Fisher would be better served by waiting for something new rather than digging into older work.
This was really disappointing. Long boring bits, esp in the underworld and no satisfaction re the bad guys getting what they deserved or much hint of possible relationships. And what a huge mess was left at the end.
Each book in this trilogy is as wonderful and gripping as the first. General Argelin has proclaimed himself king as set about routinely destroying all images of the Rain Queen with his mercenary troops. Mirany and the other Nine are in hiding until Seth, Alexos and the others return from the desert. When they do, the work is not over as they then have to find a way to roust Argelin from his stolen post and reinstate Alexos to his rightful place.
The concluding volume of one of my favorite YA series ever sees the introduction of a mysterious and terrifying sorceress. (view spoiler)[I think Manto is a great character, but I wish she'd at least been mentioned in the earlier books, because I do think there's a bit of suddenness to her arrival in this story (hide spoiler)] and lots and lots of intrigue, politics, magic, and general mayhem. I'm a bit biased because the Jackal is one of my favorite characters in YA fiction - in fact, I'd love
I honestly don't know why there are so many negative reviews for this book. I thought this was the best of the trilogy. Some people are accusing it of having characters that aren't interesting enough but I disagree with this. I thought all of the characters were very interesting and there was a lot of character development! Other people are criticizing the romance in the book but honestly the central focus of these books never was romance. Personally I think it's very refreshing to have a book
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