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Gatefather
- The Mithermages, Book 3
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The much-anticipated third installment in Card's New York Times best-selling Mithermages series
Danny North is the first Gate Mage to be born on Earth in nearly 2,000 years, or at least the first to survive and claim his power, for families of Westil in exile on Earth have a treaty that requires the death of any suspected Gate Mage. The wars between the families had been terrible until at last they realized it was their own survival in question. But a Gate Mage, one who could build a Great Gate back to Westil, would give his own family a terrible advantage over all the others and reignite the wars. So it was decided that they all had to die. And if the families didn't kill them, the Gate Thief would - that mysterious mage who destroyed every Great Gate, along with the Gate Mage who created it, before it could be opened between Earth and Westil.
But Danny survived. And Danny battled the Gate Thief - and won.
What he didn't know at the time was that the Gate Thief had a very good reason for closing the Great Gates - and Danny has now fallen into the power of that great enemy of both Earth and Westil.
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- Robbo
- 04-12-2022
Just wow
This is all I could have ask for out of this trilogy.
Everything came to a satisfying ending and it all felt complete yet it didn’t feel like the world ends there, it feels like the story will continue on without us and the characters will live there best lives.
Truly a great final book to the series.
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- Andrew
- 02-05-2019
Nothing but praise for this book.
Fantastic conclusion to an incredible series. Orson Scott Card is, hands down, my favourite writer, and this story perfectly captures why.
If you haven't had the pleasure of listening to the first two books in this series, go back and listen to the whole lot. You'll love the characters, and the complex magical reality which OSC has created. It's worth getting, and I can't wait to listen to it all again.
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- Amy
- 27-10-2016
A disappointing series conclusion
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
I loved the first two books in this series and expected a wonderful finale. Instead I was astounded at the blatant sexism that continuously painted women as inherently dangerous vixens that incite lust in men and which the men must constantly guard against.
The story starts off well enough but then morphs into a very thinly disguised and somewhat tedious account of Latter-Day Saint / Mormon doctrine around the origins of the heavens, earth, the gift of free will and the origin of Satan and his minions. Some LDS readers or those without knowledge of the church doctrine may enjoy the story more.
Has Gatefather put you off other books in this genre?
Gate father has not put me off other books in this genre, but is has put me of chasing up further writings by Orson Scott Card, despite enjoying some of this other books. I felt disappointed at what I feel was his need to preach the his Church's doctrine in such a tedious was as to compromise the quality of what has otherwise been a wonderful journey.
Have you listened to any of Emily Rankin and Stefan Rudnicki ’s other performances? How does this one compare?
The narration was wonderful and went a huge way to partially redeeming the book. I've thoroughly enjoyed all narration by Emily Rankin and Stefan Rudnicki. I'd search specifically for books that they've worked on.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The redeeming qualities are the quality of the narration, and despite LDS gospel parallels, it gives some interesting takes on Greco-Roman mythology.
Any additional comments?
If you've enjoyed the first two books then you might want to give this a go because it does tie up a story that is otherwise incomplete. I just wouldn't expect the same degree of movement and intrigue that the first two provided.
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