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The Rise of Magicks
The Rise of Magicks: Chronicles of The One | Nora Roberts
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Year One and Of Blood and Bone concludes her stunning new trilogy praised as A match for end-of-the-world classics like Stephen Kings The Stand. After the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways. Fallon cannot live in peace until she frees those who have been preyed upon by the government or the fanatical Purity Warriors, endlessly hunted or locked up in laboratories, brutalized for years on end. She is determined to save even those who have been complicit with this evil out of fear or weaknessif, indeed, they can be saved. Strengthened by the bond she shares with her fellow warrior, Duncan, Fallon has already succeeded in rescuing countless shifters and elves and ordinary humans. Now she must help them healand rediscover the light and faith within themselves. For although from the time of her birth, she has been The One, she is still only one. And as she faces down an old nemesis, sets her sights on the enemys stronghold, and pursues her destinyto finally restore the mystical shield that once protected them allshe will need an army behind her...
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Sresendez12
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What a great ending to a great series! Really glad I decided to stick with it and finish the series instead of waiting as long as I did between book 1 and 2. Thanks to #readyourtbr and #serieslove2023 for the push to get it done!

TheSpineView Loved this series!😊 14mo
Andrew65 Well done on completing a great series. 👏👏👏 14mo
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ReadingIsMyHobby
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So after taking quite some time to read this series. I ended up loving it. Nothing bad to say about it. I will say that it gave me Harry Potter vibes, and that never really went away.

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ReadingIsMyHobby

I'm currently almost done this book, and I love it. I can't wait to see how the last chunk plays out.

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DebbieGrillo
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DebbieGrillo
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Just starting book three.

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Buchbeeg
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Loved the first book in this series but really didn't dig the second. Hoping this one has a more epic feel to it. We'll see what happens.....

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BookwormM
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A satisfying end to the trilogy with all the heart break and hope that you expect from Nora Roberts.

Today‘s chocolate discovery 😃

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tracy.anne8
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Finished this one while cooking dinner. It was a good end to a really good series. I wish some of the battles were described a little more in depth but overall still enjoyed it. #audiobook #scribd

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bluestocking.book.nerd
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I'm avoiding as much news and social media as I can, but reading this passage reminds me - no matter what happens, the good always wins because the good never stops. There is always someone to fight alongside and bring back the good.

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Sargar114
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Enjoyed the conclusion of this trilogy. It was action packed, but didn‘t get bogged down in the battle details. I could see if people don‘t like that, but for me I was ok with it. Its not my favorite of the three, but part of the reason I like this trilogy is that all of the books have a different feel while telling a cohesive story. I was satisfied with how it ended, but it didn‘t leave me longing for more. Would still recommend! ⬇️

Sargar114 ⬆️ this is my #doublespin for this #bookspinbingo. Not a great success compared to other‘s boards, but I‘m happy with it. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I say three books off the list is great progress!!! 4y
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Court7
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Can't say that I liked this which was a shame

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MrsBibliophile
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I've waited impatiently for this book! I loved this trilogy so much. Nora Roberts is one of my favorite authors and she did not disappoint on this one. The characters are so relatable, mixed with a memorable storyline and some shocking twists and turns.

I would recommend this book to Nora Roberts fans or anyone interested in fantasy or apocalyptic thrillers.

📖📚 Happy Reading! 📚📖

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margreads
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Currently listening to this when i get the chance. Less commute time means less walking time which in turn means less listening time

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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I loved book one in this trilogy—it hit two topics I enjoy. Book two was okay—more fantasy and less post-pandemic survival tale. Book three was lots of fantasy, and the post-pandemic was switched for copious battle scenes. I missed the character study and didn‘t love the increased YA feel.

Book 1 - ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Book 2 - ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Book 3 - ⭐️ ⭐️

Full review (of 2 & 3) http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2020
#booked2020 #covercrush

Cinfhen Oh wow!! So the series got progressively worse 🙅🏼‍♀️I didn‘t make it through book one ...too much magic not enough dystopia so I‘m not sure I would have liked the rest of the series. 4y
alisiakae I have yet to find a Nora Roberts book I like. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen In some ways, I wrote this short review for you. My blog post has more detail. But I def don‘t think this series is for you. 😘 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft I‘m pretty sure I read some of her books before this series. But it was decades ago, so I couldn‘t tell you which. Or what I thought. I did genuinely enjoy 4y
Cinfhen Thanks my friend xx 4y
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Meaw_catlady
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1. Year One was my first book by Nora Roberts and I liked it! Need to read the third in the series but think I may do a reread to refresh.
2. Getting Full time at the Library!! I start Monday it‘s one year since I started working at the library! It‘s a great anniversary present!! 💕
3. Catherine Janeway, Captain Picard, Padme, Princess Leia, And many more
@Eggs #wondrouswednesday
@LauraJ @OrangeMooseReads @Megabooks @Bklover @litenthusiast

DaveGreen7777 Happy work anniversary! I approve of all your crushes! 😌 4y
runswithscissors007 Swoon..... Captain Picard..... 4y
Megabooks Congratulations!! 🥂 what a wonderful way to celebrate your workaversary! So happy for you! 💙😘 4y
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Palimpsest Congratulations! 🍾🎉 4y
UwannaPublishme Woo hoo! Congrats on your work anniversary! Jean-Luc isn‘t bad, but my ❤️ belongs to the Doctor on St:VOY. 🥰 4y
marleed Congratulations! 4y
Bklover Yay! So happy about the full time move! You must be doing Great!!!! So happy for you. Thanks for the tag! 4y
Eggs Congratulations 🥳👏🏻🥳 4y
LauraJ Thanks for the tag! I‘ve been MIA this week. Congratulations on the promotion! I knew you could do it! 🍾 4y
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Books88
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Me yelling at myself to pay attention because my focus keeps slipping trying to read this. Maybe too many military things for me in this one.

BethM I‘m either in the mood for Nora or not 🤷‍♀️ 4y
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Books88
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FINALLY! My hold came in! 🙌🏻💕🔥

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BookladyOnTheMove
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The third book in this post-apocalyptic trilogy that brings Celtic mythology to life after The Doom - a virus that claims over 80% of humanity. Many of those left turn into witches, elves, fairies or shapeshifters. A wonderful good vs. evil tension carries through the whole trilogy and Nora Roberts, as always, does a fine job of bringing her characters to life.

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Monica5
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Wow! The end of the series and Roberts knocked it out of the park. Needed a klneex for some of it. Felt so much for these characters that I couldn't help cry.

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Tianarose
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These restrictions from Macmillan Publishing are obscene!

LibrarianRyan Yep!!!!!! Think it's bad for one library. My library is part of an ebook consortium (eReadIllinois) and it is one copy for the consortium which is 159 libraries. 4y
ljuliel Holy smokes ! Ridiculous. I know a lot of my holds sre 6 months. I don‘t even look at what number I am in line, or I‘d just delete it . I‘m not very patient. I know it‘s not the library‘s fault though. 4y
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LibrarianRyan @ljuliel It is what it is. ALA and libraries, and library advocates are fighting it. It's part of why I hate Amazon (for books, I just dislike them for most other things 😁). They make and share all these reports including library lending reports from their association with Overdrive. they help to point out how much more could be made if libraries didn't get a portion of use. Why do you think they have so many exclusivity deals. 4y
ljuliel Well, they won‘t be getting any more of my money. I‘m sticking with it and using the library. I guess Amazon won‘t be able to build a new factory without my orders coming in this year. @LibrarianRyan 4y
LibrarianRyan @ljuliel 😁 I have an entire dissertation length list of ways Amazon hurts libraries. They get very very little of my money. I may live in the capitol, but it is still farm country, and sometimes I just have to. But then I use my friends account which helps me feel just a small tiny bit better about it. 4y
Tianarose @LibrarianRyan I can totally understand it from a sales point of view , limit accessibility and drive sales. So frustrating. Size of goes against everything a library stands for. 😡 4y
ljuliel The only problem is, if the libraries wouldn‘t have the deals with Amazon to get ebooks and audiobooks, they‘d still have to get them through another company, right ? So would it matter if it were Barnes and Noble ? Wouldn‘t the same thing be happening ? @LibrarianRyan 4y
LibrarianRyan @ljuliel Ummm, libraries don't get ebooks and audiobooks from Amazon. If the library pays for Overdrive then they can buy them from overdrive and amazon users can borrow them.

Libraries buy their digital books/audiobooks usually from their platform provider. A few places that have developed their own platform buy from the publishers.

If you library does not have Overdrive, then Kindle paper white and Kindle Oasis users have no way to ⬇ ⬇
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LibrarianRyan @ljuliel access library ebooks. Kindle Fires can download the various platform apps but usually it has to be “jailbroken“ (which now is just flipping a switch). But then every time they update the Fire, the app has to be re-slid onto the device.

Plus, for many of the publishers there is a meter on the ebook. Sometimes it a number of check outs, but most of the rest of the time it is a time limit before you have to repurchase the book.

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LibrarianRyan @ljuliel then you have Blackstone audio which signed an exclusivity deal with Amazon so that all their audiobooks go to Audible first. Libraries and other platforms like iBooks, Kobo, etc, have to wait I believe 4 months before they get access to lend/purcase.

Then there are strait up exclusives that are ONLY available to Amazon. Stories by big authors written just for their platform like Kindle and Audible. And they have no plans on ⬇
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ljuliel Shows how much I know about where libraries get their books. I thought Overdrive was just an app like Libby, you know, a place to download books. I had no idea where libraries purchase their books. I figured it‘d be Amazon. Big company, big selection. @LibrarianRyan 4y
LibrarianRyan @ljuliel making them available ever.

Then take small press or self published authors who publish though Amazon service. They also have a built in exclusivity where they can not put their books on other platforms for between 3 months to a year. I won't even get into how those authors get pennies on the dollar through Amazon compared if they published somewhere else.

Sorry, like I said, dissertation length and this is only a scratch.
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ljuliel I doubt very many customers know all this behind the scenes stuff, and probably don‘t care, as long as they can get books. Sad but true. I‘m not sure if it‘s a possibility to cut out the middleman somewhere along this chain. Our library said they‘re not going to stop purchasing from Macmillan , because they think most other big publishers will be following along right behind. This could make Kindles obsolete if this keeps up. Already, 👇🏼 4y
ljuliel Kindle books cost more than print. @LibrarianRyan 4y
LibrarianRyan @ljuliel Not always, but sometimes yes. Plus Amazon has always made it a habbit to undersell everyone else on books because then customers stay and buy other things.

It's a big mess and most don't know what is going on. You should feel very bad for the Littens who got my “Ebooks School“ lessons when they made bad cracks about their libraries collection and how they should do better jobs.

They can't. Their hands are tied. So so Tied.
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Tianarose @LibrarianRyan wow! Thanks for all this info on the issue. 4y
jillrhudy Hate hate hate 😡 4y
ljuliel I don‘t blame the libraries.I know they don‘t have much control over it. They‘re probably getting a lot of flak from customers , but I don‘t complain to them.I just asked if they were going to boycott Macmillan and they said no ,and explained why. They said they‘re trying to work something out with it. But if they don‘t,customers will just have a long wait. It‘s almost forcing readers to BUY books, but some of us do t have the funds. @LibrarianRyan (edited) 4y
Crazeedi Good reason to read more physical books from my library, and continue to donate money to them as I am able 4y
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Ddzmini
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As the end of a series this hits all the marks and some. The compilation of characters, action, and storyline create a world of wonder and understanding (as with all Nora Roberts books) this creates emotional attachment to said characters and a sadness to see the end of the series. 📚

keys_on_fire I‘ve had book one on my shelf for quite a while now. Excited to get to it in 2020, especially now that the trilogy is complete! 4y
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Ddzmini
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Starting this now 📖😋

Meaw_catlady I‘m also reading this currently 4y
Ddzmini @Meaw_catlady I am almost done...😧 and the reading of the series when so fast but it‘s such a great concept and storyline that I can‘t slow down 🙌🏽📖 4y
Meaw_catlady I read them as they were released and it‘s been awhile since I read the other two! I might have to reread them right after the other 4y
Ddzmini @Meaw_catlady I waited because I hate to start a series and wait for all the others in the series and I love discovering new series that are all released 🥰📖📚 4y
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btgmomma16
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Loved this series! Definitely my favorite series of 2019!

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BarkingMadRead
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Done! 6 hours of reading so far today towards #teamfozziwig and the #wintergames and the trilogy is over which makes me happy and sad lol @Clwojick @StayCurious #impulseread

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BarkingMadRead
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Started this one last night, I really want some uninterrupted time with this, so glad that tomorrow starts #24b42020 #wintergames #teamfozziwig @Clwojick @StayCurious

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ajewel7
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My books I got for my birthday! Happy reading to me!

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Owlizabeth
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Was this trilogy perfect? No, the second book was a little clunky, the ending a little abrupt. Am I impressed as hell that NR pulled this off? Yes! A post-apocalyptic, paranormal story full of light, love and humor, some real bad baddies getting got, and everything tied up neatly by the final page. Nora has gone from being my guilty pleasure to a not-guilty-at-all pleasure and she‘s in top form here. For the series and this book 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.

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Nessavamusic
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This was an excellent finale to a simply fantastic trilogy. I adore Roberts‘ fantasy series and this may be my favorite. Part horror/post apocalyptic adventure and part urban fantasy. This should definitely be read in order. The series begins with Year One. #TBRRead #WinterGames #merryreaders #TeamElectricSex @LibrarianRyan @Clwojick @StayCurious

LibrarianRyan yeah. I just bought this. But I still need to read book one. I am hoping to get to it early in 2020. +11 4y
Nessavamusic It‘s so good! 4y
kimmypete1 I also loved this one. Best trilogy of hers imo. 4y
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TheSpineView
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I came home to #bookmail today. I am excited about reading this one. It had been a long wait to get the last book. 📚📚📚

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Nessavamusic
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Here is my #bookreport for this week!!
4 books done, 2 on audiobook
My favorite of the week was the latest Stephanie Plum #mystery comedy. It was surprisingly good and imo a reboot to the series. 2 in progress that I am enjoying!
@Cinfhen

Nessavamusic @Cinfhen it was very cute, I enjoyed it 4y
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Owlizabeth
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YYYAAAAAAAAAYYY!! I‘m currently rereading the first two in the trilogy. It‘s gonna be an NR thanksgiving!!

KarynGood I read the first one and enjoyed it! 4y
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bookishkai
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Hello my pretty! We‘re under a winter storm warning for a possible 8-17” of snow until tomorrow night, so I know what I‘ll be doing while we‘re snowed in.

Cinfhen Stay safe and warm 4y
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Nessavamusic
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Congrats @Mitch for your amazing achievement! Thank you for the opportunity to #completetheseries and this #giveaway!
I read so many series but the one I‘m most excited about is book three in the Chronicles of the One series tagged above!

@LitsyHappenings

Mitch Great choice...thanks for entering 💕🙏💕 5y
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