What really bugged me was how the book hinted at some things that if explored, could've been such an amazing plotline. On the other hand, the action flowed and moved nicely. A few of the reveals were nice, but most of them didn't have the emotional impact they were supposed to, at least on me. The plot seemed a bit messy, the magic a bit too convienient at times, the side characters a bit glossed over. Lots of convenient magic at critical junctures, but the ending got me back up to three stars, from two. Much of the book was slow, and there was too much Vega, at the expense of her stalwart friends: Delph, Harry Two, and Petra, who were marginalized. A duel between Vega and Necro is the final battle. After returning to rescue him and many others from her village who have been trapped and subjected to endless torture, Vega finds she has been played, leaving her own home base open to attack. In a daring raid on the Maladon Castle, Vega discovers that their primary assassin is someone long thought dead, who has been re-programmed by Necro. Vega marshals her resources, seeking advice from ghosts and goddesses, while searching for her long lost family. Vega Jane and her magical army is beating the evil Maladons, led by the powerful sorcerer Necro, but is so outnumbered that they cannot win the war.
Established by David and his wife, Michelle, the Wish You Well Foundation supports family and adult literacy programs in the United States.Ī lifelong Virginian, David is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia School of Law.Ĭonclusion of a tetralogy: don't start with this one and know that it's fantasy, not one of Baldacci's usual thrillers.
In addition to being a prolific writer, David is a devoted philanthropist, and his greatest efforts are dedicated to his family’s Wish You Well Foundation®. David has also published seven novels for younger readers.
His books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. In total, David has published 46 novels for adults all have been national and international bestsellers, and several have been adapted for film and television. (Much later, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career, she revealed that she’d given him the notebook to keep him quiet, "because every mom needs a break now and then.”)ĭavid published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996 the feature film adaptation followed, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. David Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories.
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