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The Sapphire Rose

The Elenium, Book 3

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 Finally, the knight Sparhawk had come to possess Bhelliom, legendary jewel of magic that alone could save Queen Ehlana from the deadly poison that had felled her father. Sparhawk and Sephrenia, ageless instructor in Styric magics, made haste to free Ehlana from the crystalline cocoon that had preserved her life while they desperately sought a cure.

But Bhellion carried dangers of its own. Once the stone came into his hands, Sparhawk found himself stalked by a dark, lurking menace. Whether the foul Zemoch god Azash was behind this threat, or some other enemy, even Sephrenia could not say - only that the sapphire rose held powers too dangerous for any mortal to bear.

Restoring Queen Ehlana would only be the beginning of Sparhawk's mission. With the aid of four stalwart knights, one from each Militant Order, he must thwart Ehlana's poisoner, the Primate Annias, in his plot to assume the throne of the Church. For, as Archprelate, Annias would serve his secret master, Azash, and deliver up to the dread god the one thing Azash thirsted for - Bhelliom itself!

Listen to another gem in David Edding's Elenium series.©1991 David Eddings (P)2008 Audible, Inc. Fantasy Fiction Scary Royalty Magic

Critic reviews

"Eddings should satisfy his many fans with the final volume of his Elenium fantasy trilogy, an adroit mixture of the exalted and the mundane." ( Publishers Weekly)
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Great story spoiled by music interludes after every 10 chapters and being reminded what story I'm listening to.

Unnecessary music

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Just finished the whole triology, enjoyed listening to this as much as I did reading it so many years ago. Sometimes the main characters are a little too invincible but it is still highly enjoyable all the same. Very well narrated too.

The Elenium Triology

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I love the story. The narrator sadly left much to be desired. His pronunciation of many standard English words is idiosyncratic to say the least. His characterization of the voices of different characters is difficult to distinguish between individuals at times.

Narrator isn't native speaker of English.

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Have you listened to any of Greg Abby’s other performances? How does this one compare?

The same as the others. Took a little while to adjust to the reading in the first book but no problems after that.

Enjoyed the series

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The book offers a level of perfection in story telling seldom seen, which centres on excellent pacing with realistic characters and realised world.
One achievement it almost accomplishes is the lack of use of cliches this is not the typical journey story. I say almost because there is an unnecessary one near the end but that's it's only blemish.
The real secret to a great story is it's ability to get the reader to emphasise with characters to feel real raw emotions and this book does that in spades.

The jewel in the crown of the Elenium trilogy

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