The third book in the trilogy takes place in Geall with the final preparations for the war, further skirmishes to diminish the opponent’s morale and the war itself. This story focuses on the vampire, Cian McKenna, and Moira, Queen of Geall. This should have been the most engaging but again missed the mark. I felt everything had to be explained in detail rather than being interpreted from the actions. The circle of 6 was like a club where everyone had to stop constantly and make sure everyone else was kept up to date on all the new developments. I’m so glad this series is finished. I much prefer Roberts’ romantic suspense novels to this. ( )

I almost didn't read this trilogy several years ago when I was reading through Roberts' books, because it had vampires in it. This was before I picked up Laurell K. Hamilton, Linda Lael Miller, or Molly Harper (or Twilight, but don't tell anyone). I'm SO glad I read this. I enjoyed the story through the trilogy, and Cian is my favorite of all of Roberts' heroes. (Except for the Robb books. Nobody, and I mean nobody is better than Roarke.) ( )

3 or 4 stars. Predictable writing, but still enjoyable. ( )

I've read this at least a handful of times, and despite knowing where the tale leads, I get caught in the story - the love, the action - of it all, each time. ( )

I still felt like this trilogy didn't have enought plot to stay interesting for 3 books. The characters were fine, but didn't really grip me and pull me in like some of her other novels. ( )

Well , this was better than I expected, but still lacking. I love Cian but Moira is a bit on the annoying side. This was just a very mushy book. My favorite of the series had to be ' Dance of the Gods' I just love Larkin and Blair. They are very fun characters. ( )

The best of the trilogy. At least with this one I couldn't predict the end (not completely, you have some idea of what will happen). Because of this, it I found myself enjoying the progression of the story. There was an actual problem here that needed to be solved between the main characters.
Something her recent books have been lacking. ( )

Cian's dialogue grew on me against my will. ( )

I struggled to get through this paranormal story that seemed to be mostly ceremony and preparation for the last few pages. The romance consisted of the hero and heroine saying how their love was doomed. I skimmed the last quarter of the book. Vampire Cian and Queen Moira work with their circle of six to fight evil vampires.
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This is the third in The Circle Trilogy, and the two armies finally meet each other in the Valley of Silence located in Geall. The vampires have viciousness and superiority in the dark – the humans have the circle of six. Of the six, Glenna, a witch, and the wizard, Hoyt, have married; and Blair, the vampire killer and Larkin the shape-shifter have paired up. This leaves this book book to cover the growing attraction between Moira, scholar and Queen of Geall, and the vampire Cian. Can there be any hope for a relationship between a human, with a limited life span, and a vampire, even a good one, who will live for centuries? Before they can explore the unlikely possibility, they have a war to win.
Didn’t like this one quite as much as the previous two – I think it had more to do with the fact that I just wanted the battle to get over – the build up seemed to drag on. Other than was an OK read.

I bought this series in 2006 but just never could make myself read them. Finally, I decided I either needed to get rid of them or even though I have never read a vampire series before should read this one since it was written by Nora Roberts. I found I liked it because I got involved with the characters although I don't think I want to read any more vampire stories. All six of the circle characters were strong and interesting and the vampire characters kept the story moving although I didn't like reading about them. I'm sorry some people write a review and have to ruin the ending by saying it was a "happy" or a "sad" ending. I won't do that but if you like Nora Roberts you should give this series a try. ( )

Not among my favorite genres from Roberts. This trilogy isn't bad but not a trio of books I'd ever read again. I mooched them all out. Nuff said. ( )

I have to say that it's one of the most intense 26 pages that I've ever read. I saw it so clearly in my head and convinced me that Nora Roberts is indeed a gifted writer. I felt the dread of fighting an enemy that is almost invincible and the possibility that they'll fail. But Evil will never triumph and everyone had closure but the toll was high. ( )

Now the reason it took me so long to finish this book is because I stop reading secular novels during Lent. Once Lent was over I tried to read a chapter every time I read the book, which ended up being just about every day.

It ended up bring pretty good in that "fanfic, predicable, written by a horny, love sick, teenage" kind of way. In essence ... the book was actually pretty horrible.

Full disclosure ... I *really* do not like vampire novels ... AT ALL. I mean, I'm not even a fan of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" because of the whole "vampire" aspect (though I have always liked Spike). I picked this book up at a yard sale FOR FREE. ( )

The end of the trilogy and the end of a wonderful fantasy. I loved all the main protagonists and hated the antagonists. Glenna was energetic and down to earth, Blair uber-cool and straightforward, Moira (love the name) bookish and certainly not mousy. Hoyt I found a bit of a boring (al work no play) but nice guy, Larkin was fun and lovable, Cian was dreamy hot and a paradox to the whole vampire world Nora Roberts set. This is not written in a style where I would read every single word of it, but more sort of a style where gloss over parts that sound to ... (not sure how to explain). Except from that and the fact that the end battle keeps being waited and waited some more for, while the actual end battle is somewhat an anti-climax, it was a lovely read. I especially loved how it ended, even though I suspected it long beforehand. ( )

I loved this trilogy. Cian was by far my favorite and although I thought the love story between him and Moira could have been developed a little more I still loved the book. ( )

This is the last of the Circle trilogy that started with Morrigan's Cross and continued with Dance of the Gods. The consensus seemed to be that this would be the best of the series and everyone seemed to be waiting for Cian's story.

So when I wasn't thrilled, I wanted to know why--what other people saw in this book that I didn't, and vice versa--and I read a bunch of reviews to try to figure it out. The positive ones drooled over Cian; the negative ones complained that there were *gasp* vampires. I don't know why I bothered.

It did make me think more about my reactions, though, which was, after all, the purpose.

First, the good stuff. I liked the interactions between the group of 6, and basically the characters in general. The four stars is primarily for the characters, including the bad guys. The vampire leader Lilith, her 2nd in command Lora, her "son" Davey, and their wizard ally Midir were nicely creepy, believable, and 3-dimensional. They were vain and selfish, but cared about each other. I didn't agree with the reviews that said they weren't evil enough. Evil with human characteristics is so much more interesting than just pure evil.

Also, Cian and Moira were in a pretty impossible situation--always a good plot for a romance. He's an immortal vampire, content with his life in 21st-century earth. She's a mortal, queen of her people, in Geall, an alternate world that's mostly like medieval earth.

I appreciated Moira's growth once she became queen, and how she proved herself to her people, stood up for them, and motivated them.

But I think this trilogy dragged on too long for me. The war that was supposed to provide the bulk of the conflict in this book didn't. I didn't really care about any of the people involved in the earlier skirmishes; and the outcome, and even the course of the big battle at the end were predictable and thus lacked tension.

There was very little tension in the romance plot, either. Cian and Moira initially tried to deny their feelings for each other, but Moira decided to seize what happiness she could, and didn't have much trouble convincing Cian. Any complaints about their relationship from the other 4 or from Moira's subjects were dismissed easily.

And oddly, despite the fact that in Morrigan's Cross, Cian was a fascinating character, he had very little to do in this book. It's primarily Moira's book, about her becoming queen, her personal growth, her battle to save her people, and her tragedy of loving someone she couldn't have a happily-ever-after with. Cian was just a secondary character here.

As for the ending... I know plenty of people like paranormal stories that end like this, but it feels like a cop-out to me. In fact, I think I'd have liked this book better--or at least felt it was more honest--without the happy ending. Don't get me wrong--I do not at all advocate pushing the envelope of romance genre conventions by eschewing the happy ending--with an other-than-happy ending, I'd have called it something other than romance. ( )

This was by far the most interesting and best developed book of the trilogy. Lots of great images. ( )

http://olvasonaplo.freeblog.hu/archives/2007/06/29/Nora_Roberst_Valley_of_Silenc... ( )

Favourite of the Circle Trilogy ( )

I really think I enjoyed this book in the triology the most because it ended the way it was supposed to; and after all, that is what some books, not all, are for. Also in it's favor, the most interesting character in the series finally got his story told. He was a bit of a bastard and that's why I loved him.

Often in a series like this, you finally get enough back story to really appreciate the heros and villians, and from that stand point, this one was on the money. ( )

In this conclusion to 'The Circle trilogy,' one vampire dares to stand against Lilith and her minions, using his love for the newly crowned queen of Geall to finally complete the circle of six and change the course of history.

Very predictable but satisfying because of it's predictablity, Nora Roberts does not disappoint. ( )

This is the third in The Circle Trilogy, and the two armies finally meet each other in the Valley of Silence located in Geall. The vampires have viciousness and superiority in the dark - the humans have the circle of six. Of the six, Glenna, a witch, and the wizard, Hoyt, have married; and Blair, the vampire killer and Larkin the shape-shifter have paired up. This leaves this book book to cover the growing attraction between Moira, scholar and Queen of Geall, and the vampire Cian. Can there be any hope for a relationship between a human, with a limited life span, and a vampire, even a good one, who will live for centuries? Before they can explore the unlikely possibility, they have a war to win.

Didn't like this one quite as much as the previous two - I think it had more to do with the fact that I just wanted the battle to get over - the build up seemed to drag on. Other than was an OK read. ( )

A good, if predictable, book. If you're looking for a decent read, this one'll work. ( )