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Northern Lights
Northern Lights
Philip Pullman | 2015 | Children
7
7.8 (14 Ratings)
Book Rating
Journey to the North
If you have not heard of this trilogy, then stop what you are doing. Right now. And get yourself to Waterstones!!!

This book is the first in a trilogy and a must read for fantasy lovers!

Northern lights tell the story of Lyra, a twelve-year-old girl, who lives in Jordan College with her daemon Pantalaimon, or Pan.

Continue reading my review at: https://www.readsandrecipes.co.uk/2016/09/journey-to-north.html
  
I wish you could give a half start on Goodreads, as I don't feel this book is perfect. My main criticism is on the romance side, there were a number of these in this book, and a felt while it wasn't quite instalove, it was close by. But apart from that this book was definitely the best in the trilogy. I'll be interested to read the sequel trilogy to see if it further improves
  
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Morgan Sheppard (926 KP) created a post

Oct 27, 2020  
"I found this to be a great story that has plenty of hooks for the next book. It doesn't go the way you imagine and that is perfectly fine by me. I love fantasy and being surprised raises it to a whole new level for me."

#BookoftheMonth - Cobweb Bride (Cobweb Bride Trilogy #1) by Vera Nazarian (@Norilana) - #Historical, #Fantasy, #YoungAdult

https://morganjsheppard.weebly.com/morgans-musings/bookofthemonth-cobweb-bride-cobweb-bride-trilogy-1-by-vera-nazarian
     
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Bysa (2 KP) rated The Last Star in Books

Sep 19, 2018  
The Last Star
The Last Star
Rick Yancey | 2016 | Children
8
6.8 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
A great conclusion to a good trilogy. Well-written, thought-provoking (or as thought-provoking as a sci-fi can be... ), organized well. the story is original and well worth reading.
  
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Amy (3 KP) rated Winter of the World in Books

Nov 19, 2018  
Winter of the World
Winter of the World
Ken Follett | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Beautiful ending to a trilogy that I've been in love with from the very start. Well-written and engaging with interesting perspectives. Definitely one of my favourites out of the three.
  
Render (The Resistance Trilogy #2)
Render (The Resistance Trilogy #2)
K.A. Riley | 2019 | Dystopia, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Really enjoying this series so far, it's a cross between Divergent and the Extinction Trials. One more book in the trilogy to go and I hope it doesn't lose it's momentum!
  
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)
2007 | Action, Sci-Fi
What an end to an awesome trilogy. I don't think any of us quite remember just how excellent this series is until you go back to watch them again. So good.
  
The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #3)
The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #3)
Timothy Zahn | 1993 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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The final part of Timothy Zahn's 'Heir to the Empire' trilogy, which I first read way back in the early to mid 1990s ('94, '95, thereabouts).

So we're talking before the Prequel trilogy, never mind the Sequel trilogy. Before even the 'Special Editions' of the original movies.

And, talking of the Sequel Trilogy: I'm of the opinion that these would have been a better basis for those films than the disjointed mess we eventually got: there's a clear overall arc to the plot here, it doesn't disrespect the core characters (Han, Luke, Leia) while also does both deepen and expand upon the original trilogy, and introduces certain characters and locations that later made their way into the mainline movies: Coruscant? Grand Admiral Thrawn? The Noghri? All have their first appearances in these novels. I'm still waiting for Mara Jade to make her live-action debut, though ...

That's not to say that changes would have been needed: The Clone Wars mentioned here, for example, here has the Clones as the villains of the piece, and makes absolutely no reference to the Droid armies of the Trade Federation (understandably, as - remember - this was released way before 1999s 'The Phantom Menace').

All in all, this is a strong trilogy of novels that laid the groundwork for what would later become known as the Expanded Universe- later renamed as Legends - and of which parts are now being cherry-picked to fit into the main story lines following Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm back in (roughly) 2012 or so.
  
Fractured (Slated #2)
Fractured (Slated #2)
Teri Terry | 2013 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Brilliant 2nd book in this trilogy - couldn't put it down and finished it in 2 days. Had to order the 3rd straight away. (0 more)
Just as good if not better than the first