Title: Pendragon Book Ten: The Soldiers of Halla
Author: D.J. MacHale
Description:
It has all been leading to this. Every victory. Every loss. All the thrills and sadness; the hope and despair. Bobby Pendragon's heart-pounding journey through time and space has brought him to this epic moment. He and his fellow Travelers must join forces for one last desperate battle against Saint Dane. At stake is not only the tenth and final territory, but all that ever was or will be. Everywhere. This is the war for Halla. Every question is answered. Every truth is revealed. The final battle has begun.
My Review:
I jumped into the flumes one last time with high expectations for the Soldiers of Halla and slammed right into a brick wall of dissapointment. After reading the nine previous installments of Pendragon I had high hopes for The Soldiers of Halla - maybe a little too high. I was expecting fast paced, mind boggling adventure, but instead I got slow, repetitive explanations about the origins of the travelers and a ever frustrating search for the Exiles. It was boring. Pendragon is not supposed to be boring. The story lacked that quality of adventure that so defined the series until almost 3/4 of the way through. The final battle was fast, exciting, and nail biting. It was fun to read and the only time I didn't want to put the book down.
The actual ending was, how should I put this, hollow? To me it made it feel like Bobby's wild adventures to save Halla had been almost pointless. The ending was disappointing. The whole book, save the final battle, was dissapointing. A writer can either nail a series ending or they can blow it.
MacHale blew it.
Rating: 2/5
