A bit more slower paced than the other 3 books but no less enjoyable.
It nicely draws the story to an end.

Please note that this book is not for me - I have read the book, However I had to DNF and because i do not like to give negative reviews I will not review this book fully - there is no specific reason for not liking this book. I found it a struggle to read and did not enjoy trying to force myself to read this book.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused and thank you for the opportunity to read this book

Another hit by Trudi Canavan. As with all her novels, there is a lot going on and it takes a little while to read, but it is all relevant to the story. I wasn't sure if another book in this series was needed, but it was a great storyline. I'm looking forward to the next book!

Maker's Curse is the fourth and last book in the Millenium's Rule series by Trudi Canavan. If you liked the first 3, you will like this one too, as it brings some much needed answers to the biggest questions and storylines.
The only weird point is the random threat, the evil that somehow comes up out of nothing. I don't like these random evil guys, and it feels kind of random in an otherwise epic and calculated series.

This book could have been so much better! The central conceit for the villain, for example was fantastic, she has created a series of self replicating machines that take over and cover entire worlds, but we never get to learn anything interesting about her at all, let alone what she's like what drives her.

Our heroes too, are nice enough, but on the one hand, we are apparently expected to have read the previous books in order to understand their motivations and interactions, and on the other, even the author herself seems to be fed up of them.

I read the first book in this series and it was much rawer and hence stronger. It simply seems that Ms Canavan ran out of steam. I cannot help thinking there was a wasted opportunity here.

I’ve followed Canavan’s work for years and while this book is as well-written as ever with good world-building this book is very much sociological. It falls into the trap of having spectacularly powerful characters who nevertheless have to keep living after they’ve saved the world from the biggest evil possible. Canavan examines what happens next as her characters teach and restore worlds to make life better for everyone everywhere, of course this is complicated by people being people and movements having their own ideas about what to do. It’s interesting to read but lacks the drive of her other novels as people reason with each other about what to do quite a lot and hope for the best.

I love Trudi Canavan, I've been a fan since the first release of The Magician's Guild, and this was one of the best things she's ever written!

Maker's Curse is the conclusion of the Millennium's Rule series, and a fantastic conclusion it is too. The final book sees Rielle and Tyen face their biggest threat yet, the mechanical magical creatures that Tyen unwittingly created and released into the worlds. Atmospheric, magical, and full of the politics that Canavan is known for, this is the perfect end to an amazing series.

Overall a solid book but for the last book in a series the ending felt very underwhelming to me, especially when the stakes had been so high. I still think the concept of the worlds was awesome and as always I enjoyed Trudi Canavan's writing style.

It’s here! The final book!

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Orbit for my digital review copy!

The Millennium’s Rule series is complete and I am sad but also content. This really was a journey and since I finished the book I’ve been reading all about why it took so long to complete, the obstacles Trudi Canavan has faced and it makes me appreciate it so much more.

I’ll try and keep this spoiler free :)

I really enjoyed this series. For me, Maker’s Curse was the weakest of the novels but only because it had so much to live up to. Four novels over 500 pages long each is A LOT. That is a huge amount of story to tell and I’m not quite sure how Canavan keeps everything straight in her brain … she may be taking lessons from George R R Martin … although at least Canavan pays out haha, sorry!

Highlights of this series are most notably it’s character driven narrative but also it’s massive multi-world building and the magic system. I always love how Canavan writes her magic systems! Tyen and Rielle stay as main protagonists throughout the entire series and while they tackle huge problems for humanity they also overcome issues caused by their own personalities - just like real people! Unlike real people though, they get out of situations far too easily. Maker’s Curse had the potential to put Rielle and Tyen into some really difficult scenarios and just when you thought it might happen, it didn’t.

In respect of the enemy of the novels - this is where I became disappointed. The Raen was a great villain in that we saw every side of him including his background, his good traits and his bad traits but we don't have that in Maker’s Curse. Instead a new enemy is introduced and I have to say, dealt with far too easily. To go from such a high in the first novel, to such a low in this one was very underwhelming. Building up prophecies to have them just be taken care of so easily just fell a bit flat for me unfortunately.

Despite this, I did very much enjoy the tale of Tyen and Rielle and I’m sure I will revisit them in the future. To be able to easily follow such intricate and rich plot lines is one of the magics of Trudi Canavan’s writings, I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!

An excellent ending to a series and a great fantasy book that I loved.
I loved everything in this story: the great world building, the well thought characters and the plot that flows and keeps you hooked.
Ms Canavan is a master storyteller and I wasn't able to put this book down as it was a story according to my ARC.
I cannot find any fault in this story and I strongly recommend it.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

The Queen is back, long live the Queen. I love Trudi so much, just every single word I devour with enthusiasm and delight. This is book four in the millennium’s rule series and I don’t feel you can just jump in without reading the previous three (but if you haven’t go read them, they are modern classics and amazing) Trudi’s world building is simply magical (no pun intended honest) and you fall into her works and you may as well be on a different planet while reading these, you get so drawn in. The characterisation is just exemplary, you travel the characters journey with them as she develops and expands their complex nature. I was so sad to see this end, but I’m hoping there are future books or side stories from these worlds and characters. Top class fantasy writing of the best kind.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

I loved this last installment of the Millennium‘s Rule. It has everything that makes Trudi Canavan so unique. The magic is natural, you have time to look around and just enjoy the world she has created. Some people find this tiring, but I loved it. We skimmed through many of the thousand worlds, some with much magic and some with less or nearly none magic. We see how the people adapt to this and there are just so many kinds of societies.
One thing I really love about Trudi Canavan is that magic is a natural thing. You must have an understanding of the world around you and I liked the two kinds of magic we have in this series. Tyen‘s side of the story also seemd to evolve just fine if you dismiss the threats from Liftre. But then the real threat of this book came and mechanical magic was a big part of it.
I like that these two stories don‘t seem to have a connection in the first place. We have the perspective of Rielle and the one from Tyen. Both are following different paths. Rielle for instance likes to solve the puzzle about Maker‘s Curse and Tyen just wants to teach his students but the new threat reunited them.
I enjoyed the evolution of the characters. We also encounter some old friends from the previous books. The role of the characters can change. Someone who was the enemy in another book of this series is an ally in this one.
The story of Millenium‘s rule had come to an end and all relevant parts have been solved but the end is also open enough for new stories in this world. I really hope there will be other books and if you want to I think you can also link all other books of Trudi Canavan to this series. For me it was a pleasurable read and I really like to recommend it to evryone who likes fantasy with a natural touch.

This is my first book by this Author and based on the precis one I was looking forward to reading .
Whilst it can be read as a standalone I really think that reading the previous books in the series is
essential to fully understand the characters , the magic and world building ……… that being said it is a
book I enjoyed .
The Restorers are now in charge of keeping peace between the worlds and with Rielle working tirelessly to restore magic to the world , she starts to have doubts and to question the motives behind the worlds she is sent to save. Tyen has been in hiding with his students , teaching those brave enough about 'mechanical' magics .
More and more Worlds have fallen to the war machines …….. everything that Rielle and Tyen have fought to save is now at stake ……….. it is only by looking to the past that they might save the future .

The world building is brilliant , the use of magics small and large has great effect and the development of the main characters and plotlines is excellent .
I will certainly be reading more books by this Author .

I was given an arc of this book by the Publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

This was everything I wanted in final installment of the Millennium's Rule series! The new threat to the worlds was entirely plausible, the loose ends were all nicely tied-up, and the character development was wonderful.

I loved how Qall developed into such a confident and competent young man. His story line has been so interesting and it was great to see him come into his own. Rielle and Tyen's maturity and the way they make their decisions were lovely to read - Canavan has really created complex characters with doubts and insecurities, which makes them feel all the more real.

I think my only "complaint" would be that the ending was quite soft. It felt like there were no consequences and nobody important was lost (as one would expect in a war). But other than that, I most thoroughly enjoyed this book!

First of all, I would like to say thank you to the people at Orbit and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to review this book in advance. It is always a privilege and I look forward to reading more upcoming fantasy in the future.

**This review contains very minor spoilers for the end of “Successor’s Promise”**

The Review

Alright, before I get into things I have to make a confession - I wasn’t sure I was going to read Maker’s Curse. Don’t get me wrong, Trudi Canavan is a terrific writer and I loved the worlds, the magic system, the characters etc. of The Millennium's Rule series but book three totally lost me. I couldn’t tell you exactly what it was but I knew even as I finished it that I was already on the fence about book four.

And that is why I am exceptionally glad I decided to read Maker’s Curse because it is easily the best book since the first one.

The story starts five years after the end of Successor’s Promise with the Restorers now in charge of keeping peace between the worlds. Rielle has been working tirelessly to restore magic to the worlds drained of power, though she longs for a break and is starting to question the motives behind the worlds she is sent to save. Tyen has been in hiding with his students, teaching those brave enough to stay with him about mechanical magic whilst his old school, Liftre, uses increasingly lethal means to eliminate any competition. More and more worlds have fallen to the twisted war machines, which have been refined with brutal efficiency to destroy everything in their path. With everything Tyen and Rielle fought so hard to save at stake, the pair have to look at the sins of their own pasts to have a hope of saving the future.

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Now there are many things I loved about this story but first and foremost, because we are talking about Trudi Canavan, I have to gush over the worldbuilding. We get to see many minor worlds as well as the main ones and they are just ridiculously well thought out, even when they are in the story for all of five minutes. The impact magic has had on the worlds is both great and subtle, from great conquests and wars to shared customs and matching plantlife.

The main worlds are rich with culture, religion, class, prejudices etc. and whilst we can see how these have had an impact on the main characters, we can also see the contrasts that have developed within said characters over the past three books. Both Tyen and Rielle are older, wiser, and more jaded given all they’ve been through. Neither have wholly healed from the events of Successor’s Promise but they’ve removed their fingers from the pie of multi-world politics, content to contend with the issues in their own way. Rielle has matured into a caring, nurturing figure and her interactions with Qall are some of my favourite in the book. Tyen remains polite and cautious, always aware the enemies he’s made are never far behind.

I pretty much spent the whole book wanting to smash their lips together and give them a happy ending (which I will do you the favour of not spoiling here).

If I had one gripe with Maker’s Curse (and I do only have one) it is a lack of tension. Everything felt a bit too easy, everyone a bit too understanding. Something bad would happen in one chapter and be resolved the next. I don’t expect a breakneck pace in a five hundred odd page fantasy novel but I can count on one hand the number of times I genuinely worried for any of the characters. Considering this was ostensibly a book about facing consequences of past actions, current actions seemed to have very little consequences on their own. Overall, though, it did not dampen my enjoyment of the story and I would certainly not let it put you off.

Maker’s Curse is a worthy ending to an excellent series and I truly hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Bit of a slow start but it picked up its feet and ran towards a very satisfying conclusion for both the book and the series. All the characters are back here - Rielle! - and there are a few new ones to meet too. I just love the worldbuilding in this series. Multiverses can go either way for me but this is just done so well. Really enjoyed the entire series.

Latest and last in the series - got better as it went along

This has not been my favourite series by Trudi Caravan as I'm not a great fan of multiverse-type stories. However this was a fitting and enjoyable ending and the long book improved as it progressed. The characters all return (Rielle, Tyen, Bakula, Qall ..) and a few new ones are introduced. There's plenty of action and characterisation so everything is well covered. The plot moves along slowly at first but then picks up. Generally the whole experience was worthwhile and brings this series to a nice close.