Cian &Moira lose the spotlight, as the battle takes centerstage.

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	• Valley of Silence (The Circle Trilogy, Book 3) Nora Roberts Jove, 2006 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 109 reviews view larger image
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Be still my heart!!!

It is so rare that I'm able to find an author that evokes such emotions inside me that I'm brought to tears. Nora Roberts has done just that with this amazing book! I had high expectations for this final chapter of the Circle Triolgy, finally Cian and Moira's story would be told, and I was not disappointed at all!

Granted, the battle scene wasn't quite as drawn out as I'd expected with all the build-up of the last two books, but that's a small shadow when compared with the gut-wrenching love story she weaves between Cian and Moira. I cried a few times throughout the book, but pretty much sobbed through the last couple chapters and was almost depressed when it was over. I wanted to just read the whole darned trilogy again right away and that's pretty rare for me! I think she did a great job developing these characters and I just didn't want to let them go. Cian is the most compelling male character I think she's ever created and I'll admit to falling in love with him myself.

I would and have highly recommend this trilogy to everyone! In spite of the fantasy element, which turned me off at first, and Nora's spectacular ablilty to describe evil just as well as she describes good, which turned my stomach a few times, it is undoubtedly the best trilogy she's written to date and I will definitely read it again someday. The talent and imagination of this woman just boggles my mind and I agree with the other poster that said this trilogy would make a great tv miniseries. :)

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Valley of Silence

Nora Roberts has done it again - wonderful story - well developed characters and keeps you wondering until the end that ends happily....

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Valley of Silence

As is her style, Nora Roberts has another hit. This book with all its fantasy and romance was hard to put down and once it was over I found myself wishing that there were more to read. Again, my compliments to Nora for continuing to write excellent books.

Cian &Moira lose the spotlight, as the battle takes centerstage.

Much like the first book of the series our romantic leads, this time Moira and Cian, must share the spotlight with the rest of the 'Circle' and with the climatic battle against Lilith and her immoral forces of darkness. While this dilutes the romance between Cian and Moira a bit, the story was still enjoyable even though it ended up feeling more like a classic fantasy novel with romantic elements than a romance novel.

In Valley of Silence, Cian's emotionless facade finally cracks as Moira enthralls him as no other woman has in all his thousands of years. Moira, now warrior-Queen, is drawn to dark and brooding vampire Cian and draws him out from behind the walls he has built around his heart. Though Cian tries to resist her allure, Moira forces him to acknowledge the love that will bring them a few brief days of happiness -- and likely years and years of heartache -- since Cian is very clear to Moira that their time together ends with the coming battle. Whether or not they live or die, Moira must stay in her world, queen to her people, and Cian, with his inner demon, must return to his own. The author, Roberts manages to make their relationship very poignant and Cian's final letter to Moira brought tears to my eyes. But the subsequent resolution to their dilemma was a bit predictable and Cian in the final chapter, seemed like a different character from the tightly controlled Cian who has lurked in the shadows throughout the entire series. As much as I love happily ever afters, this lessened the emotion impact of their reunion bit for me.

In addition to Moira and Cian's relationship, Roberts continues to forge relationships between her heroic circle of six. In Valley of Silence, the others, Larkin in particular, form connections to Cian in spite of his prickliness, to help him reconnect with his long denied humanity. Also the rest of the ensemble, Larkin -- who I loved in the last book -- Blair, Glenna, and Hoyt all have decent parts to play in the final preparations and they all get their own moments in the spotlight in the final battle. This continued use and development of previous characters is one thing that was really well done in the series. Even the villainess Lilith, though not redeemable in any way, is very well fleshed out in side threads and flash backs. Though this time spent with the other characters pulled the focus from Cian and Moira and made this book less of a romance than the predecessors, it was perfectly acceptable for a fantasy trilogy.

Even though Valley of Silence wasn't quite what I expected, I still enjoyed the series very much and I continue to be impressed by the fertile imagination of Nora Roberts.

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Great Trilogy

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and the two preceding books in the series. It was hard to wait to read the next book. I was able to really connect with this story and found it very interesting.

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