Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed with this one. And I'd looked forward to it for two years! I found myself reading it just to get through it. Oh well.

A satisfying conclusion to a great trilogy.

This was the best book of the series, but in order to get to it I had to read an abysmal middle book.

Michael and Gabriel Corrigan are locked in the eternal struggle of freedom vs. captivity and it's easy to see the religious parallels of the brothers Lucifer and Christ, angel fallen vs. angel risen.

Also there was a pause while Gabriel delivered the author's message in the form of a speech to the worldwide web. And while the speech was reminiscent of Ayn Rand only in counter-belief, and it did go on for quite some time, it did wrap up the entire purpose of the series succinctly. I guess if you're going to have an author preach his beliefs to you, this is about as good as it's going to get.

I wouldn't have started the series, however, if I had known this was going to be the payoff.

Somewhat unsatisfying conclusion to the trilogy. 80% of the plotlines are unfinished and I really wonder what happened there. Also, the potential of the mythology hasn't really been used, instead the book just focuses on it's vast array of present-realm plotlines and places. The characters hop around the world so much that it's really hard to keep track of.

Though it's disappointing as a final volume, it's probably still an interesting trilogy for fans of human rights, privacy and 1984/Big Brother paranoiacs.

A little rushed, and at the same time the final volume covered a lot of ground. I think the trilogy, as a whole, has a topical, adventurous story to tell. In this volume, you see a lot more of the worldbuilding merely mentioned previously, but there's not a lot of time to soak it in. The story had a few small surprises to throw your way.

Overall, the series is a solid library recommend, or maybe on sale. Wouldn't be surprised if it popped up as a Netflix or whatnot adaptation, and long-form would suit it better than three movies (or one condensed version).

A decent book that nicely wraps up the series, though the end was a bit predictable.

This is the third book in the Fourth Realm Trilogy and my least favorite. While the premise for this trilogy is brilliant, relevant and timely, this final installment was a bit disappointing. I found the narrative to be very disjointed, some of the character discussions to be ambiguous and convoluted, and some of the plot points to be too easy and unrealistic. For example, Gabriel is trying to find a door that Maya can use to come back from the Fourth Realm (Hell) that hundreds of years ago people used to cross over but no one has used in ages. Based on a rumor of one in Egypt, Gabriel magically finds such a door on his first try and brings Maya back. It just seemed a little too pat. That said, the trilogy is well, well worth reading. Many of the characters from these books are unique and fascinating, Maya, Hollis and Alice being only three of them. This is an incredibly original, exciting and interesting trilogy.

While still an interesting story, the characters are not as intimate to me(I don't know them as well) and the critical events are downplayed. This seemed to be more of a platform for the author's viewpoint rather than an investment in story and plot.