To sum up the final chonicles so far: sheer brilliance. Whilst, so far, not as good as the first or second chronicles, its still by any measure better than most of the dross out there.

From the GI: Of course, the whole "lietmotif" technique that became so prominent in the GAP books has been continued in "The Last Chronicles." I've been trashed for this: "All Donaldson ever does is repeat his own sentences." But I think of it as a form of weaving: pick...