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The Realms of the Gods (4) (The Immortals) Paperback – September 29, 2015

by Tamora Pierce (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,434 ratings
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Daine controls the fate of Tortall in this thrilling conclusion to the Immortals series, featuring an updated cover for longtime fans and fresh converts alike, and including an all-new afterword from Tamora Pierce.

During a dire battle against the fearsome Skinners, Daine and her mage teacher, Numair, are swept into the Divine Realms. Although they are happy to be alive, they are not where they want to be. They are desperately needed back home where their old enemy, Ozorne, and his army of strange creatures are waging war against Tortall.

While trapped in the perilous realms of the gods, Daine discovers her mysterious parentage. But as the secrets of her past are revealed, so is the treacherous way back to Tortall. And so Daine and Numair embark on an extraordinary journey home, where the fate of all Tortall rests with Daine and her wild magic.
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  1. Reading age
    12 years and up
  2. Book 4 of 4
    The Immortals Quartet
  3. Print length
    352 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    7 - 9
  6. Lexile measure
    770L
  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.9 x 8.25 inches
  8. Publisher
    Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  9. Publication date
    September 29, 2015
  10. ISBN-10
    9781481440288
  11. ISBN-13
    978-1481440288
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Beloved author Tamora Pierce has written a great number of books, including the Song of the Lioness quartet, The Immortals quartet, the Circle of Magic quartet, the Protector of the Small quartet, The Circle Opens quartet, the Trickster series, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, the Beka Cooper series, and The Numair Chronicles. She lives in upstate New York with various cats, other four-legged animals, and birds who feed in her yard, and can be e-visited at Tamora-Pierce.net.

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Realms of the Gods

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1481440284
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (September 29, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781481440288
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1481440288
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 770L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.25 inches
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Tamora Pierce is a bestselling author of young adult fantasy books that break past the traditions of the fantasy genre to feature teenage girls as knights, wizards, and above all: heroes. A #1 New York Times bestseller and the recipient of the 2013 Margaret A. Edwards award, Tamora has written over 30 books, including the newly-released TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER.

Tamora was drawn to books from a young age. Raised in rural Pennsylvania, the child of a "long, proud line of hillbillies," her family never had much. "We were poor, but I didn't know it then. We had a garden where my folks grew fruit and vegetables and our water came from a well," she explains. But one thing they did have was plenty of books. So Tamora read.

A self-proclaimed "geek," she devoured fantasy and science fiction novels, and by the age of 12 was mimicking her literary idols and writing her own action-packed stories. It was thanks to her father that Tamora began writing. "He heard me telling myself stories as I did dishes, and he suggested that I try to write some of them down," Pierce says.

But Tamora's novels had one major difference: unlike the books she was reading, her stories featured teenaged girl warriors. "I couldn't understand this lapse of attention on the part of the writers I loved, so until I could talk them into correcting this small problem, I wrote about those girls, the fearless, bold, athletic creatures that I was not, but wanted so badly to be."

Seventeen years later, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, a brief career in teen social work and some time spent writing for radio, Tamora Pierce held true to her childhood crusade, and published ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE, the first in a quartet about a valiant, young, female warrior. Pierce's heroine struck a chord with readers across the country and quickly earned her a loyal following.

Now, with over 30 critically-acclaimed books to her name, Pierce lives in upstate New York with her husband Tim and their menagerie of nine cats, two birds, a flock of pigeons, various raccoons and squirrels, and one opossum. "It's a pretty good life, if I do say so myself. Struggling along as a kid and even through my twenties, it's the kind of life I dreamed of but never believed I would get. Yet here I am, after a lot of work, a lot of worry, a lot of care for details, and a massive chunk of luck, the kind that brought me such strong friends and readers. Pretty good for a hillbilly, yes? And I never take it for granted."

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Karys
5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible final book in the Immortals series.
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017
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Probably my favorite book in the Immortals series by Tamora Pierce. Daine is an amazing heroine; in this book she learns about her origins (and finally meets the father her mother always hinted at but never revealed), she masters her ability to shape-shift into animal form, and she discovers the true feelings of the master mage, her mentor and friend Numair Salmalin (another favorite character of mine). She experiences the loss that comes with war, the high price that fighting for what you believe in can demand, and she emerges as a strong, intelligent, and always-believable heroine who is very human and relateable-- making hard choices with wisdom and care-- and admitting it when she makes mistakes, striving to right them instead of angsting or relying on others. Way better than most "young adult" novels written in recent years, with frankness and honesty that adults can easily appreciate. Get this series-- it's absolutely wonderful, books to read over and over again.
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Musegardienne
5.0 out of 5 stars Good ending to the series
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2023
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A good ending to the series.
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Cuillen O'Shane
5.0 out of 5 stars Still one of the best books I've ever read still 12 years later
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022
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I first read this book in highschool from 2010-14 and still 12 years later its one of the best series I've ever read tied up there with the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini and the Dragon Keeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul
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Merricart
4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, but...
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2012
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Daine and her mentor Numair travel to the divine realm by accident, and must find their way out. Danger looms everywhere in the richly imagined divine realm, and Daine must use all her resources to survive. It's a thrilling journey and the author's flair for the fantastic must be appreciated, however...

The main characters' relationship develop in a way that you may or may not find agreeable (I didn't). The message seems to be that it's okay as long as they love each other. But the merit of 'true love' is in doubt when the relationship is unequal, as is the case here. No matter how I look at it, Numair is taking advantage of his authority as Daine's mentor. The author handles the situation with class, but I still find it unacceptable.
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Murph01
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! An amazing ending to The Immortals quartet
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2014
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In this, the fourth book in the Immortals series, Daine and Numair journey into the realm of the immortals and the gods, seeking a way to keep the goddess of chaos from destroying their land. Diane, possessor of a wild magic that allows her to converse with and change into animals, once more embarks on a quest that seems impossible, but which is the only way to save those she loves and serves. Numair, her magic teacher and friend, accompanies her, using his Gift to help her find her unknown father and then the Dragons who have removed themselves from any interactions with humans.
In this intense conclusion to the series, we see Daine continuing to mature--as a user of Wild Magic, as a human, and as a woman. One of the qualities that I love in Pierce's books is the way that she doesn't let her characters fall into easy, dichotomous views of good and evil; while there are certainly evil villains populating these books, Daine discovers that she cannot just judge beings by their form or appearance. Beings can and do change, and good and wise folks must always look carefully.
Caveat: this book can be read on its own, but the patient reader who will go back to the first novel and work her way through the series will experience a much deeper appreciation of this world. (And get to read four marvelous books, instead of just one!)
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FAITH E., ARMSTRONG
5.0 out of 5 stars Tamora Pierce
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2022
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This a wonderful series filled with strong female characters. What a delightful read for teen readers, and adults. I enjoyed reading all of Tamora's series. I recomend them all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2022
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What a cool story. This was a reread, and I had forgotten how much I enjoy Daine and Numair. And the lands of Tortall in general... I see a reread coming.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice end
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2022
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I liked that we got a good ending to the whole saga. And there's plenty of room for other books on the other characters backgrounds and stories
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Andrew
5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2020
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Amazonian
3.0 out of 5 stars Least favorite
Reviewed in India on March 28, 2020
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The other books in the series were great. This one was entertaining for the most part but the age gap romance between daine and numaire was creepy and gross.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I need more Tamora Pierce in my life, and I need it immediately.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2018
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I think this is probably the book most likely to polarise readers in the series. Personally, I loved it, but if you don’t like large age gaps in romances between characters then this may not be the book for you. I will say that Tamora Pierce addresses this in her afterword and I think it’s handled very well. So I don’t want to focus in on the romance too much in this review largely because I think it would be doing a disservice to the book and to the series as a whole.

Because one of the things that I have consistently loved about Daine from book one is that this girl has her priorities in check. This book, more than any of the others, shows Daine realising her place in this world, in this war. She’s not a bystander being sucked into the action any more, she’s at the heart. The fact that we took three other books to get to this point made it so much more powerful. She isn’t a chosen one, she isn’t thrown in at the deep end, Daine earns her place in this story.

This book is probably the most action-filled of the quartet, there are more fights and flights and chases and battles than there were in the other books, at least it felt that way, but there is still a good amount of scheming and political plots to keep you interested (if fighting isn’t your thing). Much like Wolf Speaker, the number of human characters Daine interacts with is stripped back to being pretty much just Numair. But that doesn’t make for a minimalist cast of characters. Not at all. In fact, we get even more animal/creature characters (some of them are also Gods, it’s hard to explain), including the darklings, which might just be my new favourite characters in the whole series, they’re too cute and I want one.

Thinking back to the first book in this series, I don’t think I would have expected this ending, but I’m so glad this series went the way that it did. I liked that Tamora Pierce didn’t shy away from the idea of Gods, something that can quite often either read as deus ex machina (literally) or that feels half-baked or implausible. I think it works well, particularly since the full extent of God’s powers/hindrances aren’t really explored until book four.

From start to finish, this has been some of the most fun I’ve had reading a series. I can’t fully explain all the things I loved, and I urge you to go back and have a look at my previous reviews to find out a bit more. But I need more Tamora Pierce in my life, and I need it immediately.

My rating: 5/5 stars

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Amy RB
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favs of all time
Reviewed in Australia on February 26, 2019
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I read this as a teenager and loved it, and read it again and again over the years. Highly recommend
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SarahC
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome conclusion
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2022
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Love the way this book comes together at the end of the series. And yes, there’s more, but I’m not there yet
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