Valley of Silence

Written by Nora Roberts

Narrated by Dick Hill

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the electrifying conclusion to her powerful Circle Trilogy. Worlds have collided and centuries have elapsed as six people have brought their unique powers, their courage, and their hearts to a battle that could drown humanity in darkness.…

Her face, so pale when she’d removed her cloak, had bloomed when her hand had taken the sword. Her eyes, so heavy, so somber, had gone as brilliant as the blade. And had simply sliced through him, keen as a sword, when they’d met his.…

In the kingdom of Geall, the scholarly Moira has taken up the sword of her people. Now, as queen, she must prepare her subjects for the greatest battle they will ever fight—against an enemy more vicious than any they have seen. For Lilith, the most powerful vampire in the world, has followed the circle of six through time to Geall.

Moira also has a personal score to settle. Vampires killed her mother—and now, she is ready to exact her revenge. But there is one vampire to whom she would trust her soul…

Cian was changed by Lilith centuries ago. But now, he stands with the circle. Without hesitation, he will kill others of his kind—and has earned the respect of sorcerer, witch, warrior, and shape-shifter. But he wants more than respect from Moira—even though his desire for her makes him vulnerable. For how can a man with an eternity to live love a woman whose life is sure to end—if not by Lilith’s hand, then by the curse of time?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Aug 9, 2016
• ISBN: 9781511357180

Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts is a bestselling author of more than 209 romance novels. She was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. As of 2011, her novels had spent a combined 861 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, including 176 weeks in the number-one spot. Over 280 million copies of her books are in print, including 12 million copies sold in 2005 alone.

Reviews for Valley of Silence

[Alison Damien Barker · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What an amazing end to the triology . The circle of 6 came through

[dawn772 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I struggled to get through this paranormal story that seemed to be mostly ceremony and preparation for the last few pages. The romance consisted of the hero and heroine saying how their love was doomed. I skimmed the last quarter of the book. Vampire Cian and Queen Moira work with their circle of six to fight evil vampires.

[men1967 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A good, if predictable, book. If you're looking for a decent read, this one'll work.

[russelllindsey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was by far the most interesting and best developed book of the trilogy. Lots of great images.

[phyllis2779 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not among my favorite genres from Roberts. This trilogy isn't bad but not a trio of books I'd ever read again. I mooched them all out. Nuff said.

[talksupe3blogspot · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have to say that it's one of the most intense 26 pages that I've ever read. I saw it so clearly in my head and convinced me that Nora Roberts is indeed a gifted writer. I felt the dread of fighting an enemy that is almost invincible and the possibility that they'll fail. But Evil will never triumph and everyone had closure but the toll was high.

[risadabomb_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this trilogy. Cian was by far my favorite and although I thought the love story between him and Moira could have been developed a little more I still loved the book.

[readingraven · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Perfect vacation read. Escapism. The dramatic conclusion to the trilogy. Perhaps not quite as strong as the others -- there was a lot to wrap up -- an interdimensional war as well as an acceptable conclusion to the love between a vampire and a human queen from another dimension. Still, I enjoyed it immensely.

[klarsenmd · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really think I enjoyed this book in the triology the most because it ended the way it was supposed to; and after all, that is what some books, not all, are for. Also in it's favor, the most interesting character in the series finally got his story told. He was a bit of a bastard and that's why I loved him. Often in a series like this, you finally get enough back story to really appreciate the heros and villians, and from that stand point, this one was on the money.

[wyvernfriend · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The finale of the trilogy. The six champions are in Geall fighting Lilith. You learn about Cian and Lilith's past as well as seeing the relationship between Moira and Cian develop. Moira embraces her destiny as queen as well as accepting that she has to encourage her people to fight the vampires despite the cost.Fun, but stil with the corny irishisms.

[cldunn-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I bought this series in 2006 but just never could make myself read them. Finally, I decided I either needed to get rid of them or even though I have never read a vampire series before should read this one since it was written by Nora Roberts. I found I liked it because I got involved with the characters although I don't think I want to read any more vampire stories. All six of the circle characters were strong and interesting and the vampire characters kept the story moving although I didn't like reading about them. I'm sorry some people write a review and have to ruin the ending by saying it was a "happy" or a "sad" ending. I won't do that but if you like Nora Roberts you should give this series a try.

[rocalisa_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A decent enough conclusion to the series. All fairly predictable though. I don't think Roberts is at her strongest writing in this field and while she's produce a solid work, she's proved over and again she's capable of much better.

[Brenda Shealey Steele · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love Nora’s writing! Never thought I would like a book like this, but found it interesting

[cinderh_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The best of the trilogy. At least with this one I couldn't predict the end (not completely, you have some idea of what will happen). Because of this, it I found myself enjoying the progression of the story. There was an actual problem here that needed to be solved between the main characters. Something her recent books have been lacking.

[darla_2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the last of the Circle trilogy that started with Morrigan's Cross and continued with Dance of the Gods. The consensus seemed to be that this would be the best of the series and everyone seemed to be waiting for Cian's story.So when I wasn't thrilled, I wanted to know why--what other people saw in this book that I didn't, and vice versa--and I read a bunch of reviews to try to figure it out. The positive ones drooled over Cian; the negative ones complained that there were *gasp* vampires. I don't know why I bothered.It did make me think more about my reactions, though, which was, after all, the purpose.First, the good stuff. I liked the interactions between the group of 6, and basically the characters in general. The four stars is primarily for the characters, including the bad guys. The vampire leader Lilith, her 2nd in command Lora, her "son" Davey, and their wizard ally Midir were nicely creepy, believable, and 3-dimensional. They were vain and selfish, but cared about each other. I didn't agree with the reviews that said they weren't evil enough. Evil with human characteristics is so much more interesting than just pure evil.Also, Cian and Moira were in a pretty impossible situation--always a good plot for a romance. He's an immortal vampire, content with his life in 21st-century earth. She's a mortal, queen of her people, in Geall, an alternate world that's mostly like medieval earth.I appreciated Moira's growth once she became queen, and how she proved herself to her people, stood up for them, and motivated them.But I think this trilogy dragged on too long for me. The war that was supposed to provide the bulk of the conflict in this book didn't. I didn't really care about any of the people involved in the earlier skirmishes; and the outcome, and even the course of the big battle at the end were predictable and thus lacked tension.There was very little tension in the romance plot, either. Cian and Moira initially tried to deny their feelings for each other, but Moira decided to seize what happiness she could, and didn't have much trouble convincing Cian. Any complaints about their relationship from the other 4 or from Moira's subjects were dismissed easily.And oddly, despite the fact that in Morrigan's Cross, Cian was a fascinating character, he had very little to do in this book. It's primarily Moira's book, about her becoming queen, her personal growth, her battle to save her people, and her tragedy of loving someone she couldn't have a happily-ever-after with. Cian was just a secondary character here.As for the ending... I know plenty of people like paranormal stories that end like this, but it feels like a cop-out to me. In fact, I think I'd have liked this book better--or at least felt it was more honest--without the happy ending. Don't get me wrong--I do not at all advocate pushing the envelope of romance genre conventions by eschewing the happy ending--with an other-than-happy ending, I'd have called it something other than romance.

[linyarai · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I still felt like this trilogy didn't have enought plot to stay interesting for 3 books. The characters were fine, but didn't really grip me and pull me in like some of her other novels.

[dunnfunkat · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I bought this series in 2006 but just never could make myself read them. Finally, I decided I either needed to get rid of them or even though I have never read a vampire series before should read this one since it was written by Nora Roberts. I found I liked it because I got involved with the characters although I don't think I want to read any more vampire stories. All six of the circle characters were strong and interesting and the vampire characters kept the story moving although I didn't like reading about them. I'm sorry some people write a review and have to ruin the ending by saying it was a "happy" or a "sad" ending. I won't do that but if you like Nora Roberts you should give this series a try.

[bookwormteri · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very predictable but satisfying because of it's predictablity, Nora Roberts does not disappoint.