The Hidden City
- 504
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Hidden City” is a full-scale finale to “The Tamuli”, in which Sparhawk fights to win back his kidnapped queen, Ehlana. The price demanded for her life is Bhelliom, the jewel of power, and each of his companions must face enemies of their own. Some readers rate it the weakest of the three books. At over five hundred pages, it is a long final act for those already devoted to Sparhawk.
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About the book
The Pandion Knight Sparhawk had bested the massed forces of the God Cyrgon upon the field of battle. But victory turned to ashes when the foul God's minions kidnapped Sparhawk's wife, the beautiful Queen Ehlana. Sparhawk must surrender Bhelliom, the awesome jewel of power - or Ehlana would die.But Cyrgon's lackeys had misjudged their foe. Sparhawk fought on, and none of his companions flinched from the awesome struggle, though each must vanquish forces of evil from Tamuli's dark past, and from fetid places beyond human ken. Still, the full magnitude of their peril was yet to be revealed...Cyrgon had dared the unthinkable: He had called forth Kleal, Bhelliom's opposite, to rend the very world asunder. Thus, as it had ever been decreed, would Bhelliom and Kleal contend for the fate of this world--even as the man Sparhawk must finally face the God Cyrgon, in mortal combat and alone...
Reading order · The Tamuli
Full order & progress →- Domes of FireStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - The Shining Ones
7.77.7 / 10 - The Hidden CityThis book
7.77.7 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 83 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 36% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 83 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Hidden City?
It has 504 pages — shorter than 57% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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