The Sapphire Rose
- 502
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Sapphire Rose” brings “The Elenium” to a satisfying close on an epic scale. With the jewel Bhelliom at last in his hands, the knight Sparhawk can try to cure the poisoned Queen Ehlana, though the stone carries dangers of its own. Some readers feel the wind-down after the climax runs long and the last pages are busy laying hooks for a further trilogy. As the final volume, it leans on the two before it.
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About the book
Finally, the knight Sparhawk had come to possess Bhelliom, legendary jewel of magic that alone could save Queen Ehlana from the deadly poison that had felled her father. Sparhawk and Sephrenia, ageless instructor in Styric magics, made haste to free Ehlana from the crystalline cocoon that had preserved her life while they desperately sought a cure. But Bhellion carried dangers of its own. Once the stone came into his hands, Sparhawk found himself stalked by a dark, lurking menace. Whether the foul Zemoch god Azash was behind this threat, or some other enemy, even Sephrenia could not say - only that the sapphire rose held powers too dangerous for any mortal to bear. Restoring Queen Ehlana would only be the beginning of Sparhawk's mission. With the aid of four stalwart knights, one from each Militant Order, he must thwart Ehlana's poisoner, the Primate Annias, in his plot to assume the throne of the Church. For, as Archprelate, Annias would serve his secret master, Azash, and deliver up to the dread god the one thing Azash thirsted for - Bhelliom itself!
Reading order · The Elenium
Full order & progress →- The Diamond ThroneStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - The Ruby Knight
–Not ranked yet - The Sapphire RoseThis book
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 117 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 44% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 117 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Sapphire Rose?
It has 502 pages — shorter than 58% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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