The Siren Depths (The Books of the Raksura Book 3) Kindle Edition

Read it all in order. Very good world building. The author's first books I read were the Murder bot series. Wanting more I tried the Raksura and was not disappointed. Her fantasy is as good as her sci-fi. The main character Moon reminded me of the Murder bot but he was still his own man. I will read everything Ms wells has ever written til I am done. Intelligent writing. Characters you want to see do well. Horrible nasty villainous monsters. Very imaginative. Give her a try.

The third book in Martha Wells' Raksura series clears up a lot of the plot from the first two books. The plot for this book is inventive and, for the most part, well-paced. As with the earlier books, I found the characters to be well-developed and believable. Moon's character is consistent and shows growth through the three series. I did find it odd that the difficulty between him and River wasn't really resolved. Perhaps there's a fourth book. We can only hope. The book doesn't get a fifth star because while the plot is inventive and cohesive it seems to rush in places, seemingly Ms. Wells wants to just get done and go on to the next scene. I found the climax interesting but resolved too easily for the amount of trouble the characters had getting to that place. I also thought the relationship with the Aventerans was left hanging. There was never any time that I wanted to stop reading, though, which is always a good sign.I enjoyed the book and liked the way the characters and overall plot is consistent from book to book. A very good read. Oh, yeah, and a really good take on bad-ass female characters.

I bought this to read after finishing the first two books of the Raksura Series. It was an excellent read, and hard to put down. Like the other books, the world building and story is fantastic. Definitely recommend.

The Siren Depths is the third book in Martha Wells' Books of the Raksura series. The novel brings an interesting story and compelling characters together for a fitting end to the trilogy. But is it the end?One thing I liked about the story was how it tells a tale on two fronts. One one hand there's the immediate story of what Moon is doing and where he's being forced to go. On the other hand, The Siren Depths ties in with the previous novels to finally reveal Moon's full backstory. Readers finally get to find out what happened to him as a kid, how he was separated from his court, the identity of his parents, and more. By the end, all of the loose ends are tied up which gives the book a feeling of completeness. However, the future is kept wide open and there are plenty of major stories that could be explored in future novels.On its own, The Siren Depths is an enjoyable book. It's certainly not something you would want to dive into without reading the other two books first. A lot of world building and character building is accomplished before hand. While you probably could jump straight into this book and enjoy it, you would be missing out on a lot. Regardless, this book fits in perfectly with the series. As part of the greater whole, it continues the fun, but it also ties things together nicely, answers lingering questions, and pushes the characters in intriguing directions.Like the previous stories, there is a good mix of various story elements. It explores new, strange places and creatures. There's a new villain who turns out to be the driving force behind the Fell and their desire to crossbreed with the Raksura. There's a new groundling city discovered on the side of a cliff, built into a gigantic statue. It has harbors for flying boats and its citizens are armed with projectile weaponry. There's also a mysterious underwater city full of secrets that's explored. There's a lot of court intrigue as Moon ventures to a new Raksuran court on the edge of the Reaches. Meanwhile the story of Moon and Jade's relationship continues into new territory. The only thing that's not really explored yet is the raising of the Sky Copper royal clutch.If you're thinking about investing in the series, it's worthwhile. The second and third books are on par with the first. It's also a good way for Star Wars readers to see what Martha Wells' storytelling is like. She does a good job of balancing between characters and plot. The dialog and character development is excellent. She's very imaginative and comes up with some really strange races, creatures, and places. Action is spread throughout the novel with various trigger points and mission points, but it's never drawn out to the point of being tiresome. There also isn't any graphic sex, and while there is violence, she doesn't dwell on it. All in all, it's a great mix for good storytelling that makes for addictive reading.

Amazingly rich, imaginative world creation - could make an amazingly visually stunning movie (with a MUCH better plot than Avator!). NOT the usual dragon fantasy despite the physical similarities of the main species (though in my head I saw wasps!!). So many sentient species and so many micro-worlds (sealings, groundlings, etc.). I absolutely loved it and the fact that it wasn't as dark and violent as much of the new fantasy made me love it even more.(PG-13). The charactors were fairly well drawn but maybe more thoughts and/or interactions of the secondary/tertiary charactors would have been good. Much like the protagonist, we just see what they do - not really what they think - nor do we see what is happening separate from where the protagonist is, which is a valid viewpoint but sometimes I wished for a bit more (for example would have fleshed out Moon and Jade's relationship a bit more to know more about Jade's perspective or to have more interactions in court among other Raksura to flesh out all of the ritual/protoccol). BUT this is just quibbling and I HIGHLY recommend this book. I defintely am looking forward to more series/books set in this world.

The third book in the Raksura series - and the one in which Moon is taken away from his court, Indigo Cloud, to go to his birth-court.He is Not Happy.Moon grew up alone, constantly being forced out of homes, often with people he'd grown to like and consider friends turning on him and in some cases trying to kill him. As you can imagine, this leaves its mark.This book is basically about Moon confronting his worst nightmare - even though his adopted court isn't actually throwing him out, to him it feels like a betrayal and as the reader you feel that betrayal just as keenly as he does.All I can say is if you've read the first two, you have to read this book. You won't regret it.

Poor Moon, he made all that progress in the last two books. He suffered a big setback with his mental health in this book. But, I love these books so much because he used everything he'd learnt in the other books to pull himself back up. He recognised what he was doing that was detrimental to his health and he tried to do better for himself, tried to trust and learn more.OKAY BUT ASIDE FROM THAT CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH I WANT TO BE A RAKSURA... IS THAT WEIRD?! I want to fly and fight Fell and learn about all the political intrigue of the courts. I want to go on the flying ship, climb a mountain tree, see the Ariat flying together, sleep in bowers and see all the beautiful Arbora art. I want to fly around the three worlds making friends and enemies with all the different groundings. This world is awesome!!!!I'm not sure why but I thought this was the last book, I just googled it...and... THERE ARE TWO MORE!! THANKYOU!!!!

Really enjoyed the whole series. She's a great writer. Love the way she writes the Queens (particularly Pearl). She has the ability to create complex characters in desperate situations without it being unduly bleak.

I thought this was better that v2 which I also enjoyed. A little bit less action and a little bit more character development. Still lots of action and improbable saves but a good book and I will certainly finish the series

Pure Science Fiction Fantasy. Absorbing series of 'other' species lives and loves, The descriptive styles of Martha Wells exceeds all expectations as usual.