The Beyonders: Chasing the Prophecy by Brandon Mull

Chasing the Prophecy is the final installment in The Beyonders trilogy.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading this trilogy and would refer it to others who enjoyed books such as Fablehaven and The Iron Elves.  It is rare that I am mostly happy with how a book ends, but I think Brandon Mull did a great job.

Jason and Rachel were told in the previous book by the oracle that they each had to separate and do different jobs.  Jason finds himself fighting impossible enemies that have killed anyone that has ever gone up against them.  Of course, Jason and his crew defy all odds and complete their tasks.  What I enjoyed seeing Brandon Mull do is kill most of the people involved.  Very few make it alive which makes the story almost more realistic.

Rachel and Galoron take a different route and put together an army to fight Maldor at his castle.  THey find themselves at the castle going off of a belief that the oracle told them the truth.  Rachel has many doubts about the reliability of the oracle, but must find the ability to trust what is said.  She ends up taking Maldor's offer to become his apprentice in order to hopefully kill him.  She fails at first, but in the end is able to defeat him.  For once the fight against the badguy is ok.  Most books, including Eragon, had a pretty wimpy fight at the end.  Now there is not an incredible fight, but it ends pretty well.