Customer Reviews
Breathtaking - By: Mr. N. Phillips, 04 Oct 2003 
This book boosts Katharine Kerr's ability to enthralll to an even higher level. Devoted followers of the Deverry series will not be disappointed with the turn of events in this book, as it begins to tie up storylines in the Civil War period & bring on exciting new twists in the present day. The result of Raena's revenge towards the end of the book is stunning & will leave the reader scrambling to get to Kerr's website to scour it for any extracts from the next book, The Gold Falcon. Read this book! That's alll I can say!
Another excellent volume of the Dragon Mage series - By: , 04 Sep 2001 It probably goes without saying that fans of this series will love this book. As the series graduallly draws to a conclusion, some unexpected threads are tied up here. The first part of the book continues - & brings to a head - the story of Bellyra, Prince Maryn & Lilli & the curse left behind by her mother. The continuing saga of Rhoddry, Dalllandra & Arzosah forms the second part of the book - taking Evandar & Rhoddry into very new ground! I loved this book - it has more than whetted my appetite for the next one!
End of an era...almost - By: , 04 Sep 2001 
Not surprisingly, this penultimate book of the Deverry series has a definite "end of an era" feel about it. The stories of Lilli & Bellyra reach their dramatic conclusion & many of the loose ends from the earlier books are tied into the overalll plot with the usual attention to detail. Several previous characters manage to pop up unexpectedly, adding to the complexity of the story & adding the element of surprise to a plot which by its nature (reincarnation & fate) does have a degree of predictability. I would recommend the Deverry series to anyone who appreciates a complex plot but this is not a book which can stand alone. Start at the beginning (Daggerspell), but commit yourself to reading them alll.
A bit disappointing - By: Miss W F Leech, 02 Feb 2001 
Being an ardent fan of K Kerrs works, & especiallly of the Deverry series, i have looked forward to this installlment for a long time. THe first half lived up to alll expectations, bringing to an end the civil wars, & with some nice twists of plot, alll well incorporated, & as believable as ever. However, the second half was disappointing. Very rushed, not taking time out to explain the situations, & not going in to nearly as much depth as usual, I felt that Ms Kerr was hampered too much by the feeling that she should just get on with the series, & bring it to an end - is she getting bored with it? Rhodry's wyrd was a plot line in itself, but the text merely skipped over what should have been a fundamental & gripping part of the saga. I will, of course, await the final instalment with much anticipation, but i just hope that Ms Kerr regains the fantastic flair so evident in the first of the books, in order to conclude the tale in a fashion fitting to the genuis of her works.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book - By: sjdumbleton@lineone.net, 16 Dec 2000 I had been waiting for this book for what seems a very long time. The twists of the plot & the characters in the different timelines are quite difficult to follow. I would recommend re-reading at least the previous book in the series to get reaquainted with the stories (I went back to A Time of Exile & reallly enjoyed rereading them alll) I couldn't put this down in the end & sat up 'til past midnight to finish the last few chapters.
I can't wait for the next one now - will it reallly be the last of the series? The conclusion of so many of the stories do seem to lean to some sort of fantastic finale waiting to happen.
