Customer Reviews
Was not impressed - By: S. Cox, 08 May 2008 
I read the first book thinking it would be a story in itself. This was not the case. The first book finishes on a cliff hanger to hand over to the second book. Perhaps I was expecting too much?
I found myself getting frustrated by the story line as there was too much space between the major events & not enough to keep me ticking over. I found myself slogging through the book in order to get to the major events which reallly should be the case.
I was also disappointed by the ending as throughout the book Karen Miller had taken the time to go into great detail & then within the last 50 pages it was alll over with lots of questions about the ending - it alll seemed a bit rushed to me & a bit neat...
I would be reluctant to pick up another book by this author for fear of wasting my hard earned reading time.
Fast paced, love the characters - By: BigV, 14 Dec 2007 
The first book of the series, The Innocent Mage, is excellent. Love the characters. Very fun read, fast paced. Not the "we are on a long & dangerous journey of good defeating the evil" type of story. Wish there is more of a final battle, a tad quick in the end. If you like A Song of Ice & Fire, you'd probably like this.
Really good - By: Alexis Farseer, 29 Nov 2007 
I must say that the ending of this is rather feeble & predictable... & the long awaited battle is not quite as fantastic as the build suggested it might be. BUT this was a reallly enjoyable read.
I found myself caring what happened to the characters, & though this is not quite as good as innocent mage, where I found myself sharing Asher's grief & other feelings, I reallly didn't want it to end.
It was fast paced & a suitable ending to a brilliant start
a fantastic follow up - By: crgcrgcrg, 22 Nov 2007 fasted paced, well written follow up, just what you need for the cold winter evenings....
Almost a final conclusion - By: C. S. Winter, 12 Nov 2007 
Having thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this two part series, I was looking forward to this. However, although the characterisation remains excellent, the plotting is reallly too thin to make this anything other than average.
On the basis of both books I think Karen Miller's writing in terms of style & richness of chracterisation is excellent, but she needs a more involving plot to produce a truly exclennt book or series.
