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Summary: Two out of three ain't bad
Review: This book didn't cut it. Too contrived for my taste, and unlike the first 2 books, there was some real slow going. This series should have stopped at 2 books--there really wasn't more to tell, and Sergeril's homeland just isn't enough to fill a book. Still, check out the first 2 books and read some really good fantasy with a nice take on the orphan boy plot device.
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Summary: Traitor's Moon
Review: "Traitor's Moon" begins a couple of years after the end of "Stalking Darkness", when things are going badly for Skala in the war against Plenimar. Queen Idrilain decides that her country's only hope is to get aid from the Aurenfaie, so she sends her daughter on a diplomatic mission. She is accompanied by our heroes, Seregil and Alec, as well as Beka and her soldiers.The biggest problem with this book is the first two hundred pages. After a single big action sequence, things slow down quite a bit. After the band of characters enters Aurenen, a lot of time is spent on infodumps about the society there. I found this disappointing since Flewelling had managed to keep the plot moving at a good pace throughout the first two books of the series. Fortunately, things kick back into gear after they reach the city of Sarikali, and we get intrigues, a new archvillain, a murder mystery, and more. Overall, "Traitor's Moon" should be satisfactory to anyone who's enjoyed this author's other works.
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Summary: Take What The Lightbearer Sends, Tali...
Review: Easily, the best non-trilogy I've had the pleasure to read. I immediately began re-reading Luck In The Shadows after completing Stalking Darkness and Traitor's Moon. I am so impressed with the author's beautiful use of the Aurenen language. I've heard that the French can make an insult sound romantic... but I'll be damned if the Aurenfaie word for "half-breed whore" doesn't send an erotic chill up my spine. Most certainly, Lynn Flewelling has given the "Chronicles" stiff competition. Kudos Lynn for inviting me to live in so fascinating a place. Thanks for the history and the mystery. And I look forward to knowing Phoria's fate. Will Klia be crowned and restore open boarders with the Aurenfaie? Where is Magyana? Just how deep is Ulan i Sathil's connection to the Plenimarans and the Ashnazai's? Will Alec discover his ancestry? What's with the Hazadrielfaie? Will Seregil ever tell Alec (and us) about Ilar? Beka and Nyal, Mirn and Steb... Thero, Adzriel and Mydri... the Plenimaran Overlords... Amali and Lhar and Nazien... and, By the Light, I want to know more about the ring shared by Kor and Phoria... Lynn, there is so much more to give us. In the mean time, I trust Tamir and the story of Ero will suffice.
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