The newest in the Deverry series and almost the end. At least Kit hopes so, but it may last a little longer than she thought. The writing and plot are as tightly woven as always, and many questions from earlier books are answered. The best part is that the answers usually come as a complete surprise, despite the fact they make sense and seem obvious when you look back over the preceding books.
Here are the rest of Kit's works. The Deverry books are listed in order of publication and the order the story flows in. It is possible to pick up the story very well with A Time of Exile, but I recommend starting at the beginning.
Once again we are treated to multiple views of the intricate interweaving of the lives of the various characters. Taking minor characters from earlier works, Kerr has woven them into her Celtic knot of a story and shown how they have became the major players in later lifes. As an added bonus, we are shown what events that we know had to occur, but that have been to this point not been explored, such as the coming to power of the true king. And it says something about the wide scope and depth of the entire series that the Coming of the True King, the end all and be all of some series, is a subplot that happened hundreds of years before the main story.
If you are already a fan of the Deverry books, you do not even need to think about whether you should pick this one up. If you have not read the prior books, this one is enjoyable, but starting at the beginning is a much better idea.
The newest book in the Deverry epic does quite a bit to advance the various stories. The Dragon Mage story in both The Red Wyvern and The Black Raven have so far only touched on one of the past lives of Rhodry, his life as Maddyn the Silver Dagger. But while Rhodry is a main character, the story seems to really be about Niffa and Raena working out their Wyrd. That of course is the way all of the Deverry books have went. Rhodry has been central to all of them, taking part in all of the various incarnations, but not really the main character. He has been more of an anchor helping the reader relate to the story from a single point of view, even when he doesn't know large parts of the story.
A fan of the series does not even have to wonder about picking this up, and the rewards for reading it are plentiful. More about the coming of Maryn to the throne of Dun Deverry, a few small visits with Salamander, and even a short visit with a dragon. The only thing missing is something about the happenings on Haen Marn. Now we just have to wait for The Fire Dragon to see what happens next.
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