My review of book 3 in Sigmund Brouwer's "Merlin's Immortals" series
included my thoughts of"I love the story. I love the characters. I want to know how it ends."

I now know. And I'm well pleased!

Action and intrigue grabbed my interest from the opening page
and kept me reading from the Holy Land to England.

Thomas is understandably confused when he sees the ones he has come to trust
in the company of his would be assassins , setting him on the edge of disaster.
The pace is intense - emotionally and intellectually - as we follow
confusion and complications.
Alliances and broken trust, exotic locations and deprivations,
all well formed and descriptive.
A good sense of being present in the settings and action.
Dialogue was good. As was the element of surprise!
Brouwer leads the reader on a few merry chases
where we believe a situation to be as described,
only to discover all is not as it appears...
Experiencing all the tension and dismay of our heroes.

A few details seemed unusual leaving me wondering- such as where
Thomas's pup, Beast, disappeared between book 3 and 4.

Conclusion wrapped up the series with finesse
and I was left with a sense of satisfaction in having discovered
the mysteries as well as the outcome.
Time well spent! ( )