Honestly? A bit disappointed in the execution of this finale. ( )

I have to admit that, overall, I enjoyed this book, and the Sundered series of books. As a HUGE fan of Michelle Sagara West, I was very interested to read the first set of novels she wrote, and very excited to find that they were re-released.

This book is the fourth and final book in a series, and perhaps the best of them. These books are definitely not the best of her work, but do show the seeds of the universe that West creates in her next books - the Hunter Duology and The Sun Sword Series. The story was a creative interpretation of mythical and religious stories and fairy tales, and deals with the conflict of good and evil, or in this case Light and Dark.

I recommend this book, and the others, so any serious Michelle West fans. ( )

I started reading this series in 1992 when I found the second book in a shop in Vancouver. Annoyingly I could never find any of the others, despite searching extensively, so I was very glad to complete my series with these reprinted editions.

The story of the series is a novel twist on an age old love story. Much like a fantasy world Romeo and Juliet, this story follows a lady from the light and the lord of the dark whom she loves, and who loves her. It is a powerful story.

However, this was also a series that went on too long. It would probably have worked better as a trilogy, and consequently I found the story slow - particularly in the last two books.

It was not terrible though. It was still readable, and the ending wrapped things up in a satisfactory manner. It may have pondered a little, but as a story it got there in the end.

All in all this was an enjoyable read, but my feelings about the series would have been enhanced had I never read the missing books! ( )

Early Michelle West, you can see the seeds of what is going to be a shit hot fantasy writer and world builder but here the writing is still quite young. Point of view and exposition problems.