-A continuation of Sisters of the Raven. I guessed one of the mysteries, but not the other one, though it was staring me in the face. It sucked me in and I enjoyed it, but the characters had so many bad days, it was a relief to finish. (April 06, 2007) ( )

The sequel to Sisters of the Raven is very similar and concerns the same characters as the first. Whole villages are abruptly killing themselves, and Oryn, Summerchild and Raeshaldis try to determine why. A strange green mist, broken glass and otherwordly voices are their only clues. Meanwhile, King Oryn has to somehow survive a series of ordeals in order to remain king—but the spells that formerly made the crocodiles turn aside and poison harmless are no longer working. It’s an exciting book, but again, I wish Hambly had winnowed it down a bit. ( )