Shadow and Flame

This was the best book of the series. There was a flavor of all the previous books tied up in this great finale. Excellent epic fantasy all the way around.......more

Finally Blain and friends fight the battles that bring the series to a close. Shadow and Flame is mostly about the battles that have to be fought to keep the kingdom free. I listened to this as an audio book and enjoyed reconnecting with the characters from the previous three books. The narrator did......more

I had not read any of the three prior books in this series which make getting into this novel somewhat difficult. The first 100 plus pages were background after the compulsory fighting first chapter, which almost made me stop reading as two characters were having a conversation while fighting as if......more

Finally the saga ends with everything being tied up in a nice bow for readers. This book was the best out of the series where the main characters are fighting for their lives constantly. No matter where they turn, the heroes are looking down the battlefield at a new wave of the enemy. I saw Blaine M......more

This was a solid conclusion to the series. I suspect I waited too long between the last two books because it was a struggle to reconnect with the story and the characters. Overall, I enjoyed it, but like the rest of the series, it's not good enough to make it into my list of favorites. Rating: 7/10......more