Review: Marvelous ending to the series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
This series got better every book, culminating in this book (the last of the series). The first book could have been a write-by-numbers copy of a dozen other fantasy novels: boy discovers he can do magic, he's really the son of nobility (it's medieval times, of course) and stops the evil wizard. He even wins the love of the prettiest girl in the castle.But with each book the story got more and more original. By the end there are four distinct magical methods, multiple types of sentience, real tragedy and plot twists that you can't see coming. The characters were complex, but easily understood. And the ending had painfully believable complications, making it much more than a shallow, "he saves the world again" ending.This book was truly a great story. The author has come into his own. I can't wait to see what else he writes.