Review: How well do you know the people around you... or yourself for that matter
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
I highly recommend reading the prequel (available for free) prior to reading this book.  Like Mr. Ryan's other books this one is well written and well edited, an uncommon occurrence when it comes to self published books.  New characters are introduced and their relationships carefully woven into the storyline and the lives of the current characters.  The descriptions of the world Mr. Ryan has created are very detailed and his word use poetic.  The action waxes and wanes throughout the book until the crescendo at the book's conclusion.  The biggest questions many characters face (or should be asking themselves in some cases) are "Who are my friends?  What do I really know about these people?"  Other characters begin to wonder who they really are.  Some question their moral compass and world view.  Some question their sanity.  Some begin to ask "am I really who I think I am, or is my soul that of someone who lived before."Drasmyr struggles in his prison jar and his submission to his mistress.  Korina plots her pursuit of domination as her secret following increases.  The priests debate philosophical points of view while assisting the Wizard's guild in constructing a tool for the next step in their containment of Morgulon's terrors.  The student mages are take their final step to becoming full mages.  And by the way, when a man who barely speaks talks, listen carefully as he does not waste his words on trivialities.  I am eagerly awaiting the next installment.  Having read a number of Mr. Ryan's other books and short stories I know he does not hesitate to create a character, draw you into becoming invested in their welfare, and then sacrifice them to the story line.  Worry about our heroes.  The vampire is not the only evil here...  be afraid... be very afraid.