Review: great story with characters who finish short
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2013
i have loved all the other books in this series and this one is not an exception. many characters are introduced to what seems  no end, very reminiscent of game of thrones. additionally the return of characters not seen since the start of the first book help remind us of our roots, even if those roots are not what we knew them to be.as overly hinted at in book four seth pushs his powers past his limit, and fails to consider full ramifications of what is to come. this leads some interesting plot twist, the least of which is a 90 foot modified knight of grandor becoming the obvious target for thrown magic. not that i didnt enjoy the return of the jungle rhino from book three.garret while now king actually plays a much smaller role in this book than in the past, instead focusing on the enemy king who unlike seth fully weighs consequence even if he doesnt fully understand what it may mean in the long run. ashton returns as a super healer who operates as much by instinct than by training. while many of seths new champions die, the more interesting ones are those arrayed against him, and vladmiers predecessor returned from retirement, who oddly disappears after a single forte