Trinity Rising (The Wild Hunt)
This the newest installment in the Wild Hunt Trilogy, and it quickly builds on the momentum from Cooper’s first novel, Songs of the Earth (2012).Gair has proven himself to be the strongest of the Guardians in terms of sheer power but weakest in experience and judgment. Those who want to extinguish the power of the song are hunting Gair and his mentor, Alderan. Teia is a seemingly powerless young woman whose body is being used by her clan’s Chief for his own pleasure. Her Chief has grand plans to take back the weakening Veil through violence. Teia is not weak, though: she carries the magic of the Guardians deep inside and foresees rising from her Chief’s destruction to become The Speaker, the most powerful and respected mage of her clan. The Guardians of the Veil and Gair must join together and fight forces far larger than themselves, or risk destruction and death. Cooper has proven herself yet again to be an author worth spending time with. --Alison Downs