This one is a real page-turner, epic and intimate in turns. Fans of David Eddings will enjoy this final part of the trilogy in particular, for the dealings of humans, Harshini and deities has something of the flavor of his books, cute little gray demons, gods appearing all over the place and all. I said in my review of the middle volume that this author is never just content to give her readers a story that treads water or "more of the same", and each book in the set has a different flavor. This is a trilogy that ought to have a very side appeal to many different fantasy fans. There are dragons and plenty of warfare for those into more traditional stuff plus well plotted statecraft and political machinations for those into fantasy's latest incarnation - Dune style machinations a la George R R Martin et al. The religious fanaticism of the Kariens continues to imbue the work with a topical flavor, and the characterization makes this humdinger of a story live in hearts as well as minds. Do I want to read more of Fallon's work? Yes, and very soon.