For a slim volume there is a lot of story packed in here; don’t gallop through this one or you will miss vital details in such a complex story.  Finding a category to file this one under is difficult, for there is romance, time travel, supernatural and historical fiction in here as well as murder and of course fantasy.  It involves the reader from the first, bringing a small but intense cast of characters to life bit by bit. I found it easy to get swept up in a tide of events, and was rooting for things to turn out for the best for these sympathetic and well-drawn people.  Reconstruction is not an era often dealt with in any depth, and here it comes to life with plenty of interesting facts; I found myself wishing that there were more of it.  This is a highly imaginative pair of books that I recommend to anybody who wants something a bit different.