This
compendium volume contains books four and five of the Eli
Monpress series The Spirit War and Spirit’s
End. Eli is furious to discover that not only Den The
Warlord has a higher bounty than himself, but the other person
is his best friend Josef! The swordsman cannot say no when
he is called home by his own mother, and both Eli and Nico
are amazed to discover their mean and moody companion is actually
a prince. But this is not the only thing going on, as the
Immortal Empress is stirring and plans to conquer the world…
I confess I have truly enjoyed this quintet of books. Having
just turned the final page out of nearly a thousand in this
tubby tome I am hoping that Ms Aaron is coming up with something
new - fast. A lot happens in here from the outline above to
the reasons why the Empress hates Eli so much and the apocalyptic
happenings in book five. To say more would spoil the story
but I can promise plenty of action, humor, surprises and fun.
The final book of the series is more serious than the others
with more at stake than previously and, unlike the rest of
the series, I did feel that at times it could have stood some
careful editing. But if you are looking for an imaginative,
largely feel-good fantasy series then you have found it. Ms
Aaron has managed to update the old type of sword and sorcery
fantasy with plenty of court scheming, demons and an interesting
system of magic. More please!
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