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Oct 24, 2009

Barbara M. rated it:

I know it's weird, but is it normal to be as depressed as I am that I won't get another shot of Wilson's finest before October??? Argh..You would think after reading all 3 books in this series back to back to back that I would be a little ready to move on...but I'm not! It's been a long time since I've been this hooked on a series. So here's my second question...

Is it better to have read and have to impatiently wait...or to have never read something so wonderful at all?

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Jan 19, 2011

Terry (Ter05 TwiMoms/ MundieMoms) rated it:

I read this series last month and could not move on. I am re-reading them all and just finished this one for the second time. This third installment of the Fading Lands does not disappoint. There is so much that happens in this book and so many discoveries to be made. I can not say enough about the writing in these books. Although the world of Rain and Ellysetta is complex, I did not have trouble understanding it nor did I have trouble picturing in my mind all the amazing sights and charact More...

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Nov 21, 2008

Jeanne rated it:

It's really a shame that these books are classified as Romance, because I feel they would appeal to a much larger audience were they not. Cheryl Wilson has crafted a marvelous fantasy world complete with all the elements including a language for her Fey. Her characters are complex and her pacing is some of the best I've seen. Yes, there are romantic elements, but they are not gratuitous at all and add to the complexity of her story. I found myself many a night staying up to read far later than I More...

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Mar 06, 2011

Amy rated it:

Absolutely beautiful! This book also has some epic battle scenes, and it's just the beginning.

The beginning was a bit slow, but the story got a lot better in the middle and end. We see some startling revelations. The love story of Rain and Ellysetta is moving along nicely. We learn more about what the High Mage is actually doing with the Well of Souls. All aspects of this epic story are progressing nicely!

Can't wait to read the next book!

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Jan 28, 2011

Michele (CanadianTwiMom) rated it:

You know what I hate about completing this book?? I'm now past the half-way point in this series. Only two books left, and I'll be so sad when it's all over. *sniff*

King of Sword and Sky continues its rich story-telling, wonderful character development, and we finally get to meet the Tairen. What awesome creatures they are... and by awesome I mean, magnificant, enormous, highly intelligent and fiercely protective (of their pride). These huge winged cats can be gentle as a kitt More...

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Jun 13, 2011

Zeek rated it:

Wilson hits the mark once again with this the third installment in Wilson's Tairen Souls series! The characters are finally coming into their own and Elly is FINALLY learning to let go and trust her mate. Not enough to complete the bond, which is sorta frustrating, but she's getting there. And let me tell you, these two are generating some steam when they get together!

In KOS&S, Elly and Rain are on their way to The Fading Lands, the home of the Fey and where Rain is King. This book f More...

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Feb 04, 2012

Lady of the Lake rated it:

THIS WAS OUTSTANDING!!!!

The entire series was superb! Sometimes when there are sequels to a good book (of any genre) they have a tendency to deteriorate in quality as the stories continue....THIS DID THE OPPOSITE! The storyline got deeper it was just fabulous. Wilson did such a phenomenal job at creating the world in which this takes place. There was nothing left out, from the visuals to the characters to the spoken language that was developed for the Fae! (I find myself using some of the More...

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Sep 07, 2008

Lynda rated it:

Amazing...incredible…outstanding…these words are not enough to describe the third installment of the Tairen Soul Series – King of Sword and Sky by C.L. Wilson. I read the first two books and have been anxiously awaiting the last two in the series. I was not disappointed one iota.

Ms. Wilson is a phenomenal world builder, so much so you can see every room, mountain, and road in your mind’s eye as you are immersed in the story of Rain and Ellysetta and the rest of the Fey. The first boo More...

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Sep 20, 2008

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Only One Enemy Could Destroy Them.

“C. L. Wilson’s exquisitely written romantic fantasy debut will dazzle readers with its richly imaginative story” —Chicago Tribune on Lord of the Fading Lands

Only One Love Could Unite Them.

“Wilson jumps back into her tale without skipping a beat, expanding her world with finesse while boldly taking her story in entirely unexpected directions.” —Publishers Weekly on Lady of Light and Shadows

Only Together Could Th More...

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Jun 09, 2011

Marcela (BookaholicCat) rated it:

4 ½ Stars
I'm completely and utterly in love with this series

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Apr 03, 2009

Steven rated it:

I never would have believed that I'd be reading a fantasy and fantasy romance work like this. But, after having read the first two books in this series, I am hooked! And the third keeps me hooked.

The two key characters are Rainer vel'En Daris, the Fey King, and Elysetta Baristani, purportedly a woodcutter's daughter but, actually, much more than that. Indeed, her parents, with the intervention of the evil High Mage of Eld, Vadim Maur, have created a powerful woman, with magic of grea More...

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Jun 11, 2011

Kathy rated it:

Third in the romantic fantasy series, Tairen Soul.

The Story
Ellysetta and Rain are almost to the Fading Lands, her father and twin sisters accompanying them. Her family will stay in Garreval on the edge of the Mists that protect the Fading Lands while Ellie and Rain will continue through the Mists on to Chakai and other cities that are still alive.

Ellie's primary purpose is to find a way to save the few remaining kitlings of the tairen. Some evil is killing the kits one b More...

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Oct 14, 2010

Leontine rated it:

In part one: Lord of the Fading Lands, a woodcarver’s daughter called Rain Tairen Soul from the sky and a courtship begun.

In part two: Lady Of Light And Shadow, the courtship continues as a fierce battle knocks on Celierian doors and secrets reveal themselves.

Now in part three, King Of Sword And Sky, Rain takes his Shei’tani to his homeland where new challenges lie for Ellysetta. Enter a new world where Fey gather to meet the Shei’tani of a Tairen Soul, a Tairen pride tha More...

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Feb 20, 2010

Gemma rated it:

Every time I try to write a short review for this series, I end up going off on a tangent and garbling on about everything I love about it; the characters, the plot, the complexity, the writing... Gushing psychobabble, basically.
So I'm just going to say that if you hold any doubts over reading this series, please erase them and buy a copy. I was kind of surprised to realise not many people have read these; in my opinion they are much better than other books by the likes of J.R. Ward, Kelle More...

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Sep 14, 2009

Mari rated it:

So everyone on the page knows that we have the good noble Fey fighting the bad evil Mages. The Fey King, Rain Eras has discovered Ellie, his true mate(the Fey are blessed with the impossible- a guaranteed forever good loving relationship) among the regular humans of the neighboring kingdom of Ciliria. He has claimed her and now they are working to complete their bond, destroy the Eld(mages), save the Fey and the big, flying cats which are their kin.
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May 07, 2009

Katie(babs) rated it:

C.L. has a lot to live up to with this third book and the continuing tale of Ellysetta Baristani and her soul mate and husband Rainer vel’En Daris who must save the Tairens from extinction. Ellysetta is the key to the Tairen’s salvation and if she fails, both the Fey and Tairen will fall victim to their enemy, the Mages of Eld. King of Sword and Sky begins where Lady of Light and Shadow has left off. Rain is taking Ellie to his home, the Fading Lands, along with her father, Sol, and her younger More...

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Mar 06, 2011

Moss rated it:

I have a real soft spot for fantasy romance. It takes me back to being fifteen again, reading Anne McCaffrey's Pern series and discovering sex through the, ah, dragon vehicle (has anyone since been able to sexualize them as successfully?)(dragons, I ask you. If I had been male I would have given up all hope). And yet at fifteen it was deeply satisfying to know that romance didn't just come packaged as the tall dark gloomy autocrat that haunted every Mills and Boon; no, verily it was embedded More...

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Feb 18, 2009

Leslie rated it:

Tairen's breath of fire reigns,
She of red hair feeds the flame.
She soothes the soul cast in chains
Because of love she holds no blame.

While he embraces her love so pure
And guides her to her waiting fate.
With magic and sword they will secure
This land of legend and truemates.

The third book in the Tairen Soul series is nothing short of wonderful. After reading Lord of the Fading Lands and Lady of Light and Shadows it was obvious that C. L More...

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Jul 26, 2011

Carina rated it:

In a 'small' recap, here is what happens in this book:

***********MIGHT BE SPOILERISH************

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Rain and Ellysetta arrive at The Fading Lands and they are warmly welcomed by the Tairen, but not so much by the Fey, who are very suspicious but at the same time very drawn to Ellysetta. The Tairen are still dying. and Ellysetta gets right to work on trying to figure out how to save the kitling that are still unhatched. Without intentiona More...

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Nov 29, 2010

Yodamom rated it:

Takes off like a rocket, right were Lady of Light and Shadows leaves off, and it never slows down ! Rain and Ellysetta, need to get her family settled and safe. They need to travel to the fading mists to try to save the Fay and Tarins, a war is coming.
The Eld is even more evil and depraved than previously written, they are many and they are powerful. They are on is killing innocent souls, darkening the future for all. New pathways have been found to reach the souls they want, unknown to th More...

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May 06, 2009

E. rated it:

Third in the series that began with Lord of the Fading Lands and continued with Lady of Light and Shadows. Ellysetta continues to struggle to attain mastery over her powers while deepening her relationship to Rainier, the leader of the Fey and the Tairen Soul chosen by the pride of Tairen. The Fey are conflicted by their desire to acclaim one who has healed the former outcasts of their society (the dahl'reisen) and has been adopted by the Tairen whom she has been fated to save from extinction More...

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Jan 29, 2011

Seeker ~ Elarinya rated it:

After the Lady of Light and Shadows, I wasn't sure what could top that one. I won't say that the King of Sword and Sky was better than the last two books, because in truth, I'm truly torn right now. But without a doubt, this book was breathlessly amazing. Near the last hundred pages, I could barely pry the book from my fingers. C.L. Wilson continues to bring to life a world created so beautifully and flushed out so fully that in those brief interludes that I bring myself back to reality I'm alwa More...

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Dec 14, 2010

Monica rated it:

In this book we get a bunch more plot and build up for the end and less of the romance and naughty bits. I am not saying that is a bad thing, this book has a wonderful plot so i am intrigued to see where it goes, this one was also a re-read in preparation for the next two (and final) books. This book was vastly more life and death than the first two, I was happy with that fact. Also the drama in this book is exponential, I was on the edge of my seat for almost the entire book. There are twists a More...

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Jan 17, 2009

Michelle rated it:

I believe each book of this series has been more entertaining than the last and this one was no exception. It continues the story of Rain Tairen Soul, Defender of the Fey, and his true mate Elysetta Baristani. She has discovered that she is Fey, but she has also been claimed by the Dark Mage and bears two of his marks. When Rain brings her to the Faering lands for the first time, it touches off an internal war between the Fey who feel bound by their traditions and welcome no change and those More...

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Mar 24, 2011

Amy rated it:

So far this is probably my favorite of the series. I think it was because Ellie and Rain's relationship was finally established enough for there to be more to the story besides them working out their relationship. Don't get me wrong, their bond is still not complete, but they still felt more solid. In the second book when he found out about her marks and left, that was their true test, and they made it through that, after that I feel there's really not much more that could split them apart.
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Sep 29, 2011

Jennifer rated it:

Such a great continuation to the series! Rain and Elysetta enter the Fading Lands to meet Rain's kin and attempt to save the dying Tairen. Wilson really has a talent for writing such beautiful prose, without seeming trite and sappy. The lands of the Fey come alive so easily and seem so perfectly unspoiled. By contrast, the world of Eld is the darkest pit of Hell. It would all be kind of mind-numbing and boring if this were a simple tale of good vs evil, as is often the rule in high fantasy, More...

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Jun 29, 2011

Rachel rated it:

I must admit, the beginning of C.L. Wilson's books almost always start out really slow. But she always makes up for it with her fast-paced revelations and breathtaking war scenes towards the end. I can't really complain all that much since I love all the characters. So a little bit of fluff here and there of Rain and Ellysetta or of Kiel, Kieran, Bel, Gaelen and the rest... I gladly welcome. I feel that this Tairen Soul series is carefully planned; everything feels cohesive and right. Nothing fe More...

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Apr 15, 2011

Gladys (glad4twilight) rated it:

What a great story, my only wish for this story was to read about the other Feys that were introduced as their characters are amazing but Ellisetta's story continues. She is so fierce and Rain continues to enchant me each time he transitions from Tairen to Fey. I can just see him flying down and when he wears the King armor at the end it was beautiful. I like how the writer describes images of the Fey lands with very little words. I love the story of the twins and the Fey that guard them. Very e More...

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Jun 02, 2010

Melanie rated it:

Like I said in my previous reviews of CL Wilson's two first Tairen Soul books... WOW!!! Once again, she has written a book that makes you feel, more than ever, the torment that Ellie and Rain suffer while trying to complete their Sheitanista bond... Ellie is terrified by what might lie inside her, and Rain is terrified for Ellie's safety.. I love Rain so much! He is the ultimate alpha hero who will to anything to protect his mate, even let himself choose her over his "kingdom"...
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Feb 22, 2011

Kathleen rated it:

This book was so amazing that I don't think my review will do it justice but I'll tell you what I found so amazing about this book, EVERYTHING! From the imagination used in writing it, the story itself, the characters, the feelings it gave me while reading it, the good verses evil, the fighting scenes, the love scenes, The magic. WOW! WOW! WOW!

See I told you I could not write a review deserving of this story/series. All's I can add is, if you have thought about giving this series a t More...

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