The Stumpwork Robe and The Last Stitch really form one longer book. Neither book stands alone.

I believe this is a self-published set. I'm pleased to see someone get their story out there and I found the books enjoyable.

The story is set in a world similar to ours but also populated with creatures who are borrowed from mythology. The author has a visual artist's sensibility in her descriptions of landscapes, water, hair, etc. Those who stitch will appreciate her prose. Stitcher More...

The Last Stitch is the second installment in Prue Batten's The Chronicles of Eirie. A fantasy come fairy tale adventure that does not require the reader to have read the first volume. A synopsis and prologue are thoughtfully included, as well as a glossary and map.

Batten has constructed a vocabulary for her World of Eirie based on ancient folklore and this gives the novel an authenticity, and reinforces the magical atmosphere of a world inhabited by Faerans, Others, magical creature More...

The direct sequel o The Stumpwork Robe keeps the same poetic style that made me finish the first book and it becomes more interesting as the first novel, maybe because it is more limited both in theme and space and follows Adelina in her attempts to thwart the evil Severine.

So instead of trying to conjure an extended world like in the first novel, here we are in a relatively small space both geographically and thematically and it's much better suited to both content and style; after More...

part two finishes the story of Adelina the embroiderer and those magic little books she's writing on - as engaging as the first!