Best in the series yet! (Probably closer to 4 1/2 stars.) Of course Gena gave us another drool worthy Lord in Amun...gotta' love the strong silent type,eh? :) In this installment, she also gave us a smart heroine. I have really enjoyed this whole series, but some of the female leads are all about self sacrifice for 'their love'. It was a nice change to have a few moments where she was just plain smart enough to save him without having to die. I really loved the card game with the Four Horse(men?). It was a favorite part of the story. And the fact that she could speak to him was great. I figured this would happen for his story, but was great to finally 'hear' what Amun had to say after all these stories.

The conflict between Strider and Amun was interesting as well. This was a new piece and a refreshing change from the monotony that can sometimes seep into series like these. Overall I really enjoyed it and felt this book did a really good job of setting up the next stories for Strider and what looks like William. I think he might be our next story and I am looking forward to it!