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The Assassin’s Edge

The Assassin’s Edge (2002) Juliet E. McKenna The fifth and final book of the Einarinn series, The Assassin’s Edge tells of how Ryshad, Livak, Temar, and others seek to finally make Kellarin secure against invaders from the Ice Islands. This is, far and away, the best book of the series. Juliet McKenna does a wonderful […]

The Warrior’s Bond

The Warrior’s Bond (2001) Juliet E. McKenna The fourth installment in the Einarinn series, The Warrior’s Bond switches back to Ryshad’s point of view, and occurs at approximately the same time as the previous book, The Gambler’s Fortune. As far as my enjoyment of the story, this book had one major failing. Politics. Ryshad has […]

The Gambler’s Fortune

The Gambler’s Fortune (2000) Juliet E. McKenna The third book in Juliet E. McKenna’s Einarinn series, The Gambler’s Fortune was a mixed bag for me. Some parts of the story I liked very much, other parts I did not like very much at all. In The Gambler’s Fortune, the point-of-view switches back to Livak, who […]

The Swordsman’s Oath

The Swordsman’s Oath (2000) Juliet E. McKenna The Swordsman’s Oath is the second book of Juliet McKenna’s Einarinn series. Ryshad, at the bidding of his Lord, searches for information about the Elietimm and their unfamiliar magic. Viltred, who knew somewhat of the Elietimm isles, has scryed and seen visions of either death and destruction or […]

The Thief’s Gamble

The Thief’s Gamble (1999) Juliet E. McKenna In the past, I have refused to pick up a series unless I can get all the books in that series. Because there’s little worse than starting a series and then not being about to find the rest of it. However, because I can now order books on-line, […]