QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS picks up where KING OF SWORD AND SKY left us last fall with Rain and Ellysetta continuing their quest to save the tairen and complete their truemate bond. This isn't a series you can pick up with this book. It's a more complicated story than that and you have to start at the beginning and read the series in order; LORD OF THE FADING LANDS, LADY OF LIGHT AND SHADOWS, KING OF SWORD AND SKY and only then QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS. It's well-worth finding the other books (they are all still in print and easily available).

Vadim Maur, the High Mage of Eld, still covets Ellysetta. She is the prize, if only he can reclaim her. Since Ellysetta bears the four mage marks, she is always in danger of being compromised and captured by Vadim Maur, who is becoming more desperate as his time on the Earth grows shorter.

Rain and Ellysetta continue their life journey together; often frustrated and angry with each other for taking what the other deems unnecessary risks. Rain is determined to save Ellysetta; she is his world. Although Ellysetta still doesn't have her wings, she is Tairen Soul, just as her husband is, and she longs to fly free. If only it were that easy. The world and their race still need saving, and the High Mage isn't about to go out with a whimper. There is a mighty fight ahead, and there are no guarantees of a happy ending for anyone in the Fading Lands.

This is the fourth book in what the author has now announced will be a five-book series. The final book, TAIREN SOUL, will also be published by Leisure. I'm both excited and a little sad for the final book. This is a terrific series, and I have loved the world and world- building throughout. What an enchanted journey it's been!