Charged with murder and treason, Rhiannon, the half-human girl from THE TOWER OF THE RAVENS, awaits trial. Separated from her lover and confined within the walls of Sorrowgate Tower, Rhiannon is haunted by the dead and forgotten and ignored by the living.

A long-dead sorceress has been awakened and schemes to live again. Lewen has resumed his old life and seems to be distancing himself from her, and Rhiannon has good reason to expect a witch's spell is involved. Isabeau, now the Keybearer, is aware of all that goes on around her, but distracted by the royal wedding, she's blind to Rhiannon's warnings that dark magic is afoot. With all those around her involved in their own worries, schemes and daydreams, Rhiannon knows it's up to her to wake them up to the danger slowly enveloping them. But locked in prison with a noose literally hanging over her head, all seems hopeless. How can she save those around her when she can't even save herself?

Solid storytelling has defined Forsyth's writing from the start with The Witches of Eileanan. This Rhiannon's Ride series picks up a quarter of a century after the events of The Fathomless Caves series and is told with all the integrity and poignancy of the original series. Dark, exciting, romantic, with strong Celtic overtones, this is a complicated world but well-worth the time and trouble to read. Strong female characters have dominated Forsyth's past novels and she continues the trend here. The book doesn't end with a cliffhanger but does spin off into the next book. Rhiannon's Ride is far from over. Look for book three of the series, THE HEART OF THE STARS, coming next.