This review is for the entire trilogy.
I hope this doesn't sound snobbish, but this trilogy forever changes my mind about indie books. Up until now I've been either ho-hum or actively looked down on all the self-published Kindle books out there. In my defense, a lot of that was due to all those spam books in the Kindle store. On the other hand some was also due to the fact that I always figured that if a book was really good, someone would pick it up. Guess I was wrong!

Anyway, back to the books. This was a great installment of the standard boy meets wizard, goes on quest with band of trusty helpers, boy saves world trope in epic fantasy. When done correctly (as this one is), it will remain an oldie but a goodie.

There was a good mix of humor, magic, mystery and a few twists that I didn't see coming. In the end, not all evil was defeated and not all of the good guys got their HEA which surprised me, but made me wonder if it wasn't an opening for another book or two. I'm all for that!

Favorite Lines (All from Book #3. I tried a new quote system that failed miserably for books 1 & 2)

"though all agree that the painted caravans of the Farrow clan were never again seen trundling about the duchies of Tormay. Declan was the last of that blood."
Note: Awww. I was hoping the Farrows got their HEA. Not fair.

"They died, cursing and spitting and calling out defiance even as more and more ranks of the enemy marched over the ruins of the walls to join the fray."
Note: This part of epic fantasy stories always seems stupid to me.


"He is the fire that always burns. He was the eldest of the anbeorun."
Note: Didnt see that coming


“Your neck. Do you hear? I’ll snap it like a twig.” “Very well, my lord.” The steward managed to look both alarmed and honored at the prospect of being strangled by the Lord Captain of the Guard."
Note: Haha. Try to manage that.

Book 1 - B
Book 2 - B-
Book 3 - B ( )

I did end up picking this book up, probably because I'd gotten it as part of a bundle. As with the first two books: it was interesting, well written, well paced but... it never really caught my attention. There's absolutely nothing wrong with this book except that it didn't interest me very much. Still, a lot did happen in this last book and it was nice to see everything wrapped up. ( )

A big battle, people becoming Anbeorun, it all came together kind of fast.

But I still enjoyed this as much as the first one. In a different way. Where as [b:The Hawk and His Boy|9847105|The Hawk and His Boy (The Tormay Trilogy)|Christopher Bunn|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327100849s/9847105.jpg|14737993], was focused on small events, Jute, this focused on all of Tormay and the battle against the dark.

And as is common among dual'istic fantasy, there is no final victory, only a staving off. Which leaves the author plenty of room to tell more stories, should he choose. ( )

This was an entertaining read and overall a good story. The three books of this series reads more as three parts of a single novel and therefore I really recommend reading all three together. There were some parts of the ending that were a little dissatisfying and the story is left open for future exploration but was still a very enjoyable read. ( )

Rip Roaring Ending Adventure Book. Great last book to this exciting trilogy. The author advises that this was meant as one book and you can see that as it flows from one book to the next. All three were very readable and it was a GREAT way to spend the weekend in the sun. Have yet to read anything by this author that I have not liked. Good Job!! ( )