This is just another in a really great series. :D ( )

4th in the Noble Dead series ... half-vamp, half-elf and half-fey. How can you go wrong?

This was an exciting and action-packed installment to the Noble Dead saga. The series' heroine is Magiere, but the half-elf Leesil is ever by her side. Now, he needs answers and Magiere embarks on a quest to find his mother, and his heritage.

Intrigue and mystery abound in this novel. The Elves are not well known and very secretive. Their clan of assassins is highly regarded, nearly worhsiped, by their people and they feel Leesil's mother betrayed them. When Leesil discovers she may be alive, he risks treacherous weather, evern more treacherous Elves and Magiere's doubts to find the truth. Our band of heroes, Chap, Leesil, Wynn and Magiere grow much closer in this novel. Leesil is DRIVEN in his quest, but they stick by him no matter the danger. Readers learn a lot in this book - a bit more about Chap, and how the Elves view him; why Leesil's mother trained him, what his "true" name is, and how the ancient elven spirits react to him. But what surprised me was what we learn about Magiere herself when they enter the eleven homeland.

The book has a good ending, resolving much of Leeil's heritage, but keeping Magiere still a mystery. I can hardly wait to read the conclusion! ( )

Magiere has learned more than she ever wanted to know of her own origins, and is now helping her comrade Leesil learn of the fate of his parents. This requires that they venture into the balkanized Warlands and the realm ruled by Leesil's extremely paranoid and downright evil former master. This leads to getting mixed up with rebels, elven assassins, and yet more manipulation from the opponent who is tailing Magiere the whole way. And do they really need to save the evil bastard just to prevent even worse chaos from ensuing?

After the complexities of the earlier books, the party begin to earn each other's trust, while two of the opposition get to deal with complexities of their own. ( )

Traitor to the Blood is the forth novel in the series by Barb and J.C. Hendee which follows the adventures of Magiere (a dhampir, half-human/half-vampire), Leesil (a half-human/half-elf), and their equally unique companions. In this story, former-assassin Leesil tries to track down his parents that he left behind years ago. Meanwhile, he and Magiere are trailed by her half-brother, Welstiel, who is trying to use Magiere for his own gain. They also face many foes: a ruthless overlord, a woman that Leesil orphaned set on revenge, a group of elven assassins, and a mysterious shape-shifting couple forced into servitude, just to name a few.

This installment delves deeper into each character, but especially Leesil since this book focuses on his tortured past and what has shaped him into the man he is. And each book in the series gets better with more character development, more complex storylines, more mythological lore, and more action. Any fan of vampire stories or the fantasy genre in general will love this series. ( )