The conclusion of the Elenium gets a little strange. Sparhawk continues his almost single handed war against the enemies of the kingdom, even when it becomes clear those enemies are the gods. As usual he does so in his straightforward, no-nonsense way, aided by his sneakier allies. The strengths of this book are the same as the previous two, the character of Sparhawk is entertaining, and so are his friends. The plot in this one isn't quite as good, but its still an enjoyable book. ( )

See The Diamond Throne. ( )

Charming Sir Sparhawk has Belliom, the Blue Rose of the Troll. He heals queen Elhana but eh threat is not yet over. The Prime of Cimmura is still loose and his allies are around to harm her. Sparhawk and his fellow Smart-ass knights embark on another quest, to elect a pope, to marry Sparhawk off and eventually defeat a god.
It has bits of funny witty comments especially about the wedding and talking with Sparhawk's daughter.
Elhana is able to corner Sir Sparhawk into a marriage. It is so hilarious how his friends crack comments about their sacrificial lamb! How can a knight refuse a queen especially with other kingdom and the pope himself preparing the wedding. Of course it gets blessed by mroe than one religion and Sparhawk eventually gives in.
Very good read. ( )

See The Diamond Throne.

This is the best of the trilogy. I love the comraderie between Sparhawk and his companions. The election of a new archprelate is the best part of the series. I love to reread that section. ( )