I received this as part of the Early Reviewer's club and have yet to read it. I ended up having a baby two days after I received this in the mail and haven't had time to read it. I have to admit though that I disliked book 3 so much that I am really having a hard time getting the motivation up to read this one. I will post an actual review as soon as I get this read!

This is my least favorite series by Bujold, but books 3 and 4 were much more enjoyable than books 1 and 2. at least it ended on an upswing! ( )

A great conclusion to the series. The series was very consistent with each book adding more to the fantasy world and expanding on the themes from the books before. She writes great fantasy stories. ( )

In the final book of the Sharing Knife series, Bujold finally brings all of the threads of this world's metaphysics together into a comprehensible pattern. In a style only Bujold regularly pulls off, the fantasy tale of a tiny domestic girl who just wants to live a comfortable farm life with her warrior husband manages to be something of a story of female empowerment. Bujold fans never get to see Cordelia Vorkosigan do all of the terrifying speed we are positive she did after the birth of Miles, but we do get to see Fawn get medieval on some pretty terrifying malices. As in the previous three books of this quartet, Dag and Fawn need to bring Lakewalker and Farmer together if they want to defeat malices, overcoming the prejudices of both and culminating in some angst-ridden but action-packed fight scenes.

If you read this story as a Mississippi River-inspired fantasy world, but I don't recommend it. If not necessary, and doing so adds sketchiness to the relationship between Dag and Fawn. Instead, read this and be truly satisfying story of two standout people who know the only way they can live happily together if they change the world. The ending might be too sappy for some, but I find it wholly satisfying. ( )

Sharing Knife Horizon is the fourth volume in the saga of Dag and Fawn Bluefield. The story begins shortly after the end of book three, and opens at a leisurely pace. Dag and Fawn soon part with old friends, and throughout the story slowly build up a new set of friends, family, and problems. The pace and action increase as they discover a dangerous new type of Malice.

This is a very satisfying book for fans of the series. New readers are probably best served by starting with volume one. Bujold does do a good job of reminding the readers of important facts from the previous volumes, but for new readers these previous plot briefings would spoil the joy experiencing the full saga as it enfolds over the entire series.

A great series for fans of fantasy sagas with romantic elements and a lead couple in a committed relationship. ( )