Joyce Ballou Gregorian (1946–1991)

The final book of the Tredana trilogy has very little to do with Tredana or the other cities and places of the first two books. She bring back most of the same characters, killing off many without even a look backwards, and then embarks on this new world that just seems telling of the story of Tamerlane and the peoples of the Central Asian Steppes. A few bitd of magic tossed in here and there and a meandering and rather senseless plot line and it was overall a very unenjoyable read. So sad she decided this was the way to conclude the series that started so brilliantly in The Broken Citadel, I wish that had been the only book.… (more)

I adored this little known book as a child/teen and it was just as wonderful on a reread. The world she creates is rich and full of magic and culture and feels like a place I can see and inhabit. It does have one of my favorite types of fantasy style, person from our world finds her way into the other world but with some wonderful twists and turns. I read this and it's followup book when they came out but never managed the third book in the series that came out so much later. I'm reading all three together now to fully savour how much I love them.… (more)