Careful, methodical, and well-plotted, these books grow stronger with each new addition. Generally, most series I've read have weakened as they've progressed, due to several factors, but mostly due to lack of detailed planning on the author's part, so plot points sort of fall where they may in the final books, and haphazard loopholes crop up in various places. Tales of Blood and Light is swiftly becoming one of my favorite series, and that's mostly because each new book that comes out is stronger than the last. If I had to choose, I think this may be my favorite of the series thus far, but book 5 can't come quickly enough! Moreoever, it also ties together many elements from the previous stories, hinting at an overall series arc that I cannot wait to see unfold.
Besides the intriguing characters, this book really shines with a plot full of twists and dangers you won't see coming. Although reserved in some situations, her shy exterior belies an inner strength and vitality that makes her a character for whom you can't help but root. She is very different than other romantic heroines, far more likely to lead from her head than her heart in many situations. What I was not expecting was to fall equally in love with the new character, Elena Rith. I was not disappointed! Laith is charming, vulnerable, and headstrong, but also deeply compassionate-especially toward his love. Laith has been my favorite character based on his appearances in the other novels, and I was so excited to finally get his story. The fourth in the ToBaL series, Mage and Source is the first to tell the story in two perspectives, an excellent narrative choice that really drew me in. Mage and Source tells the story of Laith, a mage who suddenly finds himself in a world devoid of the magic that defined his life, and Elena, a poison-master trying to escape the trauma that has defined hers for so long. Magic’s restoration hangs in the balance. Only love can resurrect Laith’s faith and Elena’s hope, but darkness surrounds them as their enemies close in.
But when Elena’s foe finds her, can Laith save her from a past of pain and violation? Alone in a foreign country, Elena battles new hazards and old fears as an Eastern hunter tracks her.Īfter fate throws them together, Laith and Elena discover an intriguing method to revive magic that depends on them both. Fighting despair and skeptical colleagues, Laith seeks any solution that can return his talents.Īngered by losing the war against Lethemia, the Eastern Emperor dispatches Elena Rith, a trained potion-mistress, to assassinate the Lethemian King Costas Galatien and to learn what she can of the West’s fallen magic. Laith Amar, a famous mage, must learn to live without his skill as all of Lethemia reels from the Fall. The next world arrives in a shattering fall.
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