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After leaving Perridon Aryn, Lirith and Durge stay at the court of Queen Ivalaine at Ar-tolor. One boring afternoon Aryn persuades Lirith and Durge to visit the Mournish people – a kind of gypsies – who have just arrived with their wagons and an old hag tells them their fate with her cards. The next days a High Coven is held in Ar-tolor and witches from all dominions arrive to participate and discuss the next moves regarding the Runebreaker whom they fear immensely. At last all witches weave a Pattern to destroy the Runebreaker only Aryn, Lirith and some other witches resist and weave a new strand not to destroy but to observe and capture the Runebreaker. Grace and Travis have gone back to Denver with Beltan for medical help after his severe injuries. Because they need help Grace contacts the Seekers. But soon enough they have Duratek at their heels again and this organization kidnaps the unconscious Beltan out the hospital and experiment with him in their lab. The motel where Grace and Travis hide is ambushed by monsters and a sorcerer but they are rescued at the last minute by the mysterious woman Vani. After they retrieve Beltan from Duratek they return to Eldh where they meet Melia, Falken, Aryn, Lirith and Durge who have travelled to Tarras to solve the mystery of the murdered god Ondo who isn´t the only victim – two more gods are killed. They challenge the Sorcerers of Scirath who want to free a demon captured beneath the hill of Tarras. With the help of the Mournish people (Vani is one of them) and Travis Stone of Twilight Sinfathisar they destroy the demon but to escape the demon´s last destruction Travis, Lirith, Sareth and Durge have to open a gate and end up in Castle City about hundred years in the past… Many new characters are introduced in this book and sometimes I was struggling not to loose track of all mentioned people, places and artefacts… you CAN overdo things! A special role Vani will play in the future of Travis what annoys me a little bit because Travis finally admitted to himself that he loves Beltan too. Everytime Beltan and Travis started to talk about their feelings somebody interrupted them – that was getting on my nerves after the third time. We learn more about the old gods in this volume, Mark Anthony seems to have found his inspiration in nordic and egyptian mythology…and the clothes of the tarrasian soldiers reminded me suspicoiusly of legionnaires of ancient Rome. Travis character has improved along with his new body.. to my great relief. And we learn interesting things about Grace and her past. One thing at last: why does the author always have to mention without cease Beltan´s thinning hair and Travis bald head? By now the readers will have realized both are more ugly than handsome… Homepage of the author: http://www.thelastrune.com/

2020-08-21 23:20