The Burning Stone (Crown of Stars #3) by Kate Elliott

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In the third volume of this astonishing Nebula Award-nominated fantasy series, the many plot strands created in the first two novels become more tightly interwoven--as the time of the cataclysm nears when people and places long sundered by magic will once again reside in the same time and universe.

After the excitement and tension of the second book, The Burning Stone is a bit of a let-down. Much of the book deals with the building of a base which, I believe, the consecutive books will stand on. Unfortunately, that tends to make the story drag at times, as myriad secondary characters are fleshed out.

Also, my focus has been mostly on the two characters of Liath and Sanglant. Their love story, their story in general, isn’t given as much time as I had hoped. I’m hoping it is brought more to the forefront in the next book, since there’s enough that I did enjoy that I haven’t lost interest in the series.

So, though it has its flaws, I think this volume in the Crown of Stars saga is well worth reading.