It's late, so I'm afraid my eloquence (as well as my fingers) are unable to keep up with my thoughts.

I will say that these books have surprised me, for with every volume the world grows in scope and complexity. This book had much more of the blade-as-protector motif for which I originally held such disdain but now enjoy with unbridled enthusiasm. They've been getting better all the way through - this one gripped me so much that I just sat here for 4 and a half hours and zipped through it, cover to cover.

I'll always love The Seventh Sword trilogy: but more books opens vistas of a wider world, allowing for more action, politics and intrigue. With only 2 more books set in this world (that I'm aware of), I wonder just what as yet untapped facet of this spellbinding, heroically monstrous world will be unraveled next?