A fitting end to this high fantasy. So glad I read the series.

My review is on my blog. Six stars again.

Epic.

Initially I was unsure about this series, but as it progressed it just seemed to get better and better. The ending of this book, which is the ending of the trilogy, finally started to showcase the work that I admire from Guy Gavriel Kay. His characterization and emotion are top notch; and the way he weaves his narratives into satisfactory conclusions is second to none.

Εντός της χιλιετίας και ελληνική κριτική στις Βιβλιοαλχημείες.

This was the third and last book of the trilogy which ends with a great war and many resolutions.

If I wasn't in that dammed reading slump, the reading of this book would have been a flawless experience.

But despite that I certainly enjoyed it and it gave me the feels.
Something that's pretty hard for any book I read.

I read the first book (The Summer Tree) of this trilogy (The Fionavar Tapestry) in September.
I read the second book (The Wandering Flame) in October.
I read half of the third book (The Darkest Road) in November and the other half in December; all this thanks to the reading slump.


The first book had so much exposition, so many names, legends, place-names, cultures that it was heavy going for at least 150 pages.
I'm currently reading Tolkien's Unfinished Stories and even though it is a denser book than The Darkest Road Tolkien always explains whether Mallorn is a tree, flower or bush, whether Anduin is a kingdom, a river, or a mountain.
Kay never bothers to explain whether said thing was a flower or a tree.

With the second book things were better because I was already familiar with the world and any exposition that was present in that book was not too much.

With the third book even though it was the longest and I was in a reading slump the exposition was almost non-existent and as a book was far more enjoyable.

One last thing I didn't love from this series was the connection between Kay's Fionovarian myth and the Arthurian myths with King Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere playing pivotal roles in this story too.

I don't like this, especially the fact that Jennifer was the reincarnation of Guinevere.
I'm not a fan of the reincarnation element in stories. Especially when it is a reincarnation of a famous person.
It's not really persuasive and it's a cheap trick. To some might be nice but to me it is as unpalatable as yoghurt with fish. 
 I didn't like it when it was revealed that Evelyn O'Connell was the reincarnation of Nefertiri in the film «Τhe Mummy Returns».
I also didn't like the fact that Mina Harker was the reincarnation of Elisabeta in Coppola's film adaptation of Dracula.

But other than that I liked this story and want to explore more by this author beginning with his next in line «Tigana», a stand alone.