"fabulous epic fantasy"
Though he wishes he could go back to before when he was a
general in the Morgravian army, Wyl Thirsk courageously
continues to live with his "gift" of life granted to him
by the now late Myrren the witch. Myrren's "gift" is a
spell that propels his spirit to occupy the body of anyone
who murders him. Currently Wyl resides in the body of his sister Ylena
while he continues his quest to kill King Celimus of
Morgravia with a secondary objective to thwart the
monarch's intention to marry Queen Valentyna of
neighboring Briavel. Meanwhile Myrren's late father
Elysius before turning to dust "assigned" young
Fynch "mentored" by Knave the dog to annihilate the
malevolent magician Rashlyn. These two quests will soon
link up leaving a depressed Wyl and unconfident Fynch in
mortal danger from two evil abominations, but failure
leaves their countrymen at risk. BRIDGE OF SOULS, the final bodysnatching tale in the
Quickening trilogy (see MYRREN'S GIFT and BLOOD AND
MEMORY) is a fabulous epic fantasy that grips fans of
Fiona McIntosh from the moment the boy magician Fynch and
Knave communicate. The story line never slows until the
final confrontation between good and evil. Though it is
better to have read the previous tales to understand how
things progressed to the bridge of no return, epic fantasy
readers will appreciate the action-packed climax as Wyl
tries to save the people of his nation and those of the
neighboring country as well as the woman he loves in a
desperate final gamut. Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 24, 2006
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted January 25, 2007
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