just finished this after eagerly awaiting my copy. well what a disappointment. feel really let down. there was so much the author could have done with the story, no mention of durc or much of the clan, nothing on how the characters developed with time. nothing about aylas vision of durc and jondalars son. no development of jonaylas character, just endless descriptions of bloody caves and how to make 27 different types of tes aaaargh. and not forgetting the mention of aylas names and ties and the earth mother song about a million times. what a disaster.
and the end plot if you could call it that was just ridiculous. why build up the main characters so much only to have them participate in a shagfest with various other people? almost like a desperate soap storyline where author not sure what to do with chaaracters and rather than create a proper storyline reduces it to this.
feel so let down. anyone who is a fan of the series and wants to read it, seriously dont bother. leave it at shelters of stone and invent your own ending.
really left a funny taste in my mouth and is i feel an insult to her loyal readers who had followed the series for so long.
hope there are others who have read it and feel the same!