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Title: Beautiful character work, slightly rushed ending.
Review: I have read this book several times over. I am in love with these characters! The relationship between Aaron and Darvish is *intensely* romantic. Chandra's evolution from spoiled brat to brave woman is well spun, and as I've always found with Tanya Huff, the surrounding world and people are vividly alive. I've always appreciated seeing that women soldiers, wizards, and assassins are commonplace in these other worlds. She always pulls it off with style. To return to "The Fire's Stone": maybe it was just the disappointment of coming to the end of a book whose characters I was in love with, but the ending seemed just a tiny bit rushed. Still, I recommend this book without hesitation, and will continue wishing for a sequel, or perhaps just another book set in this fascinating world!...and in the meantime, I'll surely read this book again.
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