Beyond World's End

This is not a bad third book in this series of Urban Fantasy from Mercedes Lackey. However, the plotline is thin and threadbare in many places -- enough there that one won't notice too much on first look, but close inspection really shines through on that point. The character growth of Eric Banyon i......more

I'd probably give this a 2.3 if possible. It wasn't absolutely terrible, but it wasn't a great reading experience. I like Edghill, so the writing wasn't bad, the content just wasn't the best. When I have to read about how something looks like castle Greyskull and on the same page how another thing lo......more

This book starts with a time skip and Eric going back to Julliard. I'm kind of sad that she broke up the trio of Eric, Kory, and Beth. I thought they worked well together. A lot of new interesting characters were added since Kory and Beth were hardly in this book at all. The two groups of villains a......more

I'm so loving these Bard tales! The characters are getting better, and more varied, with every book. The plot lines are getting ever more convoluted, and the scenery is getting better, too. I'm very much enjoying Eric's journey to maturity as a Bard, and how he has really started thinking more about t......more

Overall I really enjoy Mercedes Lackey's books. This is the first one in this series that I have read, and it will probably be the last. Ironic, because the main character, the Bard, is a flutist and so am I! There was nothing wrong with the story, lots of action, some clear understanding of music a......more