The Forge of the Covenant

This shorter novel, like Curse of the Raven, acts both as its own tale and also important background to the larger story of Vasyllia while also advancing that larger story. This is done well here. Looking forward to the last novel in the series.......more

My rating and this review is for the Raven son series as a whole. There are no spoilers. There’s a principle in authentic Thai cooking. In order for a dish to be what it should be, the five tastes (salty, sweet, spicy, sour, and creamy) must be in balance. It’s that principle that surfaced in my mind......more

The previous three books in this series surprised me in that each one had a different theme, yet were unified. This book is no different! As usual with the author's works, the writing is very smooth and the imagery is beautiful and captivating. Fr. Nicholas Kotar has a way of writing about complex o......more

_The Forge of the Covenant_ adds new layers to this magnificent series. In typical Kotar style, the language and metaphors are a delight to the senses and imagination. The characters are four dimensional (this is not hyperbole--those who have read through chapter three will begin understand this ref......more

As I finished my second reading of this a month ago, I'll stick with general impressions rather than specifics, but the fact that I can write any kind of review a month later speaks well for this book. As other reviewers have mentioned, the book is short but action-packed. I've been reading this seri......more