The Serpent Bride by Sara Douglass(Book 1 of the Darkglass Mountain Trilogy)
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This books starts a bit slow and stiff, but eventually eases into a decent flow reminiscent of the Sara Douglass's two Tencendor series.
The only real unfortunate thing about this book is that it requires you to not only have read the Axis Trilogy and the Wayfarer Redemption series, but you have to have read both Beyond the Hanging Wall and Threshold. Only then will this book make sense.
I've found this author can be a bit hit-and-miss with her work, but she has returned in this book to a familiar world with old characters to bridge the gap between her previous books and this new series. This can feel a bit forced at times and you do question the return of some characters. However, on the whole, Sara Douglass seems to returning to what I consider to be her good form.
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