The Runes of Sorcery

This series is nicely polished off in this final instalment. I was very much drawn into Welch's kingdom by this final book and I finished the series regretting I had read it so fast! It's a well written trilogy that really pulls in the reader with everything a fantasy series could hope for - dragons, swords, magic, a beautiful maiden, and the quest to save a kingdom; and also well written with absorbing characters. A definite must for all fans of fantasy who are looking for a new series to conquer.

The third book in Jane Welch's Runespell Trilogy, The Runes Of Sorcery concludes what amounts to a fantastic opening effort from this imaginative and gifted author. This is another excellent book which gives a glimpse of the authors prodigous talent - later realised in the fourth book, 'The Lament Of Abalone".Following on from the impressive debut, The Runes Of War, and the riveting second installment, The Lost Runes, the story flies headlong to a pulsating conclusion. Once again, the colour and descriptiveness of the writing is wonderful, making for easy suspension of disbelief and stunning mental imagery.There is a continued natural flow to the development of the characters - the interaction of arrogant Hal, shy Casper and high priestess Brid is superb, with the ever-building complexities of a 3-way relationship dealt with very realistically. The plot itself concludes skillfully, all the while enjoyable and refreshing as harsh choices and self preservation weigh down on the heroes much as the glacier on Keridwen.A must-read book!

Jane Welch has a great style of writing that keeps you enthralled for hours in her thrilling books. The characters are real and interesting. Her constructions of fantasy create vivid images that I have come to expect from this masterful author. Sure beats tending sheep an playing rugby all day long;-)

This book concludes what the trilogy started and, in my opinion, has the right ending. Like the others, it is brilliant and keeps you in suspense the whole way through as it hasn't got a predictable plot. Full of mysticism, romance, action, complete with a twist of humour I think that this book grows on you. Although it has quite a harsh plot the characters are likeable and you feel involved in their plight when they encounter some tricky situations. I think that this book is well above average fantasy fiction and that everyone will be able to find a part of themselves in it, like I did.