Cast In Flame
Michelle Sagara
Mira,
Jul 29 2014, $14.99
ISBN: 9780778317081
In the Elantra Empire having completed her dangerous mission as a harmoniste in the West March (see Cast in Sorrow) Kaylin March returns home to no apartment. Just before she journeyed with Lord Nightshade
and the Baroni into the West March, someone destroyed her efficiency apartment she shared with the only known female dragon Bellusdeo and an egg
(see Cast In Peril). Accompanied by two
Baroni and her roommates, she resides
in the Imperial Palace.
However, dragon gossip and fighting drive her crazy so in spite of the
emperor’s concerns for Bellusdeo’s
safety and assassins targeting them, Kaylin seeks a quieter address.
Apartment hunting is put on hold when Teela asks Kaylin to come to
the castle where a domestic dispute between the Nightshade brothers threatens
everyone’s safety. Compounding the
potentially lethal sibling rivalry is the awakening of dormant magic.
The tenth Chronicles of Elantra fantasy
returns to its thematic roots (see Cast in Fury with its cautionary re de facto
racism cautionary message) with a strong look at people’s need for identity as
a major part of social belongingness. Loaded
with action, series fans will appreciate Michelle Sagara’s skill to enhance her tense superb storyline with perceptiveness into
characters’ motivations.
Harriet Klausner