"DESTINY'S STAR" third in the Palins trilogy by Elizabeth Vaughan.
Yay! Vaughan takes us back to the land of Warprize but only after somewhat impatiently wading through the first two books; Dagger-star (Red Gloves and Josiah) and White Star (Evie and Blackhart). Now sometimes publishers get to have their way in naming books or a series of books, same word being "star". Hah! for that. I would love to know how pissed off Jude Devereax was over her "Velvet" series.
Ok back to the books. The main characters in each of these books are strong women and impossible men whose relationship would best be described as yeah IMPOSSIBLE. The third book deals with a strong woman warrior and the slave she purchased for a copper. He had been beaten, starved, has had his tongue cut out but she saw something in him. He turned out to be a damaged story teller and he held wild uncontrollable magic. Together they must travel to the Heart of the Plains to battle with the warrior priests of all the tribes of the plains. This is a battle of cultures as well. The City Dwellers versus the Plains people who are very, very dangerous. They have elaborate ceremonies only during which personal questions may be asked that might otherwise get them killed.
I am also pleased that Vaughan will be writing about Kier and the Xy Princess' son who has his own adventure with an impossible women coming in 2011 "War Cry" Yes!!
Oh and I would have named the first book "Redgloves" and the second book, "Lady in White". The third book should have been named simply "Destiny".
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