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Book Review of Harbinger (Order, Bk 4)

Harbinger (Order, Bk 4)
Harbinger (Order, Bk 4)
Author: Philippa Ballantine
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Fun, fun climax to an exciting series kept this reader quickly turning page after page. Fast moving and adventure filled. Deacon Sorcha Faris, her partner Deacon Merrick Chambers, and Raed are fighting renegade deacons, an evil geist lord, and a mad emperor. This Book of the Order finale picks up after Wrayth, (#3) where the deacons credibility is shattered when Order of the Eye and Fist is literally destroyed.

Sorcha is leader of whatever is left and she must find a way to build a new order or lose to those seeking to entirely destroy the deacons who have kept forces from The Otherside from terrorizing the world. All this is difficult because the gauntlets that gave them magical powers were destroyed. However, an old man draws runes on their bodies which give the deacons back their powers enabling them to fight their way through the battles they must suvive. Fortunately there are some geistlords livomg upon the human realm that do not want to see the creatures from the Otherside break through to destroy their world and work with the three heroes.

All in all I enjoyed this series and could easily pick it up again and reread the entire four novels. Yes, I liked itbut I would recommend that anyone wanting to read it begin with #1 and go right through it.