In Feierabiand, in the wide green Delta, far from the burning heat of the griffin's desert, Mienthe's peaceful life has been shaken. Tan—clever, cynical, and an experienced spy—has brought a deadly secret out of the neighboring country of Linularinum. Now, as three countries and two species rush toward destruction, Mienthe fears that even her powerful cousin Bertaud may be neither able nor even willing to find a safe path between the secret Linularinum would kill to preserve and the desperate ferocity of the griffins. But can Mienthe? And, in the end, will Tan help her or do everything in his power to stand in her way?
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"The first two books a little slow to work their way into the plot; the third had a wonderful heroine in Mienthe. Neumeier is a terrific writer--her imagination is unbelievably rich, her descriptions are lush and beautiful. She takes the reader to wonderful new places."
— Sarah (4 out of 5 stars)
" I really liked this trilogy and how it fit together in such an intelligent and organized way. It was well-written, and unexpected, and had very interesting pacing/mapping...quite different and interesting and well-worth my time. "
— Jenny, 10/2/2013" moderately-paced adult fantasy series with fabulously varied and likeable characters. "
— joy, 8/6/2013" Well done conclusion to the series. The characters are perhaps not quite as fully developed as in the second, but the plot mostly hums along. I liked the unexpected conclusion to the whole mess a lot. "
— Craig, 5/16/2013" The trilogy was an enjoyable read but I found the ending just a little too simple; I was hoping for something a bit more clever or complicated, which I feel she delivered in the first two. "
— Elise, 4/28/2013" This was a great read. It is the 3rd in a series, and it left me wanting to go back and read the first two. "
— Sonia, 8/17/2011" My favorite of the series even though it took me awhile to get into the story. I'd give it 3.5 stars. "
— Marleah, 5/30/2011" Well done conclusion to the series. The characters are perhaps not quite as fully developed as in the second, but the plot mostly hums along. I liked the unexpected conclusion to the whole mess a lot. "
— Craig, 1/15/2011" This was a great read. It is the 3rd in a series, and it left me wanting to go back and read the first two. "
— SoniaK, 12/20/2010" The trilogy was an enjoyable read but I found the ending just a little too simple; I was hoping for something a bit more clever or complicated, which I feel she delivered in the first two. "
— Elise, 11/29/2010Rachel Neumeier is the author of the epic Griffin Mage trilogy and the young adult fantasy novel The City in the Lake. Prior to selling her first fantasy novel, she had published articles in venues such as the American Journal of Botany. However, finding that her interests did not lie in research, Neumeier left academia and began to let her hobbies take over her life instead. She now works part-time for a tutoring program.
Emily Durante has been narrating audiobooks for over ten years and is also an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning audiobook director. She has been acting since the age of seven and has performed in a number of stage productions at the professional, collegiate, and regional levels.