Heir of Sea and Fire

“How far can a tree escape from its roots?”

Halfway through, it finally pulled me in. Patricia McKillip's usual beautiful lyricism shines brightly here, in a marginally better sequel. This series is still a very conflicting thing for me– beautiful, yes, but much more generic feeling compared to her other books. There's some small greatness in here, and I glimpsed a masterpiece... It's not quite that, but it's still a great read.