Master and Fool

4 stars, Metaphorosis reviews

Summary
Jack, orphaned baker's boy, and Tawl, disgraced and disavowed knight, join forces to fulfill an ancient prophecy.

Review
This is one of those rare fantasy series to be consistently good all the way through. Not perfect, but very solid. Here, the characters continue strong and engaging, all loose ends are wrapped up, and there's a decent resolution.

Magic continues to be vague, the power of prophecy is a bit strong, and the ending is a bit on the anticlimactic side – not quite the big clash you feel the series was leading up to. Also, it feels like Jones forces a relationship between Jack and Tawl, the two primary male heroes. They frankly don't know each other that well, besides having been primary actors in fulfilling a prophecy, and both caring for the same woman.

Still, all that said, there's a lot that's good about this book. It's a satisfying story, and one that made me a fan of Jones writing. So far, aside from taking an extended break, she hasn't let me down, and I recommend this trilogy.