Ye Gods and little fishes!

I'm so sad this trilogy is over. It was absolutely amazing. The final book gave me everything I was looking for and more, even though I'd be quite happy with another three books as I just love all the characters so much.

In The Silver Tide, The Black Feathered Three travel to an island called Euriale which is seeped in old magic. The mercenaries and ex-mage have been employed by Wydrin's mother, fierce pirate captain Devenia the Red to find some hidden treasure. But they end up stumbling across a god fanatic that is determined to bring back the old Gods (you know like Y'Ruen who killed hundreds of thousands in the first book for the hell of it) and our heroes end up travelling back thousands of years to the past to stop her.

I've always felt like this trilogy was amazing for the world building and character development and it didn't stop at The Silver Tide. Now, the reader was able to see Wydrin and Frith grow together as an official couple which was great (they may be my fantasy OTP) I think they both came through at the end better and stronger people, and better and stronger together. Sebastian has always been an interesting character for me. He has been so tortured all the way through the books, from before with his time as a Knight and then with everything that happened with the brood sisters and Skaldshallow. I liked his developing relationship with Oster and while I was sad about the ending, it made a lot of sense to me. And it means I wouldn't mind a few novellas to see what they got up to.

One of my favourite characters to watch development over the trilogy has been Ephemeral and I was so happy that she was involved in this story and this time she was not only warrior and scholar but also wife and in some way a mother. Her marriage with Terin was really cute and heartwarming and I really love that she found happiness with him. I also liked the companionship that grew between them all and Devenia.

The three travelling back to the time of the mages was amazing and just proved to be again what an amazing and complex land and history Williams has created. She not only gave the time of the Black Feathered Three their history but she also gave the mages their history and places, and times before them as well.

An absolutely amazing trilogy and my only gripe is that it's over. I need more more more!!!