Well, that was phenomenal. One of the most wonderful wrap-ups to a trilogy that I have ever encountered. It had all the love and heartbreak, drama and intrigue, and self-discovery that one would expect, with exactly the right mix of conclusion and beginning of the future. The "discovery" itself, a re-visitation of the time honored concerns of pure bloodlines and fear of the new/unknown mixed with quests for power from many angles, was done with superb skill. It did not present the idea as something new, which would have been presumptuous, but deftly handles the subject in a way that avoids the tiresomeness the subject can sometimes acquire. The magic, the lore, the science, the religion/faith, the history, the love written here...the exploration and development of each of these themes was perfect. I have loved each of these three books and really could not have asked for anything more with this last one. I believe this set will hold a top place in my favorites for quite some time.