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The third installment of the four-part Legends of the Guardian King opens on Abramm’s coronation day. Beset by threatened disaster and his first horrified look at the scars from his fight with the morwhol six months before, Abramm isn’t at all sure he’ll be accepted as king, even now.

Thus begins Abramm’s next trial of trust. “The road ahead will be more difficult than anything you have yet faced, though its blessings are beyond anything you can imagine,” he is told. Will he accept the path Eidon has for him, or choose the way of temporary relief from suffering?

Shadow Over Kiriath is a masterful work, full of Karen’s now-trademark blend of romance, intrigue, and adventure. This is also her deepest spiritually—she so perfectly captures the proving of true faith in the fires of disappointment and loss. This part of the story was both easier to read than I expected, but harder too—and left me awash in the wonder of God’s grace and unfailing love.

As always, her characters continue to leap off the page, living and breathing in their own right. Her storytelling remains tight, her description vivid, and my only complaint is at having to wait a whole year again to read the series finale.

I fully expect this one to win another Christy Award! (November 24, 2005)