Alta (Dragon Jousters Book 2) By Mercedes. Lackey
Vetch now going by his true name Kiron has made it to Alta and has been accepted. So everything is perfect, as he had dreamed? No because there is a cancer in the Altan’s highest circles. The war between Tia and Alta has been manufactured by the Magi of Alta for them to steal life to extend their own. And as long as there is the Threat of the Tian Dragon Jousters there will be no chance of ending the war and curtailing the Magi’s power.

I loved this book the characters were all like able the story was interesting and funny. I really enjoyed reading about raising of the dragons and their training. And the Magi ruthless and convincing enemy (my favourite baddies I have read about recently.

Joust (Dragon Jousters Book 1) By Mercedes. Lackey

Vetch was once the son of an Altan farmer whose family had held there land for five hundred years, now he is the lowest of the low a serf, the spoils of war less valuable then a slave. When one day he is claimed by a dragon Jouster to serve as his dragon boy. Vetch finds life at the Dragon Compound better then he has ever experienced. As he works with the dragons he is fascinated by them and when the opportunity comes he steals a dragon egg to raise as his own with the aim of escaping to his homeland of Alta.

This was an extremely enjoyable book if a bit long winded at times. The main character Vetch is very likeable and competent. And once I was caught up in the story I could not put the book down.

Turning the Storm by Naomi. Kritzer
Elianna’s Lupi have liberated most of the slave camps and it is time to take the war to the empire's capital Cuore to confront the Circle and Fedeli. When as soon as they leave the wasteland five mages kill half of her army Elianna gives up command and heads to Cuore disguised as a boy to try and find a way to combat the power of the mages.

I think I liked this book more then the first Elianna naivete spying in the imperial enclave was amusing. I did find myself engrossed in the story and had to force myself to put it down at 5am to go to bed. I don't have much more to say I enjoyed the book but it is nothing special.

Fires of the Faithful by Naomi. Kritzer
Elaiana has been studying at a music conservatory working towards an appointment at the Imperial court. Away from the conservatory the empire is suffering from a Famine that mysteriously started after they won a war with a neighbouring country. When a new girl joins the conservatory and gathers Eliana and some of her friends to play songs of the old way (The old religion of the land) some of the girls actually convert to the old religion. Soon troubles comes to the conservatory when two members of the Fedeli (the enforces of the new religion) arrive and kill one of Elianna’s friends and another friend is kidnapped by the Circle (the mysterious and powerful mages that rule the land. When Elianna learns one of the Circles most closely guarded secrets she can take no more and leaves the conservatory. But events take over Elianna’s life and she finds herself leading the opposition to the Circle and Feleli.

I enjoyed reading this book I found the story interesting and the characters very likeable. The story did come of as a bit feminist as both of the god were female and most of the leaders of the rebellion were female. And most of the male characters were incompetent.

Fire Logic (Elemental Logic Saga Book 1) By Laurie J. Marks
The G’deon of Shaftal is dead without passing on his power to a successor. On his death the Sainnites an exiled people who have been living in Shaftal wipe out the government and conquer the land. The paladins defenders of Shaftal set-up as a Guerrilla army throwing away their pacifist culture. Soon Shaftal is a lawless famine struck land. The only hope for the return of peace are three people born with elemental gifts. Zanja the sole survivor of her tribe slaughtered by the Sannites due to a prophecy, Emil a Paladin/Scholar tired of the burden of command And Karis a halfblood giant, Metalsmith and earth Witch who has amazing healing abilities when she is not overwhelmed by her addiction to a deadly drug.

I am not sure of my opinion of this book. I thought it had some good characters and it was an easy read. My problems start with the fact that one of the main characters is gay and it spoils the book for me. And I feel that there should be a warning “Queer character in this book” for people like me who do not want to read about bum boys. I also have a problem supporting Guerrilla fighters, as they are just terrorists from the other side’s perspective.

The Gates of Night (Eberron: Dreaming Dark Book 3) By Keith BakerLakashtai has escaped with the Crystal Sphere that will enable the monsters of Dal Quor to invade the Mortal world. Trapped between Harmattan and the Sulatar Daine and his friends have to flee ton the Plane of Thelanis. Now they must find their way back to Eberron and find Lakashtai in time to prevent the invasion that would destroy the world.

I this was the best book of the series I really liked the journey through Thelanis and the discoveries about Lei and Pierce and finding out what happened at Keldan Ridge though I had worked out the secrets early on in the series. The big problem with the book was the ending was abrupt and left some unanswered question which are really irritating me !!!!

The Shattered Land (Eberron: Dreaming Dark Book 2) by Keith Baker
Daine and his friends have been helping to protect the Cyrans in Sharn. But he has been blacking out and dreaming of the battle at Keldan Ridge, which he has no memory of what happened. The Kalashtar Lakashtai saves him from an attack in one of his dreams. She tells him that he will need to travel to the continent of Xend’rik where there might be an artefact from the ancient Giant empire that could save him.

I thought that this book was better then the first. The move to v makes for a more interesting storyline especially as we are introduced to the Eberron Drow for the first time. I was glad that I had the third book and was not left waiting for it to be published as this book ends very irritatingly and as I hate cliff-hangers I would have been looking for someone to kill.

The City of Towers (Eberron: Dreaming Dark Book 1) By Keith Baker
Daine and his companions are the last of there unit in the Cyran army now that Cyre has been destroyed they have come to the city of Sharn so Lei can marry her betrothed. But when they find that her betrothed is dead and she has been excoriated they find themselves in desperate need of money. When Daine finds a former associate is now living in Sharn they accept a job recovering some of her missing property. The job finds them up against some people who have been magically altered with monster's abilities and disappearing dragonmarked people.

This is an ok book it is nothing special in characters and storyline still it was a fairly entertaining me read as is the least you can expect from an Eberron novel.

Legacy of Wolves (Eberron: The Inquisitives Book 3) By Marsheila Rockwell
In the city of Aruldusk people are being savagely murdered and the murders are blamed on the cities Shifter community. When her brother is arrested for one of the murders Irulan heads for Flamekeep to ask for help from the church of the Silver Flame to fund the real culprit. Meanwhile Zoden brother of the latest murder victim does not believe that shifters are responsible for the murders and goes to the queen for help finding who is really responsible. In the end both sides must work together to find the killer even if it means hunting in the highest reaches of power.

I liked this book it was a good read nothing heavy to the story but a good book to read on a free afternoon.

Raven's Strike (Raven Duology Book 1) By Patricia Briggs
Seraph and family are on the way home now but worried that the new Shadowed is going to be targeting them because the have spoiled his plans. The Emperor has not got rid of the Raven’s Memory and it could be used to strip him of the throne. The solutions to all their problems rests in the lost city of Colossae along with the truth of the ancient wizards crime.

I really enjoyed this book and was left wanting more. The thing that has irritated me about the Patricia Briggs books I have read so far is that they are duology’s and I feel that the characters have a lot more storied in them. But I do not have anything bad to say about the books except that they always leave me wanting more.

Raven's Shadow (Raven Duology Book 1) By Patricia Briggs
The City of Colossae was home to arrogant wizards more powerful then any since. One of their experiments unleashed an evil entity that would destroy the world. To contain this evil the wizards sacrificed their city and loved one’s. The descendants of the wizards now travel the world protecting normal people from the Stalker’s evil. Now called Travelers they are persecuted by the people that they are trying to protect. Seraph is a Traveler holder of the Order known as Raven her clan has been killed by plague and her brother burned at the stake. Before she is sold as a slave she is saved by an Ex-soldier called Tier. They marry and have a family allowing Seraph to abandon the burden of her people’s responsibility. Now Tier has disappeared and Seraph must face the secret organisation that is killing Travelers and stealing their Orders and save her husband and the Emperor himself.

I wonder how I have never heard about Patricia Briggs before I saw her books on my Amazon recommendations because her books are fantastic This is the third book of hers I have read and they are impossible to put down. This book is filled with great characters and an interesting story.