Blood of Mystery: Book Four of the Last Rune

by Mark Anthony

Book Overview

From an acclaimed new master of fantasy fiction comes Book Four in the continuing saga of magic, adventure, courage, and fate on parallel worlds-mystical Eldh and modern Earth. Blood of Mystery A... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553583328
• ISBN13: 9780553583328
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Spectra Books
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.5" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Blood of MysteryReview

Item Description was very accurate, and the book was delivered undamaged. although the print tends to smudge if your hands are a little bit sweaty but the print is still legible. Small text so not good for people who find it hard to read. Small margin so it makes it hard for people like students and teachers to make notes in certain places. In all Good read. Congratz Mark for writing such a fantastic series!

Great Book in a Great Series

Mark Anthony continues his great story going in book 4 of this series of 6 books.

Blood Mystery

The whole series of THE LAST RUNE is excellent. I purchased the whole set and am now digging into the 5th one. Mark Anthony is a gifted writer of fiction with a vivid imagination and the ability to paint with words what he wants you to see and feel. As an avid reader, I highly recommend Blood of Mystery but the reader is urged to start with volume one. It's well worth the journey. The reader will get to know the characters and appreciate the great talent that created them.

Must. Have. Book. Five.

Warning: This review contains spoilers, so I suggest you skip it if you haven't read the book yet. I absolutely love these books. Sword and sorcery fantasy is rarely written this well. I really care about all the characters and what happens to them. That is why I am in agony until I get to read book 5. I SO badly want Travis and Beltan to get together. I'm pretty much indifferent to Vani. I think that the author is drawing it out to add suspense. He keeps hinting that Travis is going to get both of them, but he won't just SAY it. I realize that this is great storytelling, but it's killing me. And what the hell was that at the end, where Travis goes to kiss Beltan, and Beltan pulls away? WHAT?? Aaaagh!!

Series Still Going Strong With Book Four

A word to the wise - it's best to read this series in sequence because each book builds upon the other. You could probably read it in a piecemeal fashion, but I don't think that it would have the same impact, because both the characters and the world of Eldh are evolving as the series goes on. This book is setting the stage for the upcoming battle for control of Eldh, revealing the main players and getting the pieces into place.This book picks up the story after the catastrophe at the Etherion. The cast of characters has been split into two groups: Travis, Durge, Sareth and Lirith have traveled back in time to Castle City Colorado on Earth in 1883, while Grace, Falken, Ayrn, Beltan, Melia, and Vani have remained in the city of Tarras in present-day Eldh. The two main subplots are concerned with getting the Earth-bound travelers back to Eldh, while the group on Eldh are trying to get to Toringarth to get the pieces of the only weapon that will prevent the Pale King from taking over the Dominions. Needless to say, this is an extreme simplification of the plot. The group on Earth has to deal with a rogue sorcerer, a vigilante group, corruption, the arrival of Jack Graystone, racial prejudice, and the sheer problem of staying alive. The group on Eldh has to face the resurgent Raven cult, the announcement of Aryn's betrothal (to her surprise), their pursuit by the Onyx Knights, the mystery of Toringarth, and the secret of Eversea. Whew!The interpersonal relationships are developed further - the bittersweet love between Sareth and Lirith, and the dilemma faced by Beltan and Vani. Ayrn is forced to face the results of her past actions, and her response determines the course of her future. Grace is still slowly rediscovering her emotional responses after facing the horrifying memories of her childhood, and is allowing herself to open to others. Sides are taken by the Witches and the Warriors of Vathris regarding the foretold coming of the Runebreaker, resulting in conflicting feelings in their individual members.I am truly enjoying this series. The characters are complex, distinctive and plentiful. Since the characters are constantly traveling, the world of Eldh is being fully explored, including its various ethnic groups and belief systems. I like the interplay with Earth and Eldh, with their similarities and differences, and the bond between the two universes that is gradually getting tighter and tighter. I will definitely be getting whatever further books are issued in this series.