When Kestrel is chosen by the gods to carry out dangerous and difficult duties once again, he finds that unexpected happenings will add to the challenges he faces. He knows that he will have to take another long journey to restore the water skin to its place above the lake in the southern mountains. The skin provides the necessary protection that prevents the Viathins from ravaging the lands of the Inner Seas, and Kestrel is the logical choice to restore it. But in addition, he is told to go beyond the boundaries of the world, to find the missing deities who have been lured and kidnapped by Ashcrayss, the god of the Viathins, and set the deities free, including his own father, the absent parent he's never known.
Dangerous as that challenge is, an unexpected natural disaster cuts Kestrel off from the forces he has marshalled for the quest, and left him stranded in dire circumstances, where doing the right thing will have disastrous consequences in the mountains south of Uniontown, and in the strange land beyond.
Follow Kestrel, Wren, Stillwater, and their companions as they fight their way along a perilous journey, and make contact with an unexpected deity!
These stories are good, but can be a bit repetitive at times. I feel a bit sorry for Kestrel as people STILL question him after all he's done to set them free. Word surely should have gotten out by now, but people are doubters. I guess that's the way of the real world, though. Full of Debbie Doubters. I sure hope the next book is better and actually comes to a final, awesome conclusion. And are we really going to place a human woman who has slapped Kestrel several times, and who has been quite ugly to him as his love interest...REALLY?!?! Hmmm. Not sure about that one. Maybe it will work out. She seems a bit of a user to me. We'll see.
After getting a few weeks of his own, Kestral has to get a group together and free some gods. In another world. Once again tremendous action, magic, and rolling narrative ensue, and once again it’s a delight. The editing is much better too. One of the best books in the series. Highly recommended.