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The Dark Ability #6

The Guild Secret

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No longer forced to hide his ability, Rsiran now Slides openly throughout the city as he helps it recover from the recent attack. Requirements of his time continue to mount, not only as he tries to help his friends, but new responsibilities to the guild force him to interact with the Elvraeth, where he discovers the uneasy alliance that exists between the guilds and the council.

When one of the great crystals goes missing, that alliance is tested, and the quest to find the crystal leads him to realize a secret long hidden, one that risks everyone in the city, and a discovery of a betrayal far deeper than he would have believed. Rsiran must risk everything to save those he cares about, but even that might not be enough to prevent the next Venass attack.

The penultimate novel in The Dark Ability series.

332 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2016

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D.K. Holmberg

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Profile Image for Arnaud.
490 reviews6 followers
November 19, 2018
Great at progress in the series

This volume was definitely one with many answers and a lot going on in the right direction. Enjoyed every bit of it, and makes me hopeful that the ending will be worthy of the length of this series! All characters have developed nicely along the way in ways that fit nicely within the plot. Great work!
Profile Image for arnold miller.
129 reviews
January 14, 2018
Just gets better

This is book six in this fabulous series of seven books.
I honestly feel overall that this is also the best since the first.
I don't feel any need to recap the story for you. What I will say is " Read this series of books". You will not regret it!!! ENJOY
Profile Image for James Harwood-Jones.
587 reviews57 followers
August 14, 2023
Dynamite!

His power grown. His dominance & ability respected….and feared. A precarious collaboration forged between guilds and council. Underneath sinister conspiracy weaves a deadly web.

The penultimate book in a series that has gripped me from the start. The action, magic & mystery fantastic!
Profile Image for Gaileen Crowell.
171 reviews
February 13, 2019
Good Read and enjoyable experience for me.

Hilbert continues to see the possibilities of this universe and everything is enjoyable and unexpected. I love the character of Rsiran and watching him struggle with decisions. Recommended reading for those who love a good time in a fantastic world.






Profile Image for Connie Fogg-Bouchard.
507 reviews4 followers
October 2, 2019
pushed

unusual allies and deadly traitors. Haern has struggled with what he could tell his friends about his prior life. Sarah has her private pain. the council is at odds with the guilds, now making threats. Rsiran only wants to find his father and destroy the shadowsteel. who knows what the Hija want.
475 reviews4 followers
September 25, 2018
Great story

I love a story I can immerse myself in. Your writing does that. I can almost smell the ores and hear the smithy sounds. I am both excited and sorry to start the last book.
819 reviews3 followers
February 10, 2021
Book 6

Book 6 was a fun read and had a few twists that are well done. The plot and characters have developed well enough. The plot is forever changing to an extent and the characters are about the same in regards to being naive and learning about new powers they develop.
Profile Image for Ryan Mueller.
Author 9 books83 followers
February 7, 2020
Another good entry in the series. I didn't like this one quite as much as some of the books before it, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit.
2 reviews
June 21, 2020
This book was a thrilling ride from start to finish. The stakes have risen and much of the characters that we know and love have returned to complete their character arc.
152 reviews
June 21, 2020
Best yet!

I honestly couldn’t put this book down. There was so much action & so many surprises! I’m sad there’s only one book left.
87 reviews
July 29, 2020
I am loving this series. I've already started reading #7, Rise of the Elder, and am enjoying it as much as I have the others.
596 reviews4 followers
January 9, 2021
Wow Great

I could not stop reading! I just moved from book one to the end. Well next to the end. Great story line. I am sorry there is only one mire book in the series.
Profile Image for Stephen Levesque.
2,806 reviews
January 8, 2021
This series is great and it is so engaging. Very hard to put down. The characters will draw you into the story and you will want to keep reading. You won't stop and you'll grab the next book and the next until you finish. Great Reading Everyone! Very enjoyable.
Update: I read this series again, I love it even more. I read a book a day pretty much and I enjoyed them together (meaning one after another). You will enjoy these.
Profile Image for Luisa.
543 reviews23 followers
August 22, 2016
Hmm. Interesting developments, but I'm starting to think Rsiran's head is getting too big for his own good.
Oh well :)
I'll wait for the next one to see if it's true :D lol
Profile Image for william  Goodrow.
195 reviews2 followers
November 5, 2016
The Guild Secret

Now the pace picks up and folds as does the metal. Seriously read this from one through six , then start number seven as am I.
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