A young man’s shadowed destiny leads him to the past… where he could change our world forever.
Thomas McCadden is caught in a time not his own, swept away by forces he struggles to understand. HIs encounter with the diabolical Traveller, Wulfram, left Thomas Bound by Fey power to a slave boy. His tenuous acceptance in both the Seelie Court and King Oswy’s hall in Bebbanburg is being eroded by whispers and lies spread by Wulfram’s agents.
Yet Thomas’ task remains: to stop Wulfram from twisting history to bring about the supremacy of the Fey. But time is running out, and his friends are falling away.
The final chapter in The Traveller’s Path trilogy throws Thomas deeper into the world of 7th-century Northumbria and its dangerous clash of kings and cultures. And deeper into the shadowy world of the Fey, who think nothing of exploiting Thomas and his wilding Fey power for their own advantage.
Thomas will lose all that he holds dear and history will be irrevocably altered unless he can thwart Wulfram’s scheme.
The only option remaining is a wild gamble which reveals an impossible choice: save the world at a terrible cost or sweep away all that is good.
The mist is rising, and evil is growing. The choice awaits.
I enjoyed ‘Choice’, as I did the first two books in ‘The Traveler’s Path’ trilogy. Although, I wish I had re-read the previous book before reading ‘Choice’. I always read a series one immediately following the other. This isn’t a stand alone (nor does it claim to be), and I strongly recommend reading all three books in chronological order. I read ‘Bound’ (Book 2) approximately a year ago. I had a difficult time remembering who a couple of the characters were, or rather their importance, and what roles they played and contributed to the plot. Aside from that, it was a wonderful book. L.A. Smith has a knack for making it easy to be empathetic to any and all antagonists in her story. The conclusion was fulfilling and gratifying. I hate when I’ve spent hours upon hours invested in a book (or series), only to be absolutely disappointed or aggravated over the ending. That certainly didn’t happen here. The ending was a great conclusion to Thomas’ long and arduous journey.