by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West
Cast in Moonlight by Michelle Sagara My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was never able to make a dent in the first "Cast" (Chronicles of Elantra) novel; the wild variety of races defeated me, I recall, and I wasn't grabbed thoroughly enough to care enough to try to figure out who was what and what that meant...
Michelle Sagara's background look at Kaylin Neya shows the "grays" that are typical of her characters; things are not always black and white, and to create a heroine that isn't always admired or loved is risky. This exposure to Neya as a young girl, at her first interaction with the Law of Elantra,...
This is a novella prequel to the Chronicles of Elantra. It covers Kaylin's first few days with the Hawks after she arrives in Elantra at age thirteen, after attempting to assassinate the Hawklord. The plot is fast-paced and engrossing, as usual. However, I'm not a big fan of short fiction. Since...