book 3, By Darkness Won, by Jill Williamson

Vrell leaves, again, determined to serve Prince Oren in Southern Er’Rets. She leaves with Gren Hoff, Achan’s childhood sweetheart. But when Vrell is caught in Sitna, she regrets her decision. When she is stormed, a form of fighting using bloodvoicing to separate the person’s soul from their body, by her old master, she forgets all of what has happened in the last year.

Achan is assaulted by questions he cannot answer—can Esek still be alive? Who is this mysterious Hadad? And who is the real enemy, Hadad or Esek and Lord Nathak? To add to his worries, he is betrothed to Lady Averilla, Duchess Amal’s daughter, and he learns that Sparrow has been stormed and he believes he is the only one that reunite her with her body. All the while he has to fight the war that will either bring back light to all Er’Rets, or put all Er’Rets into darkness.

A great ending to a series that keeps you up all night reading. It is the perfect ending to a perfect series.