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360 pp.
| Candlewick |
November, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-6959-1$16.99
(4)
YA
Mio (The Name of the Blade; Darkness Hidden), her friends, and family must join together to fight a last epic battle against the ancient Japanese gods taking over London. Considerations of rebirth and revelation are added to the trilogy's previous themes of love, trust, and loss. More nuanced character development, as compared to prior installments, helps flesh out the protagonists in this pat conclusion to a familiar urban-fantasy trilogy.