If a vacation came with constant sword-challenges to the death, a bounty on your head, attacks from bandits, kidnappings, and facing death to the almost permanent state of acquaintance.

Just temporary, of course, kind of like a vacation. But being who they are, the quiet life can also make them crave for travel once more, and encouraged by his adult son, Tiger and Dell take the rode North once again. Now it is their time to see what other people take for granted. The lives that had forged them into who they are never let them plan on a time of peace or happiness, they had never expected the joy they find in each-other.

They have never thought they would find love or ever find a place they could call home. They are so different and seem to repel each-other in the beginning with their differences, but through their adventures, the two find a middle ground and not only do not hinder one another, but build each-other up, creating a love match, a fictional couple to cherish for the ages.Īt the end of the previous book, Tiger and Del settled in a beautiful place, rich in water, shade and people who accept them as part of their community. Delilah is the representation of the independent spirit of her Northern culture. Tiger is all things male and comes from a Southern culture which is all things macho. The battle of the cultures, the sexes, and even humanity and nature, are the fuel that gives the story a reason to keep on going, but it is the personalities and the masterful way they have been flashed-out, that make the reader fall in love.

Tiger and Del and the world they inhabit are written in such a way, that they have burrowed a very special place into my heart and I feel lucky to have stumbled onto this Fantasy, but mostly old-school Adventure series. To a degree, the series could have been considered ended in the previous volume, thus making this book 7 a bit of an afterthought, but I would take the opportunity to spend time with these beloved characters anytime and for whatever reason. As far as I know, this is the last book and as such, things were well rounded up and all plot lines resolved. It is sooo sad to say goodbye to a series which has become a favorite in the amount of time it took to read it.

Sword born jennifer roberson