Valley of Silence

And the conclusion. In this third novel, Nora Roberts pits light against darkness, as with all great tales.

Yeah...they speak with that old English type-talk, and it tends to run through my head very well. Sorry if it comes out.

Anyway! This one takes place almost exclusively in Geall, with only a brief side trip to New York at the very end.

Moira become queen (something no one expected, right?), and the big battle happens.

Lilith and Lora (who I always want to call Lorna, and I don't know why) spend a lot of time together (they're close), plotting and planning to take over the world. Thankfully they kill off Davey. Kid gives me the creeps.

Anyway. With all the fighting, preparing for battle, and loss, there is a bright spot. You got it. Cian and Moira fall in love. Though, both know it's going to end with the battle. Either they'll die there, or they can't be together (he's a vampire, and she's a queen. It would never work).

So come the big fight, many are lost (over 500, but all the vampires, save Cian), but they win (of course. It does have to have a happy ending. It's a NR novel), and all 6 of the circle live.

Larkin and Blair move to modern-day New York, Glenna and Hoyt to the home that Hoyt grew up in, but in modern-day Ireland, not the 12th century. Cian goes to New York and spends almost 2 months drunk and wallowing. Moira tends to her country (her country. She's a queen).

Then, of course, Morrigan comes and offers Cian a choice. And what can he do except accept a boon from the gods?

Sigh.

I always like the big battle scenes the best.