In actuality, Phaedra, along with a small group of women that she can’t seem to get along with, faked her death for a larger purpose. We have Lucian, who is still in mourning over the supposed death of his Charynite wife, Phaedra. Froi, last seen pierced by eight arrows, is recovering with the help of Arjuro and determined to find his beloved. There’s Quintana, who is hiding from those who wish to steal her and her child, or worse. It’s connected by six different narratives, some appearing more often than others, but all equally important and interconnected. Quintana of Chayrn picks off right after the events of its predecessor, Froi of the Exiles. (Thankfully, though, there’s more of the latter.) But Marchetta once more surpasses all expectations, bringing the beloved story of Lumatere and its neighboring Charyn to a close with equal amounts of tears and laughter. Not many series are able to uphold a strong story throughout their entirety there’s almost always a weak link somewhere in the books. In Quintana of Charyn, the stunning conclusion to The Lumatere Chronicles, she weaves a powerful story that is equal parts adventure, fantasy, self-discovery, romance, and so rawly human. She’s one of the few masters of her craft who makes crossing literary genres seem as simple as a stroll down the lane her stories are painstakingly grown and tended to like a beautiful garden. There is no doubt that there’s magic in the way that Melina Marchetta writes.
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