The Raven Ring (Hardcover)

from elucubrare

This was certainly the best of the Lyra books: Eleret is a very well drawn character, and so is Tamm, her dead mother. The love interests are less defined: Damer is mainly "well-bred noble" with some hidden traits; Karvonen is a fairly standard Charming Thief. In the end, it's Eleret who makes th...

from quondame

A competent fantasy that manages to take place pretty much entirely in the city of Ciaron - but really doesn't give much of a feel for it or the people that live in it. For no presented reason the young Cilhar, Eleret Salven goes to Ciaron to collect her dead mother's kit - and it turns out that ...

from Velmeran

A super fun book with interesting characters and a stand alone plot. Good stuff!

from creighley

A messenger comes and tells Eleret that her mother has died from battle wounds far from home. Eleret, the oldest, feels she must go personally to the dangerous city of Ciaron to get her mother's belongings. Leaving without fear, she finds that her journey is far more dangerous coming home than sh...

from dreamless

One of the first fantasy authors I read, so my opinions are colored by youthful impressionability and sentiment; I enjoyed it, but it's probably a slighter book than I remember thinking it was.