The Sorcerer King (Faerie Path Series #3) »

Frewin Jones has always believed in the existence of "other worlds." Frewin is also the author of The Faerie Path series and lives in southeast London with a mystical cat called Siouxsie Sioux.

Tania has brought the long-lost Queen Titania back to Faerie from the Mortal World of modern London. But when they cross between the worlds, they find only devastation.

The Sorcerer King of Lyonesse -- ancient enemy of the Faerie Court -- has been released from his amber prison. As the wicked sorcerer regains his power, King Oberon, Tania's father, is imprisoned and the Faerie Court is being destroyed.

Tania and her true love, Edric, must travel the Realm to try to find and rescue King Oberon, who is their only hope for defeating the evil Sorcerer King. And Tania must prepare for battle . . . and to fight a war that she may not survive.

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The concluding book of the Faerie Path Trilogy begins where The Lost Queen left off as Tania, her sisters, Queen Titania and Edric arrive to find Faerie desolate and blighted under the rule of the evil Sorcerer King. They learn that King Oberon has been captured and sealed within an amber prison. The prison, in turn, has been bound with Isenmort and hidden somewhere in Faerie. Tania, Edric and two of Tania's sisters, Zara and Cordelia, set off for the forbidden land of Ynis Maw in hopes of rescuing Oberon and defeating the Sorcerer King and his minion Gabriel Drake. The story is readable but lacks the taut pace and energy of the first two books. Perhaps it makes a difference that nearly all the action takes place in Faerie; the plot becomes predictable. Tania and her companions face obstacles and narrowly avoid dangerous situations until the quest culminates in a final battle against the evil villains. The outcome is predictable for any reader well read in fantasy conventions. Finally, the characters seem less well defined; they react rather than act and the Faerie residents' pseudo-archaic language becomes simply annoying. In spite of all this, however, libraries will have readers invested in the trilogy and its outcome. This title is recommended for such libraries. Age Range: Ages 12 to 18. REVIEWER: Donna Scanlon (Vol. 42, No. 1)