I decided to get it after book 7, since audible doesn't have book 8 at the time I'm writing this review. In this book, it was just so different and by the end of the novel, you do see her start to develop into the character that she does end up becoming. So my first advice, is if you plan to re-read any of the books before you get to the next one (which actually is a good idea as the series is VERY complex! He was as noble and fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer.

On the slopes of Dragonmount, the immense mountain that looms over the city, is born an infant prophesied to change the world. This amazing baby group is open to all children pre-school age and their parents, grandparents and guardians.I am really interested by how these traditions might influence developments in Lan and other characters' relationships in the future. While there are no spoilers for the rest of the books contained in New Spring, it does make introductions to characters that we meet in later books and that could be construed as changing the reading experience.

If this, lets say, prelude made me give it 5 stars, I'm really anxious to see what's hidden in the next 14 volumes.But if it takes 60% for your books to go anywhere and you destroy beloved characters along the way I’m totally going to have a problem. The plot is slow, and feels like it's mostly trying to just develop some of these characters a bit more - which is confusing given that this series is one of the longest fantasy series of all time and there has been plenty of time to flesh these characters out.