A review by isigfethera
Cold Steel by Kate Elliott

4.0

I love Kate Elliot's writing, she has a great historical perspective and turns fantasy settings that could be quite generic (a world based on Medieval Europe, a world based on 19th century Britain)into such dynamic settings, with something to say about power relations, society and culture that is quite specific. I fell in love with Cat and Bee, Rory and Andevai early on in this series, and this wraps it up satisfyingly, with plenty of tension and a wide canvas as the political tinderbox of the earlier books ignites. If there's one criticism I have, it would be that the Wild Hunt plotline wraps up a bit neatly, and a bit quickly- it's the main focus for the first half of the book, then it seems to fade from view. But overall a strong conclusion to the series.