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A review by flaweddimension
Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks
4.0
Urban fantasy comes to the small town for Christmas in this third installment in the Word and the Void series. Knight of the Word John Ross revisits Nest Freemark for another unsettling turn into the supernatural, this time as he struggles to unlock the magic of a fleeting gypsy morph for the Word.
Angel Fire East has glorious villains, demons with texture and initiative attacking on multiple fronts. In the face of the onslaught John Ross seems oddly passive while Nest rises to the occasion, reckoning with magic within and without.
The supporting characters are sensitively drawn, many of them familiar faces from the prior books. Roughly 5% of the word count is taking off and putting on parkas, but don't hold that against it. The snow has real verisimilitude.
It's a strong finish to the series. It's hard to compare with Running with the Demon just because Nest is at such a different place in her life, but...it's a strong finish.
Angel Fire East has glorious villains, demons with texture and initiative attacking on multiple fronts. In the face of the onslaught John Ross seems oddly passive while Nest rises to the occasion, reckoning with magic within and without.
The supporting characters are sensitively drawn, many of them familiar faces from the prior books. Roughly 5% of the word count is taking off and putting on parkas, but don't hold that against it. The snow has real verisimilitude.
It's a strong finish to the series. It's hard to compare with Running with the Demon just because Nest is at such a different place in her life, but...it's a strong finish.