After the somewhat disappointing "Troika", Louise comes back with one of the strongest books fo the series, a little slow at he outset, the climax and resolution are almost a hundred pages of reading that you have a hard time putting down. I think Machiavelli would'vwe appreciated the issue Louise Cooper confronted in regards to powers that be. She also keeps you guessing, and while a few parts were foreseeable, there were some good twists to keep it interesting. I feel that Indigo really comes into her own in this book, and doesn't appear as reckless as she has in the past. Nice maturation of her character. This book, and the series it is a part of comes highly recommended.

This is a really handsome book and with it's companion (vol. 2) makes a great addition to world lit. on your bookshelf. Some stories are novellas and some are only a page or two long but they're all artfully written and come from old established translations from late 19th century/early 20th. For anyone who wants to tackle WAR AND PEACE or ANNA KARENINA they should read a little of Tolstoy's more accessible short works and they can't go wrong here. My only complaint (and this goes for all Everyman series books) is that the text printed on the other side is annoyingly visible making reading a bit of a chore. This is a major blunder for any series of books purporting to capture the world's best literature but if you can ignore this (or at least get used to it) this would be a smart purchase because the price is right (if you buy it here).

this book continues the time master trilogy saga. its the story of Narid na gost a demon of chaos.He upsets the balance of order and chaos by conceving a child with a human woman in hopes of ruling chaos. a great story line and fast paced i gave this book 5 stars.

Aline was raised in a small village, where she worked as an assistant at the schoolhouse and had few prospects for the future. Then everything changed. A woman named Mrs. Rosell, who worked as a housekeeper at an elegant mansion, came to the village, seeking a companion for her employer's sister, Orielle. Aline accepts the job, hoping to move up in the world. Orielle turns out to be a kind girl who soon becomes Aline's friend, despite their class differences. Orielle has been unable to walk since the fire that killed her parents, and her older brother, Orlando, hopes Aline can motivate his sister to walk again. When Aline begins to fall in love with Orlando, she knows it is a love that can never be. Orlando is rich, and Aline is poor. What could he ever see in her? But when Aline's dream comes true, and Orlando says he loves her, she never imagined that they would awaken a bitter ghost who is determined to end their happiness. I highly recommend this book to teens who enjoy a love story combined with a supernatural tale.

Fifteen-year-old Jansie is devastated when her older sister Tavia marries Silvan, the young man that both girls love. Jansie knows she will have to live her life without him, but she can't help being jealous of Tavia and longing for her Silvan, even though she knows her feelings are wrong. When Silvan must travel away from home, on a journey that will last the entire winter, he invites Jansie to his remote estate to keep Tavia company while he is away. But an early snowfall delays Silvan's departure, and Tavia is haunted by terrible nightmares. Gilmer, who works for Silvan, tells Jansie about a local legend, the Hounds of Winter. Are the Hounds haunting Tavia? And why is Silvan acting so strange? Jansie must discover the truth, but will she be in time to save Tavia - and herself? I highly recommend this book to teens who enjoy stories with a mix of romance and the supernatural.

Garland and Coryn grew up in the same village. Although two years apart in age, the two were close childhood friends, and Garland loved Coryn from the first time she met him. Her dream comes true when she is thirteen, and Coryn tells her he loves her, too. Two years later, they are bethrothed, and it is the happiest day of Garland's life, knowing that they will be married in a few years. But her happiness is shattered when Garland learns that Coryn's family is under a terrible curse. All the men of the family have died young. If Garland doesn't find a way to save him, Coryn will be next. Will Garland's love for Coryn be enough in her search to find the secret to breaking the curse? I highly reccomend this book to teens who enjoy supernatural romances.

The "Dark Enchantment" books are a series of reasonably short novels, all stand-alone stories, that cater well to the young teenage girl who likes a blend of romance, mystery, mild horror and fairytale. Though I don't fit into that age group anymore, the books in the Dark Enchantment series are nice, quick reads, perfect for cold wintry nights by the fire, just complex enough to hold my interest.

In "The Hounds of Winter", young Jansie is heartbroken when her older sister Tavia marries Silvan, partly because her beloved sister will now be living miles away, and partly because Jansie herself is in love with the dashing, prince-like Silvan. But after the Winter Solstice, Jansie is invited to Silvan's huge and isolated house to keep her sister company while he is away on business, and she is shocked by her sister's hollow and frail appearence. When questioning Gilmer, the charming and cheerful stewart, he tells her somewhat reluctantly that she has been suffering nightmares recently, awakening from sleep screaming of a terrible hound. And soon Jansie experiences them for herself - was it just her imagination, or did she hear a strange shuffling noise like an animal outside her door? And the howling about the house - what is that?

Gilmer tells her the tale of the ghostly pack of hounds that is said to haunt the woods, a dozen or so pure white dogs, with a leader of pitch black. Together, they are called the Hounds of Winter, and most of the village is terrified of them. And then even odder things start happening - messages pleading for help are etched in the snow, Tavia and Silvan are bickering, and a feeling of foreboding falls all upon the house.

Mystery upon mystery piles up - what is the meaning of the inscription on the bronze sword? And of the painting in the tower? What are the strange white hounds? What is Silvan's terrible secret?

A simple yet intriging story, good for reluctant readers, and with a somewhat sad, but vital message at its end. With a spooky atmosphere and range of mysterious events, most will keep on reading right till the very last page. "The Hounds of Winter" is probably the best of the "Dark Enchantment" series, and is also published under the title "Heart of Ice". If you like the moody, tone, content and surroundings of this book, I'd also suggest "The Darkangel" by Meredith Ann Pierce, and the television production of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" based on the book by Arthur Conan Doyle and starring Richard Roxburgh.

That's what I said when I finished the book! After all that happened in the previous books, the ending was not what I expected. I guess that's what I get for believing in happy endings. I would still recommend the series to anyone though.

After 7 books, it's natural that one is expectating what will happen in the end.

In the beginning of the book we find Indigo traveling to the Southern isles, her homeland, in hope of finding her love Feran still alive. But her ship wrecks and though she doesn't suffer grave injures to the body, she finds herself with her memories totally lost. She doesn't even remember Grimya, her faithfull companion. But in this land she doesn't remember and is now ruled by a family she doesn't even know, things threaten to go very badly indeed. For once we find the last demon waiting for her in an unexpected guise. And only the 'aisling', a magic tune, can bring back her memory, so that she can finish her mission.

I liked the way the book ends, I think it's according to Ms. cooper's style and very realystical.

I am sure that anyone who reads this series will approach the concluding book with some trepidation. Being unsure how it will be resolved. Louise actually does a wonderful job of showing how much Anghara has really changed through the years. What I found to be so incredible was that while Indigo had been the central character through the first seven books, for the majority of this book, she becomes a secobdary character, you are carried through the events with a different set of eyes. And instead of feeling alienated, I was engrossed. With this final chapter of Indigo, not only does Louise Cooper show her superior story telling abilities, but she manages to achieve a strong ending a conclusion that was as strong as the preceeding volumes had been.

In my opinion the conclusion is the point where an author shows the mastery of their craft. There are so many stories that have captivated me only to fall flat at the end with an ending that didn't do justivce to the quality of the series.

If you love fantasy, read the Indigo Saga. It not only has the magical, but it alsohas the human elements as well. Her series stays focused from the beginning to the end, and you as the reader are swept along with it. And what a climax, what an ending. When I read the cover, and it said "The Stunning Conclusion of The Indigo Saga" I was sceptical, for once they were right. All of Louise Cooper's work comes highly recommended, and worth the effort to find.

I was surprised to see so many positive reviews of this chapter in the Indigo Saga, while the series was excellent. A wonderful concept carried through very well, this is the one book that falls gravely short. First, in all of the books save this one, she is desperatly embittered by her seperation from Fenran. In this book outside of references relating to internal conflict, he is not present. It is almost as though Indigo forgot that it was her own foolishness which condemned him to unending torment until the demons are destroyed. People always seem to focus on how difficult indigo's struggles are, and while her quest is quite substantial, she at least has some power over her situation. She could have at least had the self-control to avoid any romantic situations. Fenran was supposed to be the motivator of her quest. A reason for her too succeed, and while a romantic interlude may please some of her fans, it really undermined the entire meaning of her quest. If Veness wouldn't have so convienently died would she have delayed her quest to make a life with him? Louise alluded to that being the case. The problem with that is obvious. My other issue with this book is the Demon itself, out of all the Demons it is the least delineated. Their is more focus on Nemesis than on the actual Demon she is destroying. There are no reall characteristics attributed to it, and frankly its demise was altogther too vague. All you had was an affirmation that this was the situation.

There are also a great deal of timeline issues. Louise didn't do an effective job of explaining where the demon was motivating from, was it influencing idividuals, or was it possessing the artifacts. If it was in the weapons, at what point did the demon take control over them, because its effect on those that touched them were consistent with the curse placed on them centuries prior to the release of the demons from the Tower of Regrets. If it was possessing the people with the power of vengeance this was only marginally alluded to, because their motivation could just as easily been covetouness and greed. The book, however, did keep ones attention and is worth reading, it falls short of the level usually Louise Cooper ascends to. Read all eight books, and you can over look this one. Good luck in finding it.

I really liked this book, especially because Indigo finds something of a solace from her tribullations. But I rated it less because it's a bit difficult to understand the nature of the demon.

In this book Indigo travels North to the land of Feran, her dear love, who is trapped in a demon world until Indigo kills the last of the demons she has released. But when she arrives at her 'destination' she meets a man who is almost identical to Feran. She is very surprised, but soon discovers that he is from the family Feran left in the North. She has to spend the Winter with these people and things get a bit out of hand... More, she discovers that the demon is right under their roof.

But exactly what this demon is, I think it's up to you to make your own interpretation.

This is a brilliant series of books - Louise Cooper does an awesome job at giving each book a unique and captivating plot. Very few authors could do for a trilogy, what she successfully did here with no less than eight books... Of all of them, this book is my favorite, combining all the best elements of the series, as listed above.

This book was kind of boring... It was an ok ending to the Master Trilogy, but I disliked the ending, where Tarod devoting himself to giving up the Chaos stone suddenly in 5 minutes reverses his decision. Also the fairy tale ending with Cyllan being resurrected... All in all a rather mediocre piece of work.

I thought that this book was fantastic!!!!!! It was very hard to put down. The layout of the different characters was good, I especially liked the relationship between Tarod and Cyllan. The only problem is is that you need to read book 1 the Initiate, and book 2 the Outcast, before you can read the Master. But overall a very good book!!

This book rocks. I am not going to write in a spoiler here, so all i can really say is that this book is an excellent climax to the Time Master Trilogy. Although people have complained that they dislike the ending, i don't fault it.

In fact, the only problem i have with these books is that they're so damn hard to find!