Crown of renewal

Crown of Renewal continues and often concludes the saga of many of the peripheral characters from the original Deed's of Paksenarrion trilogy. Elizabeth Moon is masterful at character building. Having read Sheepfarmer's Daughter some time in the late '80s, I feel as if I've grown and matured with many of them by my side. I've always loved the way Moon's characters are fully human, with strengths and flaws alike. The heroes are humans behaving extraordinarily in extraordinary situations. I will admit, though, most of the villains are simply villains.

At the same time, Paladin's Legacy introduced young characters who could carry on in this world should Moon continue to be drawn back here. I suspect we could see more of Mikeli, Camwyn, Beclan, young Arvid, Kieri and Arian's twins and others in a future adventure.