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This book picks up right after the second with hints of the plot line that has tied everything together so far. Damien is in action right away, but this seems to be used just to get us flowing in the story and acquainted with his powers. From there he is sent to stop a civil war from breaking out between two systems.

Of course not everything is what it seems, and that is the fun in the story. To add some extra fun, he finds out his old girlfriend is the military leader of one of the systems. This book is a good landscape of politics and military action. Though some of the decisions are angering, they are understandable. There isn't much worse than a book where the characters take actions the reader can't logically follow along with. I run into this problem all the time, but not in this book. They can be frustrating, but you can completely understand more.

The only question I'm always left wondering is why the ship captains don't just grab some extra jump mage's when the fit hits the shan. I'm sure there could be a reason for it, but that reason isn't ever fully explained to my satisfaction. That isn't hardly enough to take away from the story, and I really like this one.

We are left with a lot of questions unanswered involving the series plot, but the door is finally wide open now. I'm sure a lot of them are going to be brought up in the next book and I'm charging forward right into that one.