The House of Gaian by Anne Bishop

Genre: Fantasy; Witches, Faerie, Magic, Tir Alainn Trilogy

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: It began as a witch-hunt. But the Master Inquisitor’s plans to eliminate all traces of female power in the world have expanded all traces of female power in the world have expanded to crushing the Sylvalan barons who oppose him – and to destroying the wellspring of magic in the Mother’s Hills. Faced with the evil, human, witches, and the Fae become uneasy allies. But even together, they aren’t strong enough to stand against the armies the Inquisitors are gathering. So they look for help from their last possible ally. The House of Gaian. The reclusive witches who rule the Mother’s Hills. The witches powerful enough to create a world – or to destroy one…And the witches’ long-held creed “Do no harm” is about to give way to a more important one: Survive.

This is the climactic end of the Tir Alainn trilogy. The Lightbring has learned that  Ari and her Neall are alive. As the Master Inquistor changes the one Fae that he is afraid of the hunter has promised to take care of things. When I learned what that meant it brought me to tears. The power shifts amongst the Fae, and yet some will not except what is to come. But what blew me away was when they woke Mother’s Hill. The story is so complex and you can’t seem to get enough. Again Anne has done it again with this complete trilogy. It’s one that should be read time and again. I can’t say it enough time that this is one to read and have on your shelves.

Publisher: ROC Fantasy

ISBN: 0451459423

Pages: 432

Series: Tir Alainn Trilogy

Volume: 3