Alissa travels back 400 years to the Hold, she meets the Masters and Keepers from long ago. She must come to terms with her new life in this time, still she holds on to the life she knew. Strell struggles to get her back, while Ladesh struggles to keep her there. Beast is getting stronger taking over at times.
We learn the story behind Ladesh and Alyssa. We also get to meet the past keepers and masters, they are fascinating. Looking at how the Hold was and how they lived after watching it almost abandoned was a treat. I loved this book in the series, it revealed so much of the story that was only touched on in the past.
Wonderful fantasy, flows beautifully ( )

Yep, she still bugs me. And yep, I still don't understand why any of the other characters have such an attachment to her. The story is still entertaining enough, but I'm kind of hurrying through these now to get to the end. ( )

Okay I find time travelling to be like really cool and for a series pretty much the best way ever to show backstory.