This turns out to be the third volume of a trilogy and now I find myself wanting to track down and read the first two volumes, and then come to this unspoiled. However, this stands very well alone and is a very enjoyable book in its own right. It opens with a gripping fight scene which establishes the complex relationship between the two main characters of this novel; others are more lightly sketched, or are assumed to be remembered from previous books.

A plausible but not depressingly grimdark take on the bloody politics of the early Middle Ages. The prose is vivid and gorgeous, and I had tears in my eyes in the final chapters.

Book 3 of the Heaven Tree Trilogy carries on the story of young Harry Talvace who is a prisoner in the castle of his father's patron (and murderer). Civil war in England engulfs the castle and the principal characters. ( )

I have just finished this the third book in The Heaven Tree Trilogy, and wow what a fabulous journey it has been! I loved it. The author Edit Pargiter has a style of writing that although quite wordy and at first old fashioned is exactly the right style for the story, and has you on the edge of the seat wondering how it will all work out.
Harry has been a hostage of Ralf Isambards for 4 years, since the day he came to kill Isambard in revenge for his fathers death. Isambard plays some hard, cruel blows upon him and Harry hates him with a passion (or does he?) They have been though wars and hardships,anger and oddly kindly times over the 4 years and Harry comes to respect the old man and I think revere him.
The book definitely draws you though each and every heartbreak and keeps you enthralled and mesmerised to the very end.
Excellent read, I shall be keeping and reading again, thats for sure! ( )

Pas grand chose à voir avec une énigme policière... plutôt un roman historique à rebondissements, mais plutôt compliqué et avec de multiples personnages, j'avoue que je m'y suis perdue quelquefois, et ennuyée... ( )

This book tends to gather all the threads of the story introduced in books 1 & 2. Harry comes to respect Isambard who has come to love Harry and seeks to redeem himself thru that nurturing. Parfois, Isambard's stronghold/fortress/castle eventually falls to Llewelyn. Harry realizes the horrible cost of war, and decides he must follow his father as a master mason -- to build rather than destroy. ( )