What? I told you I was going to read this immediately. Yep, this one begins at some point before Longeye which I just read and continues right up to the point at which it begins. It begins on the human side of the keleigh, the barrier which separates the world of the fey from humanity - although there is a certain amount of crossover by both. The human setting seems to be about the beginning of the industrial revolution, but it would doubtless be a mistake to draw firm parallels between that world and this one.
As usual, Lee and Miller make a persuasive case for their universe and introduce some quite compelling characters. They also have, as usual, chosen to enact most of the drama on the non-human side. Their "fey" possess some of the attributes of our western tradition of faerie, but by no means do they simply take the package and set their story within the tradition.
The introduction of the sentient trees is charming, and projects a "green" theme into the stories. The trees may be thought of as "entish," but they are much more alert than your average ent, and less mobile.
Good fun. Lots of sex, significantly more perverse than in the tales of the Liaden universe, but the good guys win in the end. And I always like a story that ends on an upbeat.
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