Raven's Ladder is the third book in the Auralia Thread series and is not a stand alone book.The refugees from Albascar seek refuge in the lovely destination kingdom of Bel Amica. Cal Raven's people are physically safe but they are in danger of losing their own culture in the ease and beauty of the host city.Jeffrey Overstreet weaves several different plots that would be confusing for someone not familiar with the other two books. Raven's Ladder is written a little different from his first two books, Auralia's Colors and Cyndere's Midnight; Raven's Ladder is more plot driven than character driven this time. Jeffrey Overstreet has a lovely, lyrical voice which makes reading his work both a pleasure and a source of torture as I was for his fourth book.I highly recommend Raven's Ladder as the third in the Auralia's Thread. This is a Goodreads "First Readers winner" book! I definitely jumped into the middle of this series, so it took some time to get my bearings and figure out the storyline, characters, and mythology. Nonetheless, once I caught up the plot was entertaining. Lots of descriptive passages balanced the bursts of action in the story. I will probably read the 2 previous books in this series at some point.
What do You think about Raven's Ladder (2010)?
Absolutely wonderful. Measures up easily to the first and second books in the series.
—ncseashells
not nearly as engaging as the the 2nd book ..
—emily
