This series wraps up with one of the items that has nagged me the entire time. How the actual use of the powers that Abraham created would be and could be used offensively. How from nearly the start that I understood this magic system, I saw that they would be used, and until this fourth book, they had not been. With tethered creatures of immense power comes actual power, not just implied force and now we see Abraham being to its conclusion the use, abuse and resolution that such force would entail. That is masterfully done, though alone the way to getting there we are taken down some paths that slow us to this resolution. That we find those (like with Modesitt) who have a technological society since magic is denied them in opposition to those with magic trying to create some balance of power in a world where magic has given too much power we muddle through what their perceptions about power will lead to. We might see a parallel in our own world where we have now and have had before, societies so far ahead of others that those others feel the need to level the playing field. And we who have power do not recognize strongly enough the fear of others, the envy of others, the lust of others, that we become far too complacent in dealing with others.In once sense, the Long Price Quartet should have further looked to those themes, expanded on them, and been written from the beginning, all at once, much longer than it is, divided into themes of the seasons. There is a great deal to discuss about the divide between great power and those with lessor power, that still remains to be discussed.But the series does come to an end, put together well with enough inner conflicts between those who have led the way in this series to show more than just your regular Fantasy genre depth. This series is most definitely worth your time and effort and a reread with al four books tackled in sequence one after another. Wow. What a great ending to a great series. I loved this book, and the entire series as well. It was well written, and the characters had visible growth throughout the entire story of their lives that I can't say I've seen in many other novels. It illustrates well that people change. That a young, brash boy of 18 might not make the same decision once he was 30, 40, or 50. It shows real understanding of human nature. It was thought provoking. The characters weren't divided into "good guys" and "bad guys". They were all just people, trying to do the best they could. Many of their actions that may have seemed evil from someone else's point of view were done with the best of intentions. This series really made me think, and the motives and actions of the characters seemed realistic throughout. Anyone who likes a good story, told well, should read this series. :)This book is the final book in The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham. It continues with the intertwined stories of Otah Machi, who is now Emperor of the Khaiem, and Maati Vaupathi, who is an outlawed poet on the run. The entire book is a race against the two, in which Maati trys to fix his past mistakes by reclaiming an andat; and Otah first trys to fix the broken world in his own way, and then trys to stop Maati once his plans are discovered. It was suspensful, and I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend the entire series.
What do You think about The Price Of Spring (2009)?
Pleasant and easy to read. All in all a good rounded series with a satisfying ending
—duhig
A marathon read...wonderful end to the series.
—Sec
Wow. This book impressed me do much.
—rainingbutterflys
