Series ✦ Penny’s Take
The Spirit Stone
Katharine Kerr · 2008
72/100
👍 Worth It
If you're already deep in the Deverry Cycle, The Spirit Stone delivers exactly what the series promises — intricate karmic plotting, dragons with real personality, and a morally textured magic system that puts most fantasy to shame. Coming in at book thirteen without the prior twelve is essentially impossible, so this is purely a verdict for committed series readers. For them, it is a solid, satisfying continuation of one of epic fantasy's most ambitious long-form projects.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety72
substance78
craft76
originality74
accuracy75
hype65
age_fit70
human_eye73
Penny’s verdict72
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