I was thoroughly disappointed with the final installment of this series. I would have been happier if the author had left off with volume six and let the series go unfinished-- and I hate it when authors do that.

The following statements will be SPOILERISH! The author pulled the equivalent of "it was all a dream" for the main character, rendering all his character growth moot. The secondary characters were then able to pretend nothing happened. Further, I was really looking forward to the typical final-volume "reveal" to bring together answers to the questions raised in the series. Unfortunately, this did not happen and I shall never know what the deal was with those gold-aura people. This volume left me feeling bad I bothered to read it. ( )