Meredith Ann Pierce

From the back cover: All the world's wisdom and magic reside within the iridescent depths of a small white pearl. "All my sorcery," the Ancient Ravenna had said to Aeriel. "It is left to you to save the world." But is the pearl powerful enough to enable Aeriel to defeat the White Witch? Aeriel's people have assembled an army and are soon to attack the Witch and her … [Read more...] about The Pearl of the Soul of the World by Meredith Ann Pierce: A

From the back of the book, with edits for spoilers: Aeriel may've done something interesting in book one, but the Witch is far from defeated! Her evil vampyre sons continue to blight the lands, defeating even the warders created by the Old Ones to protect them. There is but a single hope for the Witch's defeat—solving an ancient, mysterious riddle. So, Aeriel sets off to … [Read more...] about A Gathering of Gargoyles by Meredith Ann Pierce: B+

From the back cover: Aeriel is kidnapped by the Darkangel, swept up into his dozen black wings and carried to his distant keep. There she is to serve his brides—thirteen pitiful creatures who were once beautiful, before the Darkangel drained away their souls. Aeriel would free them, but now that she, too, is one of the Darkangel's captives, she can do no other than obey—even … [Read more...] about The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce: B+