Deborah Chester wrote:
>  Attaboy, Jim!
Just finished it -- at about one Monday morning.

I've already bookmarked at least one scene/sequel combination to copy 
and print out as a template.  Here's the last line of the sequel:

"Tavi rode toward the last defenses of a dying land to do everything in 
his power to take a host of deadly allies to the man who was Alera's 
only hope."

~kent