I loved this book. Keller, Ilianana and Galen were brilliant. Iliana ||really suprised me in the end, when she sets her mind on something she really doesn't hesitate, she was so brave||. Galen was not quite as strong a character as the girls but ||the sacrifice he made was so immense||. Keller reminded me a little of Jez, such a jaded outlook for life, like her though all she needed was people there for her who could pull her into the light. ||The Dragon suprised me, I was endlessly on the lookout for one of the characters having a pet or something, I didn't even consider he could become a human||. The only problem I had with this book is that it in no way finishes off the series and currently while I'm writing this book 10 has not been released, its been over 20 years and while there has been a rumor of one as long as I can remember it still means I can't currently find out how the series ends.