Finished the last installment of the Instrumentalities of the Night and after having reread the first three prior. I'm disappointed. Piper Hecht/Else Tage is one of Cook's better creations and WGM doesn't nearly do justice to what had been presented previously.
I remember reading an interview some time ago where Cook said that sales weren't good and so wonder if the original intent was to have a longer series and he had to wrap things up prematurely. Even taking that into account, the book felt like it was racing along toward something that never materialized, leaving lots of loose ends and an unsatisfying, unresolved conclusion.
Jerry Kalayjian
