He’s not sure he cares what happens to the rest of them, but he’ll do everything in his considerable power to protect those he holds dear.īlood prophet Meg Corbyn has had several visions detailing how things will end for the humans. Simon Wolfgard, the wolf shifter who is in charge of the Courtyard, doesn’t want the humans to come to any harm at least, not the humans he’s come to consider part of his pack.

Tensions are obviously high, even in the relative peace of Lakeside Courtyard, where humans and Others have learned to live side by side.

In fact, one group known as the Humans First and Last movement wreaked so much havoc that the Others are seriously considering wiping all of humankind off the face of the Earth. Many of them have found ways to live in harmony with the shapeshifters, vampires, elementals, and other unnamed but extremely powerful beings who are stronger, smarter and far more resourceful than humans could ever hope to be, but others are determined to eradicate them. This review will contain some spoilers for earlier books in the series, so continue with caution.Īfter a human uprising is quelled by The Elders, a group of very strong and dangerous elemental beings who rule over the world, humans are in peril. Obviously, I wanted to see how things would turn out for Meg, Simon, and the rest of Lakeside’s residents, but it was hard to believe this would be the last book to feature them.īefore I say more about Etched In Bone, it’s important for prospective readers to know this is a series that absolutely must be read in order and that starting anywhere but Written in Red will result in massive amounts of confusion. I read and fell in love with each book as soon as it was released, so learning that Etched In Bone, the fifth book in the series, was going to wrap up the story arc concerning Lakeside Courtyard, was somewhat bittersweet. In 2013, author Anne Bishop took the world by storm with Written in Red, the first book in what has fast become one of the most popular and unique urban fantasy series of recent years.

Etched in bone by anne bishop