The Serpent of Senargad

Fay Sampson has already shown herself to be a writer of great invention and power, and this, the fifth of the Pangur Ban stories, will keep devotees content. New readers, as so often with fantasy, may find the names and style harder to adjust to, but with a whole succession of wonderfully independent and strong female characters, some great scenes of action and solid fantasy, this is worth persevering with.