I don't know that the ending of a series has ever actually made me cry before, but that was really sad. I actually had to stop reading for a minute. But it was a really good ending. An amazingly good ending, actually. Brandon Mull's writing improved a lot in this last book. That was. . . a really good end to this series. The characters matured and filled out a lot. The tough deaths that authors seem to hate writing weren't avoided or rushed over, but the weren't drawn out either. Aaah, I am just to sad to be writing this right now. Maybe after I read it a second time I'll be happy enough to write something worth while about it, but the fact that the series is over, and how sad the ending was just make me want to sit and savor it for now. Awesome book, and an amazing end.