Gryphon in Light is the perfect beginning to another trilogy set in within beloved Valdemar saga. The cast of characters include many favorites from other books/series within the saga. Even with these familiar faces, there was a lot of character development, giving rise to new facets.
The book centers on Kelvren, a gryphon who makes a huge sacrifice for those he cares about. When he finally returns to his home, after having been presumed gone, his welcome is far from what he’d expected. As time goes on, he realizes just how much in his world has changed, and that his life will never be the same again. Worse, there is no one who truly knows how to help him. While often bittersweet, the story is also deeply beautiful in its emotion.
A note… this is not the series to use as entry into the Valdemar saga. There are characters from at least two other trilogies, and storylines that stretch back to the very beginning of the world’s chronology.