The Prince of Lies is darker than it's two predecessors and that is not a bad thing.
A bad, or more likely sad thing is all those loose ends Lyle leaves hanging in the air after final page. Sure, the main problem of skrayling guiser as usurping the throne is dealt with along with the split spirit of Erishen, but that's about as good as it get's.
Lyle's not promising to get back to Night's Masque (just vague "maybe someday"), which is a shame since it seems that Mal, Coby & partners still would have many stories untold at their future.
Never the less, the story that was actually told here was as interesting as the last two books, even with the craving for more it left behind...
