Finished Arcadia, by James Treadwell, last in a trilogy about what happens when magic returns to the modern world (the consequences being pretty horrific as far as most people's lives are concerned).
Like the second book, Anarchy, the main character is new, in this case ten-year-old Rory, the last male alive on one of the Scilly Isles. I thought Rory was a superbly written character, an utterly believable ten-year-old, but the adults were all very credible too -- the reader is shown their preoccupations and fears perfectly even though the POV character doesn't understand them. Very skilfully done.
The only real flaw, I thought, was how it tied in to the other two books. This only really happened towards the end. So you needed to have read the other books for the ending to make any sense, but the fact that the link with the other books is so weak meant that it falls short as a truly climactic ending to the trilogy as a whole. Overall, though, I think it's a trilogy well worth reading, especially if you like Susan Cooper or Alan Garner (though this is more adult), and Treadwell writes superbly.
