The Silver Gryphon is the third book in Lackey’s Mage Wars trilogy, which itself is an attempt to fill in some major backstory to her Valdemar universe. It’s not particularly memorable, and there are few ties to the larger world and story of Valdemar itself. Even if you’ve read the first two books in this trilogy, you’re safe skipping this one. It’s really bad, but in an inoffensive way.