Review: Sweeping Saga
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2013
Having read what was available of the series, I hope it continues as it has many potentials to explore.  A good story might be the genetic experiments that lead to the Ancients (longer lived humans with interesting potentials), what was the crises that almost wiped out humanity, what happened to those who went to the stars, why was there an agreement to limit technology to a few geographic regions (higher morality not a  likely reason).The books so far concentrated mostly on Tor a "builder", someone who could create with magic. Basically someone whose magic seemed to be the ability to zero in on all the atomic particles which made up the object to be created, and creating a key used to create the object, imbedding the key on anything, and then anyone with magic or not could touch the key to recreate the object.I could almost accept, if it were just simple objects, but this method could be used to create complex irrigation systems, replacement limbs, fully functioning and furnished boats, flying machines, houses etc.  These items could appear and disapper by touching the object with the embedded key.  A bit of suspended belief required but the potential it allowed for rapid changes made for interesting reading.The main culture was medieval with a basically decent if self absorbed Royal family and counts with just about unlimited control of their territory and the people within it.  Other states existed, all basically autocratic and there was enough intrigue to suit the middle ages.There is room for much story telling within this imaginative place.