Review: Fantastic Dystopian Fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2013
This book is a wonderful mix of science fiction, fantasy, and social commentary.  The characters are quirky, multi-dimensional, and likable.  The plot is intriguing, fast-moving, and sucks you in (definitely a page turner).  The author does a great job of starting with a perfectly normal and believable world and leads you to this dystopian, yet fantastical environment, without it being obvious that scientific plausibility had been abandoned.The book ends a bit abruptly as well, but the loose ends are tied up in the next book (Exiles and Gods, also a good book).It was great fun to stumble on this book and read it.  Because I had never heard of this author, I had pretty low expectations and those expectations were exceeded by a wider margin than I've experienced with any other book I've ever read.  In other words, I expected mediocrity but found greatness.UPDATE: In my original review, like some of the other reviewers, I complained about the editing (typos, etc.).  However, since that time the author has edited the book and it's much better now.  The remaining typos are very few in numbers and, in my opinion, no longer detract from the book.