Review: Reminds me of Night Angel Trilogy &  Game of Thrones
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2013
As I read Game of Souls (The Quintessence Cycle Book 1), I couldn't help but flashback to 2008, when I read Brent Weeks' The Night Angel Trilogy.  In the previous book, an orphaned street rat learns to become an assassin, and the world opens up to him.  In Game of Souls, the protagonist lives and learns under his father, who is a guild master in a decrepit free city.When Keedar obeys his father's command to protect two young noblemen who snuck into the district of Smear, the resulting meeting and rescue triggers a plot long planned by Delisar, the father, for vengeance. ..  but at what cost?The author does a commendable job in creating a unique system of magic, in a world full of political intrigue and where, in a nod to The Game of Thrones, ambitious men wrestle for the crown and kingship. Additionally, the characters are unique and memorable, and utilized deftly to create surprising plots and twists that leave the reader shaking his head from beginning to end.I agree that Game of Souls is one of the better fantasy series that I have come across this year.  Fans of The Game of Thrones series should take a look at this book.  You won't regret it.