Review: Simply delightful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2013
I've had the pleasure of reading this as an Advanced Reader Copy.First thing that came to mind when I finished: Dammit, I have to wait until March for the next one?In some ways, this feels a little like the old fashioned fairy tales, the ones where awful things happen to people and they may not necessarily have a happy ending, only expanded into novel form. The characters are very engaging and very realistic. There's a three way tie for me as to which main character I like the best.The story kicks off with a rather gruesome ritual that seems to have gone horribly, horribly wrong, then picks up almost 50 years later showing the effects of said ritual. This is a story of a young man, Dingus, coming to terms with all of the aspects of his heritage. It is a story of his mentor/master Vandis, a somewhat crotchety knight who isn't cruel and has an awesome sense of justice. It is a story of Krakus a militant-priest who is long past his prime, and seems to have been content to grow old and fat, but might now be changing his mind.I very strongly suggest that you pick up this book if you love epic fantasy.Also as a side note, having read this on my Kindle, I love the fact that this was properly formated for an eReader. I've encountered too many books, even ones that were electronic only, that had seriously funky formatting for the eReaders.