Review: great series in world of magic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 3, 2014
If typos and minor inconsistencies due to poor editing really drive you nuts skip this series.  I can read right past these and found the book's rules of magic to be internally consistent, which is important to me.  Pricing was also very reasonable, which pushed this book into five star range.  It is not a new Tolkien world but it stacks up well against many of the other magical worlds .  I particularly liked that the characters were not all black and white, but shades of grey.  Assassination, prejudice, greed  and treachery are a way of life and permeate this society; but in  a realistic manner.  Even greedy people have redeeming values and sometimes a deal must be made with a lessor evil.Read the series in order and it will make more sense.  The authors pricing helps to make this possible