I really liked this book. Billed as a murder mystery in a fantasy setting, it has a unique blend of several genres. This is a rare book that does just about everything right.
For starters there is some really deep world-building, and unique settings that I’ve never encountered in fantasy books before. The characters are likable, interesting (without being annoying) and most of all believable.
There is a pair of main characters, one analogous to Sherlock Holmes, and the other providing the narration and point of view of Watson. But there are plenty of suspects, and friends who could be enemies (and vice versa). The strange and unfamiliar rules in this world really makes it tough to anticipate the conclusions – but it presents the mystery in a fair way.
I saw that the other has two other series already written in addition to the (forthcoming) sequels to this book. I’m greatly looking forward to digging into these in the future.
Next I am reading Live to See the Day by Nikhil Goyal.
