This book has some pretty significant problems with pacing and characterization. Despite all that it was quite enjoyable in part, especially the end. This is Enge's first novel and it is very u even. Where it is bad it is pedestrian. Where it is good it is amazing. I will absolutely read on in this ...
This book is engrossing, original, and uneven. Various parts epic adventure, humor, political intrigue, and horror, it veers unexpectedly from witty banter to cruelty to deep emotion. Set it the imaginary Ontilian Empire, it is possessed of a long and complex, if not always relevant, history. A few ...