What I’m Reading: Kate Elliott’s “Crossroads” Trilogy

The proof being done, I’m taking time to do some reading — and this week have been devouring Kate Elliott’s Crossroads trilogy, which begins with Spirit Gate and is followed by Shadow Gate and Traitors’ Gate.

I have heard Kate Elliott described as a master of world building, and the “Gate” novels certainly impress in that respect. The societies of The Hundred and its adjoining realms are diverse and textured, as are the landscapes and cultural mythologies, so that the world really springs to...