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I won't lie, some small but undeniable part of me came to this book hoping to find fault. It would take a better man than me to watch Anthony Ryan's barnstorming success without a twinge of envy.
Sadly I have to report that this is a very good book and deserves the five stars I've given it.
Ryan writes well, he brings his world and characters to life with good description. It's as a story-teller he shines though, and a good story is always the keystone of a bestseller.
Schools in fantasy books are ...more
Sadly I have to report that this is a very good book and deserves the five stars I've given it.
Ryan writes well, he brings his world and characters to life with good description. It's as a story-teller he shines though, and a good story is always the keystone of a bestseller.
Schools in fantasy books are ...more

I heard the hype. I heard it a while ago and intended to read the book, but it sat on my to-read list for a really long dang time before I finally got around to it.
I finally read the book. I loved it. It lived up to the hype. Book two is currently sitting on my reader waiting for me to get to it, and you know? I'm not in a big dang rush to read it. I think the first book stood alone pretty well without the crazy cliffhangers (The next morning, when she woke, she was blind EFF YOU kind of cliffha ...more
I finally read the book. I loved it. It lived up to the hype. Book two is currently sitting on my reader waiting for me to get to it, and you know? I'm not in a big dang rush to read it. I think the first book stood alone pretty well without the crazy cliffhangers (The next morning, when she woke, she was blind EFF YOU kind of cliffha ...more

Dec 29, 2013
Brian McClellan
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Dec 31, 2013
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Jul 22, 2014
Elisa
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Jul 10, 2015
Twila
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Jul 12, 2015
Kaleb
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Jul 13, 2015
Devin
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