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It was very good. The book is set in an alternate america-ish type place. I loved the idea of all of the states being islands in a massive archipelago. The novel also uses elements of steampunk fiction, with horses made of gears and such, the imagery was a great addition to the worldbuilding that I really enjoyed. The characters are likable. Joel is a great protagonist and I really came to like Pro. Fitch and Melody. The misdirection used by the author as to who the villain is was great, I won't
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Only Brandon Sanderson can make two old guys fighting each other by drawing chalk circles and squiggles awesome, epic, and unable to put down.
An excellent book to try if you haven't read anything by him before and just as good if you avidly consume every scrap he's ever written. I consider him to be one of the best 'ending writers' out there. A lot of books start out good but lack the satisfying closure at the end. Not with his books.
It has a bit of a young adult writing flavor to it at times, ...more
An excellent book to try if you haven't read anything by him before and just as good if you avidly consume every scrap he's ever written. I consider him to be one of the best 'ending writers' out there. A lot of books start out good but lack the satisfying closure at the end. Not with his books.
It has a bit of a young adult writing flavor to it at times, ...more
May 19, 2015
Ben
marked it as to-read
