A Summer in Shadow by Daniel Abraham

[Joanne]

A Shadow in Summer-3 1/2 stars-rounding up

I started reading this author at the end of 2020, with a newer series in my Fantasy group. After completing it I decided to go back to his beginnings.
I love doing this with authors, just to see how they grow in their craft.

For a first solo attempt ( Abraham writes the Graphic Novels for G.R.R. Martin's GOT's), this was an excellent book. I think that Abraham's learned a lot by collaborating with Martin. He, just as Martin, does not spoon-feed you plot or back-story on characters. You need to just take it all in, let it stir for a while, and the answers will come before you turn the last page.

A fabulous first attempt, creating an interesting, complex magic system and world. I will definitely move on with the series

[Cora]

The is also one of the two authors that make up the James S.A. Corey pen name that writes the Expanse series so he has done quite a bit of collaborating.