After finishing book one I must say that I’m very intrigued to see where this story goes. There were quite a few surprises, some solid action scenes, and the beginnings of what I believe will be a very fleshed out world before everything is said and done. I’m fairly new to fantasy and to sci-fi as well, but this was an extremely accessible starting point. It was the right level of complex without losing me along the way. My one gripe would be that the beginning didn’t hook me as much as I thought it would considering what I had heard about this series from reviews as well as friends. Aside from that (admittedly nit picky) point, I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be immediately moving on to book two!