My first book by Michael Head. Plot was really really good, I was drawn in right away and there were thankfully no weird convoluted side plots going on to muddy the story. Cultivating stories often can involve a lot of info-dumping to explain the cultivation mechanics of the “world”, however this book wasn’t like that! The book cleverly wove explanations in with plot so you understood what and how things were being done the entire time. Excited to read the 2nd book in the series