Mr. Z well done. I am completely hooked on this series. Full disclosure i was waiting for another book to release this month and tried this. The plot seems to follow a kind of young adult coming of age scenario. Then all semblance of the typical is shattered and the story kicks in to gear. There is the flight from home and the leveling common to most in the genre, but the system is really well thought out. I love the ritual though I can’t remember the words to recite it. It is very unique and it adds to the book, not just filler like some. The characters are engaging and fragile. Not quite Game of Thrones but choose who you get attached to with care. I love that I could not predict the ending while still being able to rationalize the decisions the main character made. The narration was superb, I enjoy it when a good narrator reads ahead and adds yawns and other effects to the dialogue. That may be a low bar but this was very well done. Thank you for the experience I can’t wait for the rest of the series.