Blood Song

Just when you begin wondering if Brandon Sanderson is the only one holding up a torch for fantasy fiction you bump into Anthony Ryan. Anthony's style is all his own and the best thing about it is the narration style which would have been pretty difficult to handle but he pulls it off with ease. It just takes a while for the story to kick off but when it does its so superbly crafted that you cannot get of the ride whenever you feel like. The world is well crafted and there is plenty of scope for the future and interestingly the central character in not the best at everything and relies quite on lot on his team. The ending is well thought out and it does leave one longing for more and boy there is more to come. I only wish the war strategies had been more imaginative but you can't be the master of everything right? Highly recommended!