Malice

Yes, I really wish goodreads update their rating category, not a lot books are straight 5, 4, and so forth, well I was surprised I actually gave a 4.5, let me think why.........

Character-wise, I love most of them, cept for Rafe, Crain, and Helfach, nobody ever likes a bully!!! Even Nathair, being used and still sees himself as the Bright Star, Calidus and Alcyon the most enigmatic pair in this book, I can not wait to see who those two turn out to be, ok now for the heroes, Gar, always an overpowered fighter/mage/paladin etc, living in the shadows to help our main protagonist, what is wrong with all this great people are???? Corban, ummmm still developing, Dath and Farrell my favorites, your requisite small but fast and slow but big and strong companions, hey we still have cywen, kastell and veradis, a lot of names and different personalities!!!

Mr. Gwynne, something is missing to add more ummphhh to your story, as it is, I am still very very interested with this realm/universe/world, and now Book 2!!!!