Obernewtyn & The Farseekers

Enjoyable enough, but I don't rate Carmody as highly as some of her Aussie colleagues from a slightly later era. This has been described as a “cult Wheel of Time” but this first book is probably closer to a proto teen dystopia along the lines of Suzanne Collins or Nancy Farmer, with a bit more fantasy elements, written twenty years earlier. Despite some reviews I've read, it reads well, has spectacular plot pacing and length, and is quite fun. The plan is to read books 1-4, and maybe 5 of this series, as I've heard 6 and 7 are borderline unreadable due to editing issues. 6.5/10.