This book, by Brandon Sanderson, (who, incidentally has been chosen to finish up Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time series) is superb. It is a well-imagined, well-crafted world. He pulls us into it very artfully, explaining some of the basic concepts we need to understand the natural laws of that world). Unfortunately, there is a little spoiler on the back cover, which, fortunately, I didn't read until afterwards.
It has not one, but two heroines, who start to blossom at the beginning of the book, and really grow into their characters and become really strong women. Its refreshing to see such well-written women who are strong, not vapid, but who are trying to find their footings in strange circumstances. There are gods, men, evil men, plots within plots, and Sanderson gently leads us down the garden path...
I found it a truly enjoyable novel, in the best tradition of a fantasy novel, as it has all the elements of a traditional one, but combined in unexpected ways.... he even includes a magic sword!
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