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I admit that I was a little reluctant to read a book with a teenage boy protagonist (because, well, he's a teenage boy), but I was absolutely delighted by Master of Sorrows! It's a book that takes the best of classic fantasy -- a young man with a destiny, a wise older mentor, a quest, and loads of magic -- and translates it into something fresh and modern. I particularly enjoyed the worldbuilding and the society that rejects magic as something evil, rather than a force for good.

I can't wait for the second book in the series!