Ahoy there me mateys! I be readin' a lot of adult sci-fi and YA so far this year and had a hankerin' for some fantasy. I was goin' to read the paladin of souls but discovered just before I was about to read it that it be a book 2 of a series. So I picked up this book 1 instead. This was me first foray into this author's work, and I be hooked. I can't believe I missed enjoying her novels before. I will certainly be readin' the second book.

This was a slow-burning, delicious world-building, character-driven story. The main character, Cazaril, is a broken woe-filled man with absolute horrible luck. He is only in his 30s but seems ancient and weather-worn. When met, he is on a desperate journey to throw himself on the mercy of his former employer in an attempt to find a job, any job, wherein he may work and try to obtain some measure of peace.

Of course peace is not what he gets. Instead he is pulled into a horrible situation he wants no part of. Politics, gods, curses, magic and impossible odds. Anything else I can say about it would only be a diminishment of how completely awesome it is. Seriously, ye have to read it.

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