Well, I seem to have exhausted the Read of Ile-Rien. I wish there were more books in this world. Still, the ones there are were definitely a fun read and, as I've been saying this whole time, hit all my fantasy buttons.

There are some authors who are great because they are very clearly doing new and innovative and interesting things and it's obvious from the cover. And then there are other authors who, in telling a familiar story and working within the tradition of epic fantasy, just do it better than so many other authors and, by doing it better, innovate in small ways and embrace the good tropes while eschewing the frustrating cliches. That's why Wells' books worked for me. I've been reminded of how much I enjoy epic fantasy that's been done well.