Full disclosure: I ADORE Chima's SEVEN REALMS series. This new series takes place about twenty years after the end of that one.

I had to start this book twice because the death of a beloved character was too much for me at like, three chapters in. It was TOO MUCH, I tell you! BUT...I finally dove back in, courtesy of Audible, and I'm glad that I did. Although I don't feel quite as invested in these characters yet as I'd like to be, the blurb for its sequel, SHADOWCASTER, definitely has stirred my interest.