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The plot rests on the threat of The Nameless One returning. And if I go away from a book this large wanting more, then that’s a very good sign indeed.

There so much more here, so much room for more stories. I loved this constant drive, it made the world feel old and like we have only glimpsed but a fraction of its vast timeline that has spanned ages. They are trying to be better people, more worthy people. And the characters are driven by it as they try to live up to the example their ancestors set. Not only do we have real characters, and by real I mean characters so well-written that they actually begin to leap out of the page as they battle their internal conflicts and self-doubt, but we also have a world with a huge past. So, what makes this book so excellent and what makes it stand out against a plethora of other fine fantasy novels on the market today? For me, and I do not doubt for many other readers too, this ticks every box. It’s all about the girl power here! I recommend this to readers who enjoy female driven fantasy that is also carefully paced like the works of Robin Hobb, Tad Williams and Chris Wooding. I do venture to concur with the blurb Laura Eve has provided this book with this is a “feminist successor to The Lord of the Rings” because it is a story told with grace and infused with rich history and lore in its gloriously huge scope: it is magnificent in every regard. However, with this I do venture to make a comparison. Every great work of fantasy has felt somewhat shallow in contrast to the deep pool of imagination he conjured with his words. As a huge Tolkien fan, and one who considers his writing to be the very best fantasy has to offer, I don’t often compare other books to his works (at least not in a positive way.) Simply because there is very rarely a good comparison to be made.

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