Such a great start to a series!

This series was recommended on Brandon Sandersons blog (by one of his interns I believe) and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

This book has a great level of mystery, suspense, and action, with fantastic character and world building — it doesn't fall into the common trap of being so detailed as to be boring, but it's more than enough to make you invest in the characters.

I was concerned about pacing towards the end but it worked out reasonably well, and left the story in a good place between books.

If you like fantasy, particularly authors like a random Sanderson or Brent Weeks, pick this up!