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My third time reading one of my absolute favorite adult fantasy series, this is such a wonderful story to settle back into. I meant to read it slowly, on the side of other things, but it quickly became what I was most interested in.
I love Shinn's work so much, and wish it got more of the credit it's due.
If you like fantasy, I highly recommend.

“Kardon stood at the back of the tavern, surveying the night‘s clientele, and smiled with a brutal satisfaction.”

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I have such a book hangover from this one - really struggling to get into my next read because I just want to be back with Senneth, Tayse, & the rest. There are so many good things going for this book: strong world building, adult heroine (as opposed to a teenager), some romance, some magic, very well written. If you like fantasy, this is one I *highly* recommend!

I've read this book every year since I was about 13 years old. Every single time I read it, I fall deeper in love with these characters and the message of this story. I don't even know how to describe how much this book means to me.

The big man smiled as if he was genuinely amused. "We're not mercenaries," he said. "We're King's Riders."

Like the unlikely band that comes together. Anti-magic sentiments reminded me of X-Men for some reason. Read the whole series!

Not bad. It isn't all that fast paced, but still interesting. World building was pretty good and I finished relatively quickly. Shinn's Archangel is still my favorite though.