Although I found the beginning of the story a little slow going I found the ending a little faster paced. I found the story line different from anything I’ve read before, and it did keep me reading. The book is a little on the long side do it took me a little while to finish it, but I’m really glad I stuck with it. The kingdoms all vary from one to the next with some allowing magic to some that don’t, and then some advanced technology while the other is a more fitting scene for the medieval theme of this book. I loved that aspect very much. There were quite a few characters introduced to the reader in this book, but I feel like they were all well thought out and their interactions were played our very well. Our MC Lorrek is a sorcerer Prince who has disappeared for 10 years and is now back trying to fix some wrongs that he was involved in helping create. At the end it gets super complicated, and now I need to read the next book to see what happens next with Lorrek and the rest of the cast of characters. I would recommend this book.