Bethany G. (lucyfangirl) - , reviewed on 7/21/2011 + 8 more book reviews

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Modesitt kicks off a new world series with this book. Like his other series, this book gives a lot of background into the political and economic structure of the world. In this book, the Collegium of Imagisle are the shadow protectors of their country...acting but not letting anyone outside the Collegium know the extent of the powers of the Imagers. So whatever they do, assassinations, must be disguised as accidents.

I loved this book (or "really liked it"). Like other Modesitt books, it begins by introducing an ordinary character and forcing him to ethically choose to become a hero. Supporting female characters are written well, though they are all infallible. Modesitt's never written his grieving characters very well, and at times the hero's actions seem to come out of nowhere.

This is a good book for an introduction to Modesitt's writing style. If you appreciate ethic/moral arguments in books that have legitimate society structures, I think you'll enjoy this book.

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