A review by zinful
The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice

4.0

Amazingly well crafted world, from the perspective of those affected by imperialism...which is awesome. The ending was pretty unsatisfying in how "pat" and idealistic it was...which isn't itself a bad thing, and is very empowering after reading a lovely example of speculative fiction (that the world can actually be a better place)...but still read as wrap-up-all-the-ends in a little too cheery of a way.

The ending is such a small percentage of an overall well crafted and richly woven book (you really believe in the history of the world it's set in) that I recommend this pretty heartily for anyone wanting some epic-style fantasy without the gross eurocentric assumptions implicit in so many examples!