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Eleventh Cycle by Kian N. Ardalan
5.0

Awesome start to a new epic fantasy series!

Such an epic start to a world full of flavorful lore and an absolutely brutal setting. This entire serves as a setup for amazing things to come. It gives context and years of background to characters who develop in completely unexpected ways throughout the plot. Although the first 40% of the book felt pretty slow, the second half was so awesome. The characters got more complex, the plot thickened and I was left with so many questions! This is a pretty dark book, there’s some pretty extreme content and most of the characters are morally grey or just make terrible mistakes that cause terrible consequences.