A review by tmarthal
The Obsidian Heart by Mark T. Barnes

4.0

The book starts off in a buildup mode, bringing more information to the reader. The world is large and built in the first book, but in a different city. Somehow everyone moves to another city (which isn't ravaged by the events in the first) and while the characters reference past events, they don't always seem to be driven by them. Like politicians of our own day, everyone seems to get over the deaths of retainers and civilians.

I really enjoy the expansiveness of the world, the magic system and the prime antagonist.