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Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham
3.5
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The writing style that I love in the Expanse series is evident in Abraham's step out into Fantasy. Alys and Sammish are a fascinating pair of characters to follow through out the book. You watch them struggle through grief, loss of first love, the person you love not being who you thought and general bad guys.

Also, the personification of the city. Albeit as living in the ruler. I am interested to see how Kithamar grows and what would happen if the city did not continue living on inside of the ruler. 

Over all good first book and I look forward to seeing where the series goes.