A review by malkav11
Lamentation by Ken Scholes

3.0

A slow burn, but ultimately worth the ride and a fantastic lead in to subsequent books. The thing that really struck me about Lamentation was the meditative, character-focused way the story unfolded. There are wars and violence but we're party to little of it, focusing instead on the way those events shape the protagonists, and the intricate webs of plotting and subtle maneuvering that shaped the events. This makes for a fairly sedate pace and it at times gives the impression of taking forever to get to a point, but certain revelations towards the very end promise that things will be kicking into much higher gear in future books.