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Steel Crow Saga
by Paul Krueger
Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger is a fun fantasy novel featuring great LGBTQ representation (including the T!) and a highly entertaining magic system. For starters, I loved the F/F relationship in this book. It was so pure, and the characters wildly different backgrounds and personalities made for many humerous moments. I also love that this was not the only queer relationship // only set of queer characters. You find out Mang is gay in like the first page, and Prince Jimuro has his only love interests that provide solid representation. Next, the magic system. Shadepacting. I want to do it now! I love books with animal companions (like the Disreputable Dog in Lirael and Abhorsen), and this took that concept in a fun/interesting directions that allowed the author to explore some more complex thematic topics like freewill. Metalpacting was awesome too, though it did not contribute to the thematic exploration in the same way shadepacting did. Finally, there was the magic of the Dahali, which felt just kinda there. I hope there is a sequel because there were some unexplored areas of the magic system (like the Dahali and the *spoilers* involving two main characters).