This book didn't feel like the large-ish book that it is. It was rather captivating and I felt that the characters were well-described and easy to fall in love with. This book the is first and only novel of this incomplete series (at the time of this review), so don't read if it irritates you to read a huge book and have it cut-off and then not being able to pick up the next one for months or even years. I still highly recommend this though, it's beautifully written and kept me (at the moment a rather jumpy reader) interested enough to finish it. It's most likely a very good beginning to an epic fantasy series. This is the basic tale of a prince seeking revenge for the death of his family and the salvation of his kingdom, but with necromancy thrown in. It's very captivating tale that I recommend to any avid fantasy reader looking for a bit of a change.

Highly recommended!