I clicked with this right from the beginning. Michael Kramer is an excellent narrator. He's half the reason I picked this up in the first place. The other half was the want of a solid fantasy epic, and in this, I found just want I was craving. 

The story itself it very much traditional fantasy. However, the writing has a more modern pace, and the magic is incredibly complex. I found some details (like character names and places) to be slightly confusing at times, but that didn't hinder my enjoyment. Parts of the story are obviously meant to deceive, so I guess that was inevitable. 

While there are technically better written books out there, I was just happy to find a story that was so intriguing as this one.