Maskelle used to be the Voice of the Adversary, until a bad interpretation of a divine vision led to her expulsion from the capital city. But after seven years of wandering, she’s been called back. She’s worried it has to do with the annual rites remaking the Wheel of the Infinite. She has felt darkness gathering in the outer territories. When she arrives at the capital, she finds that it’s even worse than she thought. Some outside person or force is trying to remake the Wheel to their designs, and it’ll mean the end of the Empire. But being away for so long, she’s not sure who she can trust anymore. Can Maskelle find out who or what’s behind this and stop them in time? 

A fun action/adventure fantasy novel. The world-building is great, the characters are interesting, but the pacing is a bit rough. It drags at the beginning trying to do world-building and getting characters in place, but once the big problem is revealed, it moves along smoothly after that. Biggest complaint is that it didn’t feel finished, that there were parts that needed to be fleshed out more the make it feel more complete or areas that needed to be polished better. But overall, an enjoyable read in an interesting world. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.