I remember someone describing this book as a mixture between Rothfuss' Name of the Wind / Kingkiller and Pierces Red Rising. As I love both of those series/books I certainly got intrigued!

There is something interesting about stories that tell you how they end right from the start and well the book is about that whole journey to get to said point. For now I feel like this is surpremely done in this book. The writing and the world building is excellent and really immerses you into the story as the MC (this is single POV book) travels different worlds and meets a ton of compelling side characters.

It is also a very cool mix between Sci-Fi and Fantasy. With the worldbuilding and technology aspects obviously being very much Sci-Fi but respectively the storytelling and general writing feel way more Fantasy (which is usually what I prefer between the two).

My only complaint is that the book felt a bit too slow for me and it dragged along for a little too much in some of the middle parts. But on the other side the introduction and final chapters of this book were both excellent.