I haven't read this book (yet), but it is one of the 10 finalists in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. That's 10 out of 270+ hopefuls! 
 Read about the competition here 
 http://mark---lawrence.blogspot.co.uk... 
 See all the reviews and ratings of the finalists so far here: 
 http://mark---lawrence.blogspot.co.uk... 
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