This is one of the best fantasy novels that I have read in a long time. Being a debut work makes that even more outstanding. This is a dark fantasy novel that is gritty and real. The characters are continually thrown moral challenges and the question whether they did right or wrong never rally fully understood as every action, right or wrong, has consequences. The other great facet of the book is that the danger is real. Characters die - even ones you have grown attached to. Everyone is a target. 
 Mr. Weeks has created a very real fantasy world that I am ready to get back into with the sequel to this work.