Peter V. Brett has created a unique twist to an ordinary Fantasty setting. This unique twist creates one of the best fantasy settings that has been written in a long time. The Warded Man follows three peoople on different paths in life and interconnects them to the story in an engauging way. The characters are full of depth. The pacing is spot on. There isn't much in the way of extra fluff. This is a tight, well written fantasy novel. This is an excellent debut work and I am looking forward to the third novel (I am currently reading the second, and it is just as good as the first).