This book was interesting, enough to make me want to read the others in the series. This book had the air of setting up a world, a situation, an epic battle that needs to be fought. It was action packed, and the ending left me wondering what was next. I always like it when an author can come up with a new "way" of magic, not the normal casting of spells, and this series pulls it off with magic that is akin to science. A good read, easily put down though, so 3 stars. I have a feeling the next few will get better!