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Alice
Mar 31, 2013 rated it liked it
An enjoyable read with strong prose and a really inventive, practical type of magic that feels like the world really works. Jon's character growth was strong but I felt other characters really only scratched the surface. The "fireside" tone is accessible, but combined with the overall plot and the ending, makes the story feel a bit like a prologue rather than the whole story. There are certainly some strong bits, in particular how Jon interacts with the magical techniques of ironmastery he learn ...more