

This was my reminder to check in on Tchaikovsky's work more often. He's so prolific that he went off and wrote a whole series without me noticing. This is fantasy for Adults, complex themes, political and magical shenanigans, excellent world building, dark but not grimdark. I always enjoy his characters, and I trust him to write female characters very well. I'm not a huge fan of multi-pov but he is such a skilled writer he pulls it off. 4.5 stars