Great book

Great story, can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

Very entertaining read. Great characters and plot for a sword and sorcery fun read

The storyline is entertaining and engaging. The mix of sorcery and warlords provides a balance of powers, both of which can mix with the occult. Damien’s backstory is a dark and sad, making his evolution more interesting to follow. Some of the characters are a bit flat and one-dimensional, however, falling into the traditional categories of loyal and faithful, authoritarian and uncompromisingly stern, corrupt and hedonistic, etc. Despite that fact, this is solid entry into a fantasy series and Ihave already purchased books 2 and 3.

Loved this book, finished it in 2 days! Couldn’t put it down

Good story. Fast moving.

Kind of felt like a story written by a very eager high school boy... lots of things thrown into the mix, with a *shock* main character too strong and powerful no one knows what to do with him, loyal yet also powerful sidekicks, characters always breaking the odds, and events happening one after another with little flow and continuity. Almost felt painful to read, but pushed through til the second half, hoping it would get better. It doesn’t. Would have recommended for middle school students, except for the unnecessary objectification of female bodies littered throughout the first half of the book. Middle school boys already have a hard time with puberty without this book giving them the wrong impression on how to think about the opposite sex. Gave it another star for trying really really really hard. Yay