The Witch Roads
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Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.
When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of brutal political intrigue, competent and sunny deputy courier Elen-once a child slave meant to shield noblemen from the poisonous Pall-is assigned to guide him through the hills to reach his destination.
When she warns him not to enter the haunted Spires, the prince doesn't heed her advice, and the man who emerges from the towers isn't the same man who entered.
The journey that follows is fraught with danger. Can a group taught to ignore and despise the lower classes survive with a mere deputy courier as their guide?
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It took me two months to finish this. Not because it's not good - I really liked it! But somehow I could not read more than a chapter at a time. I don't know why. I liked El and Kem, the Haunt was great as well and I have absolutely no idea how this will continue in the second book. The writing needed a bit of getting used to but it was beautiful. The world was amazingly built and I really loved that we have high fantasy and one of the main characters is queer - and almost everyone just accepts it (there's one person struggeling with the fact, told retrospectively, and one person being an asshole about it). Plotwise I always had a feeling that there wasn't that much happening but I never got bored as we follow El and the whole party down the road. I'm really looking forward to the second book!
Description
Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.
When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of brutal political intrigue, competent and sunny deputy courier Elen-once a child slave meant to shield noblemen from the poisonous Pall-is assigned to guide him through the hills to reach his destination.
When she warns him not to enter the haunted Spires, the prince doesn't heed her advice, and the man who emerges from the towers isn't the same man who entered.
The journey that follows is fraught with danger. Can a group taught to ignore and despise the lower classes survive with a mere deputy courier as their guide?
Book Information
Posts
It took me two months to finish this. Not because it's not good - I really liked it! But somehow I could not read more than a chapter at a time. I don't know why. I liked El and Kem, the Haunt was great as well and I have absolutely no idea how this will continue in the second book. The writing needed a bit of getting used to but it was beautiful. The world was amazingly built and I really loved that we have high fantasy and one of the main characters is queer - and almost everyone just accepts it (there's one person struggeling with the fact, told retrospectively, and one person being an asshole about it). Plotwise I always had a feeling that there wasn't that much happening but I never got bored as we follow El and the whole party down the road. I'm really looking forward to the second book!