Awesome title. Unfortunately, hidden on the back of the book, buried in Design Elements, are the words "Book One of the Convergence Saga." The book as it is, is kinda a mess. Way too many characters, way too many different kinds of magickal stuff going on, for any sort of coherence to emerge. Maybe combining every kind of folklore you can think of isn't such a great idea. Stands up on its own about as well as could be expected, I don't need to wait for the rest, or read them. Probably pales immensely reading it so soon after Jemisin's books, which cover a lot of the same thematic and political ground. Read that, not this.
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