Best sword and sorcery I've read in some time. Great characters, dragons, lots of battles and lots of surprises. ( )

Thought maybe a good series would be a good choice and decided this would be a good pick. I liked the idea: it sounded like a story that resembled Skyrim plus a finding oneself tale with high fantasy. Would Falco find himself? Would he conquer enemies, save the world, yadda yadda? Only way to find out was to read this 600+ tome.

Honestly? It was awful. The first few chapters had promise: setting up Falco, his life, background and his journey. Then it becomes Skyrim crossed with 'Game of Thrones': an absurdly long cast of characters who pop in and out with too many descriptions of battles, fight training, etc. I had no idea who many of these characters were, why they were important and even the actual plot by the end.

The book is too long, needed better editing or should have been broken up into a trilogy, perhaps.

Luckily I borrowed this from Kindle Unlimited and would recommend one borrow the book that way. ( )