Lamentation by Ken Scholes

… Ken Scholes has a natural, seemingly effortless style which makes the reading zip by. Dialogue is a bit stilted at the start, but, as with the pacing of the cuts, quickly improves. It’s a fast read, helped by the short scenes (sometimes too short), the lack of sprawling battles, a relatively cursory sense of setting (adequate though minimalist relative to most fantasy novels), and a compelling plot… With characters and a plot that that deepen as the story progresses and an ending that closes down one storyline while opening up another, it’s a promising start to a series that feels a bit different from the same old same old. I found myself growing more engrossed as I read and when I finished felt disappointed I’d have to wait some time for book two. Recommended. Read the rest.