Short novel with a tall amount of world building, I enjoyed reading this. Did not know it was a series, and will now have to read the sequel :) The cover is amazing!

I picked this up from the SF shelves at the local library on a whim; hadn't heard of it and had barely heard of the author. Read it in less than a day, then loaned it to a friend who did the same. Our post-read discussion centered on the characters - a little flat - and the twists we thought might happen, but didn't.