This cover is gorgeous and had a blurb from Brandon Sanderson. Generally that would be 'nuff said, put it in my cart. Especially with as intriguing a concept as this. Admittedly a lot of what holds me back about being really excited is my mixed feelings about male protags in fantasy. I'm interested in reading on, but not quite sold on the MC yet. I'll look into the book after its release for sure, however.