Spent my review points to get a copy of this because I already think quite highly of the author, and that was definitely a good choice based on the First Look. I love the language, I love the mood, I love where it's going, and I can't wait to read the rest of this. Dark fantasy is one of my favorite genres, and I love seeing how the genre is used in non-European fantasy worlds, since so much commercial fantasy takes place in alt-Europes.