Red Sister by Mark Lawrence is the First book in The Ancestor Series.
The Cover: The version I have is mostly bluish-white representing the ice and snow. Long sword-like icicles are jutting down across the entire cover; a fanged cage ensnaring a lone female figure, who is facing away in the top right corner, sword lowered in her right hand, against the blackness beyond. The title is in a slim, red font with that stands proud against the white and the author’s name in black text at the bottom. It suits the genre and the story well. I also feel like the icicle cage has a strong association with the character, whether it was intended or not.
The Good Stuff: I have said it before and I will say it again, Mark Lawrence knows how to write a solid fantasy novel. His writing style is good, his characters are well formed, the magic system intriguing, and he provides plenty of action, blood and gore. This book is everything a good Grimdark novel should be.
The Bad Stuff: I honestly have nothing to comment on here. I read through this book at such a fast pace because I wanted to keep on reading. There was nothing that pulled me out of the story.
Overall, I loved this book, it is my type of fantasy novel and I would highly recommend it. Mark Lawrence now sits in the number 2 slot for my top authors. This one is getting a poison lacing, blade scraping 5 out of 5 golden bookmarks from me.
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