Promise of Blood

Fresh thinking in the fantasy genre is such a tough thing to achieve. So Promise of Blood tick that box and goes on to do so much more. The magic system is innovative and while not very well defined Brian uses Gods to make up for any explanations of its Machinations. The characters are well crafted though and multiple POV's executed superbly without messing up the story in any way. In fact I would go out on a limb and say its one of the best examples of multiple POV executions. All in all a highly recommended read. Onwards to book 2!