Unsouled
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The beginning of the New York Times best-selling Cradle series! Lindon is born Unsouled, the one person in his family unable to use the magical Paths of the sacred arts. He uses every trick and technique he can borrow or steal to improve his life, but it seems he will never be able to join the ranks of the truly powerful. Until the heavens descend and show him the future. When Lindon becomes the only one who sees the approaching doom, he must leave his homeland to save it...and to see how far he can go by walking his own Path. SERIES DESCRIPTION The Cradle series is the best-selling example of the Progression Fantasy subgenre, which includes works of fantasy where the primary plot revolves around a character growing more powerful in their use of magic. Cradle is high-stakes, fast-paced, and action-focused, with minimal time dedicated to world-building, and as such the books are lean and focused. The series is often compared to anime, with fans using phrases like "anime in book form" or "fantasy novels meet Dragon Ball Z," emphasizing the story's specialty of loud and colorful super-powered battles.
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I really liked the book! The magic system is fresh because it has infinite variety - something that I suspect is more realistic in our analogue world as compared to the strict binary/tertiary/etc. magic systems in other books. The worldbuilding isn't as extensive as other fantasy novels, though, and a downside is that every trick our main character attempts, he wins! He defeats everyone he fights and always succeeds in all his plans. This makes a lot of the outcomes predictable. Regardless, the book is immersive enough to have kept me reading. There is a largely unexplored aspect of the book that I suspect will open up more in later installments. The book cannot be read as a complete story - there is no real ending and it was written with sequels in mind.
