The Way of Kings

Spectacular. Everything about this book is absolutely fantastic. The characters are truly believable- you understand their struggles and motivations. You feel for them. The story itself is beautifully paced; I found myself hanging on every word. The book never became tedious or boring, quite a feat for a thousand page tome such as this. The world is entirely believable as well, described wonderfully with creatures and peoples all of it's own. Not to mention a fantastically rendered and interesting set of magic systems in it. I cannot recommend it enough!