The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
It has been months since I last reviewed anything, even though I finished this some time ago. Wow. I quite liked The Way of Kings, and it is a pity that I could not find a
picture that does it justice, although that may be physically impossible.
Setup:Very in depth, with at least five consistent viewpoints, and several oneshot viewpoints with their own sidestories. Note: Saying too much would spoil it. I did like it, though.
Execution:Fairly good, although it leaves far more questions than it answers, so perhaps a reason to wait until more have come out.
Swearing/Crude Language:Fairly mild, with the most common expletive being Storming/Storm it, although I believe that there were a smattering of D-words making up a tiny fraction of the exclamations of a very long book.
Violence:Several fight scenes, lots of secondary character death, some surgery, so on and so forth. Perfect for Timmy!
Other: Fictional religion, several references to various gods also called Heralds, supernatural powers, several characters uttering things both strange and cryptic as they die, talk of special swords severing a persons soul if they cut you, a character is upset about being attracted to his brother's widow.
