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They pulled me in. Well-developed world. Unique, compelling characters. I like them so much that when I got to the end of the second book and found out the third book wasn't going to be out in the US for another three months, I experienced a fit or rage, then a fit of depression, then I ate some lunch and had a bit of lay down'\u003cbr\u003eThe first book in this new series was great. This is even better...one of my books of the year * SFF World *\u003cbr\u003eIt's smart. It's witty. 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