This is a good heroic fantasy that is not out of the beaten track too, it is true. A group of heroes who goes in search, which meets other in passing. At first glance, nothing very pleasing.
Yet the characters are endearing, although a lack of deepening the felt. And let's face it, for me who likes both complex stories, I never complains when a novel contains real evil and real nice in all their stereotypes.
The originality comes specters that haunt the world. They have a real place in this novel. People no dispute their lives. And furthermore one night a year, they become almost tangible, and his sight. The thing is that ultimately it does not shock anyone. They exist, are almost common and suddenly become almost a perfectly normal part.
The fact is that this novel, thick enough not lagging in length, heaviness, and endless description (everyone not napprécie) We quickly advance and follows the twists with gusto. The scenes of battles are intense and bloody, beautifully rendered. It is surprising when almost come to the end of 600 pages with such ease.
Despite the short descriptions you can easily reach immerse yourself in the lively atmosphere of the story. Moreover, the simple narrative makes this series accessible to a large numbers.
In conclusion, this is a good first volume, which certainly does not shine by great originality, but we follow with pleasure, thanks to numerous twists, fights, endearing characters, and an easy access account.
I would read volume 2 with pleasure.