The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This series has received such praise; and it absolutely lives up to the hype. Bennett has crafted an inventive and novel world; unique characters; and a complex mystery with some added political intrigue and the world-might-end-tomorrow tension. Operating in the fantasy and mystery genres, Bennett uses many of the standard tropes, but does so in creative and fun ways. The Holmes-Watson relationship is great, but it's not just that (not just Holmes-Watson in a fantasy world). The fantasy mainly is rooted in the setting and the 'technology' they use to run the world- and that part was fantastic, not at all your typical fantasy magical works. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
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