Age of Ash (The Kithamar Trilogy #1) by Daniel Abraham

Title: Age of Ash

Series: The Kithamar Trilogy

Author: Daniel Abraham

Genre: Fantasy

Published: Obit Books on 2/15/22

Alys lives in Longhill, the slums of Kithamar, where she holds many small jobs and works with a team of petty thieves to make ends meet. When her brother is murdered she takes on the task of finding out what happened to him with the help of her new friend Sammish.

This was a very enjoyable first book in a new series from Daniel Abraham with room to get even better. The main focus of this story seemed to be to introduce the characters and the city of Kithamar. I was hooked into this story through the amazing character development. Seeing the city from Alys' eyes as she deals with class, poverty, grief, family, and friendship. Through most of the story it was not clear where the main plot was going. The story took its time, but ended up in a very intriguing place that will allow for a more exciting second book in the series.

Age of Ash sets up a world and characters that are interesting and keep the pages turning despite the slower set pace of the plot. I would recommend this book to fantasy fans that love great character development and world building that don't mind waiting for the main action and plot to be revealed.

My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Orbit for the advanced copy for review.

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