Solid worldbuilding and mostly interesting characters, this is an enjoyable secondary world fantasy that I occasional find frustrating. There's a tiresome pattern to a lot of Lukan's conversations that turn into arguments and someone tells him to shut up, because he's being an idiot. And the visit to the shadowy organized crime king is cliched and a bit eyerolling in its depravity and brutality. Still, I'm intrigued at the mystery and I'm curious to see what happens next.