Janice Y. (jai) reviewed on 6/28/2007 + 310 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 8

First of two books (the sequel is Warrior and Witch). This is a straight fantasy (the cover made me think it was urban fantasy but it is not). Mirage is a Hunter - a trained mercenary, and one of the best at what she does, while Miryo is a witch and about to take the final test that will allow her to access her full power. There was some set up in the beginning - showing how witches operate, the different Paths, their schooling and testing and conversely how the Hunters operate, the different Hunter schools and jobs they are hired for afterwards, while also introducing us to the two main characters. This felt a little slow to me. It is about midway through the book after set up is done and both learn about the other that things really get interesting, so I would recommend reading further because once I got to that point I read the rest pretty quickly. The doppleganger idea, the warrior and witch schools and religion in the world felt original and very feminist, but the characters and the journeying from town to town felt a little stale. A solid novel.

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