As with many highly-anticipated novels, I struggled to review it (I finished it well over a week ago). It was worth the wait, though, and I think Django Wexler is definitely an author to watch. As is usual for me, I was impatient to read it, but then ended up taking my sweet time getting around to it.

I first heard about this novel what feels like ages ago. But their allegiance will be tested as they begin to suspect that the enigmatic Janus’s ambitions extend beyond the battlefield and into the realm of the supernatural-a realm with the power to ignite a meteoric rise, reshape the known world, and change the lives of everyone in its path. His military genius seems to know no bounds, and under his command, Marcus and Winter can feel the tide turning. The fates of both these soldiers and all the men they lead depend on the newly arrived Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich, who has been sent by the ailing king to restore order. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must win the hearts of her men and lead them into battle against impossible odds. To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. And once the powder smoke settled, he was left in charge of a demoralized force clinging tenuously to a small fortress at the edge of the desert. But that was before a rebellion upended his life. One of my most anticipated debuts of the year – flawed, but does not disappoint overallĬaptain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost.

The thousand names by django wexler