Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash
Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash.
I quite enjoyed this book, I've been meaning to read it for a while now and it is rather lucky that the moment I finished it I noticed that the second book had just come out - Prisoner of Ironsea Tower. Which is rather lucky - though it is a little different then most fantasy but shares some common elements which is always good. It details Gavril Andar, a painter living at the bottom of the world only to discover that he is the son of Azhendir's ruler who has recently died and is now part of an ancient blood feud. So not only has his life changed completely, he must hunt down his father's killer and learns the true nature of his father's 'powers'. It is a good book and a really kewl character dies which is really sad but I can get over it :P Now I have to get the next one ;)