3-19-05 Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn - Fiction

5 - A more traditional fantasy than most of her other books. This is an author that gets better with every book. The first in the Thirteen Houses series, Shinn introduces us to a world divided. Lords of the Twelve Houses are choosing sides for or against their king; mystics are fighting for their right to exist against the fearful and the religious. Her characters are well rounded and fleshed out more in each successive book.