Margaret's Reviews > Witch King

A completely new fantasy world with its own completely new magic system plus a demon protagonist, Witch King is a richly imagined whodunit where our protagonist Kai is trying to solve his own murder and locate his best friend's missing wife.

The demon Kai uses his own pain to power his magic spells. I had not seen this type of magic system before, but it also means that you can use as much power as you can tolerate pain-wise.

I also enjoyed how he is able to silently communicate (and also track) his best friend through "pearl magic". There is a limit - the other person with his (or her) pearl must be within a certain physical distance to be able to connect with the pearl.

We get to see a lot of this world as Kai and his friends journey in search of the missing person.

I also enjoyed getting the backstory as we went along. This meant interspersing current events with remembered past events, but it certainly added depth to the story!

The author has also indicated that there might be a follow-up novel in this new world, so I am very much looking forward to reading that one, too, when it happens!