This is a new concept for me about using runes as a basis for a worlds magic system. I loved it though as it made it interesting learning how this all fits in the complex world that the author has created for his characters. In the first 100-150 pages I enjoyed the fact that the author built the world up and introduced the characters to us and then continued to develop this further as the story goes on. I will interested to see how this is developed in the next novels in this new adult fantasy series.