The Raven Tower

I particularly enjoyed how the Hamlet elements were woven in well enough for me to recognise what they were, while still keeping the story decidedly not-Hamlet, and not relying on the familiar features despite leaning into them.

The "past" storyline of the narrator is also incredibly intriguing, and plays out very effectively. The use of second person, unusual for novels, is also very effective

Overall, it may not have sucked me in completely, but it was certainly an enjoyable read and very well crafted.

This story that would be classified as fantasy is very different from Ms Leckie's science fiction, but just as rewarding in how different it is from everything else.

I just spent ten minutes saving links to all of her short stories that are online and downloading the podcasts of her stories that have been saved that way. Because some of them are set in the same universe.

Although it does not seem that any focus on the god who narrates The Raven Tower or on Eolo, the main human character.

I would really like to spend more time with either of them.