This book is set in what is probably one of the coldest settings I've ever read. The world-building in this book is fascinating, the characters are incredibly well-drawn and well-developed, and the plot itself is compelling, with both simple and complex elements that kept me hooked. I don't really understand why I don't see this book recommended more often or why it took so long for me to find it, but I am so glad I finally did. By the time I finished, I knew that undoubtedly it was becoming one of my new favorite fantasy books.Ī Cavern of Black Ice and JV Jones are, in my humble opinion, incredibly underrated. I was only maybe one-two hundred pages in-there are over seven hundred-when I realized that this book was more than likely going to end up as a favorite. This book was first published in 1999, so it's very backlist, and Jones is also apparently currently working on the fifth book of this series after many years, so that's a plus for starting the series now. A Cavern of Black Ice was one (of many) that caught my eye, and since I enjoy catching up on backlist titles I thought I'd give it a go. A few weeks ago I was reading through some recommendations of some dark fantasy novels written by female authors.
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