Series ✦ Penny’s Take
The White Tower
Michael Wisehart · 2016
76/100
👍 Worth It
Michael Wisehart's debut won three independent awards and earned them — the premise of magic-users hunted by inquisitors is well-executed, the multiple POVs give the world real breadth, and the pacing keeps things moving for fans of Brandon Sanderson-style epic fantasy. It leans on familiar tropes, but it handles them with enough confidence that the familiarity feels like comfort rather than laziness.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety74
substance76
craft74
originality65
accuracy78
hype72
age_fit80
human_eye78
Penny’s verdict76
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