I am one of the 100+ people on Ms Stovall's Patreon who got to read Death Lord Arcanist before its release， and I can say， without hesitation， that it deserved every one of the five-star ratings the other patrons have given it。I didn't start a fan of this particular series。 Although a Shami Stovall fan， I gave book one （Academy Arcanist） a 3-star rating。 But the story took off after book one and Death Lord Arcanist is no exception。 The settings are fantastical， the action intense， and every sing I am one of the 100+ people on Ms Stovall's Patreon who got to read Death Lord Arcanist before its release， and I can say， without hesitation， that it deserved every one of the five-star ratings the other patrons have given it。I didn't start a fan of this particular series。 Although a Shami Stovall fan， I gave book one （Academy Arcanist） a 3-star rating。 But the story took off after book one and Death Lord Arcanist is no exception。 The settings are fantastical， the action intense， and every single one of the characters grows in different and unique ways。 The reappearance of several characters not seen since The Frith Chronicles was just icing on the cake。 。。。more