Title: A couple of good ideas, but...
Review: I'm a big fantasy reader, and I picked this book up because the book quote on the first page absolutely intrigued me. However, the plot goes somthing like this: An apprentice to an artisan's guild is framed in the prince's murder and subsequently brings down everyone around her, and then has to work her way back up. The basis was great, I really liked some of Klasky's ideas. One of the little details I loved was the set up of the caste system in Rani's (the heroine's) world, and I also enjoyed the set up of the princes murder. But after that, the book really petered out on me. The plot stumbled about aimlessly, and the end left me UTTERLY unfulfilled. I really truly got the feeling that Klasky got bored with the book and wanted to finish it off really quickly (I know I did), so just whisked out a cardboard ending. Still, it was a good learning experience for me on what makes or breaks a book.
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