Chathrand Voyage

This “naval” epic fantasy series is a “boatload” of fun. It’s one of the more refreshing grand epic fantasy tales released in the past couple of years with a motley cast of zany and unique characters all sharing space -- not always willingly -- on a giant ship sailing across a vast unknowable sea. There are mad god kings, treacherous empowers, evil sorcerers, wizards from other dimensions, conniving ship boys, ruthless pirate captains, talking rats and sword-wielding thumb-sized human. This is a book that packs a lot of plot and characters onto every page. You might think of this as Redwall meets Malazan Book of the Fallen in some respects; the comparison doesn't exactly work, but it’s got some similar elements.