Sf F Stretches a Little Too Far

John telory: "I see a lot of people love this book. For me, it was too close to a historical story" I think you might be under selling the magical bird though, as far as pretty gray, magical birds having a fantastical and and pretty crucial fact,. We just learned that magical bird existed before the cleric. It feels like ancient china with mages added. Enjoyed reading the ending, but it was getting to be a slog there.