Scott Thrower

This was good. Our main character is looking death in the eye, afflicted with diabetes before insulin is discovered, but answers when called on to come to his workplace in the Toronto museum to investigate a mysterious large box covered in runes. Accidentally, he opens the box, and out comes magic sealed away for many centuries. Everyone present is affected, random disasters happen, but also, magic twists people already bent on owning it, and sick as he is, our hero cannot let that go unchallenged.

The worldbuilding is good, intriguingly confusing. The cast of characters are also good, including the monsters, some of whom are human. I enjoyed the ending. I recommend this if it appeals at all to you.

Others have gone on to read and review the next three books, but I am done now. While this was entertaining, there was just enough of the 'historical' tedium (my own issue, not the author's) that I must move on.… (meer)