Servant
This was a bit of a slow book, but worth sticking with to the end.Interesting characters (but quite a lot turning up at once, plus they all seem to use nicknames as well as real names, so it gets confusing sometimes).
The main character, Talen, just comes across as a whiny brat for most of the book but redeems himself in the last third.
The opposing factions seem to be done well, and you are soon rooting for the underdogs.
