Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: Fantastic!

Well, what can I say that has not already been said? Plenty of people have praised this book with only a few acceptions, that should tell you something. My intial feelings after reading this a few years agos was that it was one of the best stories I have read. In fact I purchased the book again in order to re-read it before diving into the second one. My one fear is that it may turn into, and seemed at times to turn into, a Terry Goodkind series. Which means a wonderful first book in "Wizards first rule" to a long blown out plot that kept me mostly bored. Don't let that happen Martin! Anyway, if you have not read this I highly recomend it. For me it was up there with "Enders Game", "The Black company", "On Basilik station" as well as all the Jordan and Donaldson series. In short a must first read.