when I saw the cover of this book I initially thought it was going to be a fantasy book after reading the synopsis I can say it seems like it's going to be much more historical than fantastical. I get the feeling it's going to have magic and maybe some sort of fantastical creatures I'm getting dragon/phoenix vibes. but I may possibly be wrong. I think this is going to be highly political and thrilling I feel it's going to be fast-paced with dynamic world-building and plenty of info dumps to keep you on top of everything.