Like other books Daniel's written, the opening image of Blood of Requiem immediately grabbed my attention. Not knowing anything about the Vir Requis, I'm totally invested in their fight. In my mind, the images painted are a blend of the movie Wizards and the 1978 Animated version of LOTR. (am I showing my age or my geek cred?) There's so much more detail supplied by my own imagination that's not included in the text itself. The heat, the haze, the jagged landscape, the dirt smudged faces, the soundtrack ....
I'm not sure I know where I'm going with this other than it feeds into my love of an opening image where I don't even have to know what's going on to enjoy it. I wanted to share my initial impression on the book and I'm also curious if it struck anyone else ... well that and whether or not I'm anywhere close to how anyone else pictured it.