Book review of The Gryphon King by Sara Omer (opens in new tab)

I have read a lot of epic fantasy, and it comes in many flavours, but it does not always feel like it. Often, it feels like an alternative Medieval Europe with a few elves thrown in. This is less so today as innovative ideas and visions come to the genre, taking a typical fantasy novel and giving it a different feel. The Gryphon King by Sara Omer is one such book. It has warring royal families, plentiful mythical beasts, and unknown magics, but it is all set in a southwest-Asian inspired worl...