Although the last book does have many of my favorite scenes, the first book had many lines i enjoyed immensely, like chapter 1:
For once, Siobhan felt grateful that the average person was such an imbecile.
And this line makes my really related to both sides of this situation:
“Planes-damned Crown bureaucracy,” the guard said with an awkward laugh. “Always making our jobs harder, am I right?”
It’s like, “Bureaucracy, bureaucracy never changes.”
The side characters have this great dialog:
Siobhan couldn’t resist a slight chuckle. The boy’s portrayal of her escape was much more dramatic than she remembered the actual encounter being. “Maybe this sorcerer was up against less than a full squad of coppers, and maybe she just did some simple magic that interacted well with her surroundings to prevent them from following her. Like an overpowered breeze that kicked sand into their eyes and made them stumble off the side of a ledge.”
Theo frowned at her, then shook his head emphatically. “No, that’s stup—I mean, that’s silly. You totally left out the greater demon. Why would a powerful sorcerer just blow sand in people’s faces? All the stories I’ve heard about her escape were much more…” He trailed off, waving his hands around as he searched for the right word.
“Dramatic?” Dryden offered.
Theo nodded. “Yes. That.”