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I found the book political in terms of the issue of who has the right to control knowledge, even knowledge that could cause harm. There are some interesting mysteries presented, like what these "stones" are. I have not read further books so my thoughts are that they are something from our current world. Obviously electricity has been "discovered" by the wizards, and they probably possess other scientific knowledge as well.
In terms of ethics, it is the ethics of Rowan that I question. She is investigating the stone-origin mystery and has some prior bias against wizards. But why does she feel it necessary (or ethical) to kill so many people? Perhaps we will hear some backstory about wizards in future books, but so far, it is only Rowan and friends that have killed. (Assuming the dragon attack was an accident). The necessity of the mass slaughter of the wizards' servants needs to be explained. Is this war justified?
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