It’s a great story but it suffers from the same thing that a lot of novels set in a universe loved by the author suffer from: it’s way too fannish. There’s a lot of references to other stories (which thankfully don’t get in the way of the reader’s enjoyment) and the author also seems to be a little too fond of his main characters. This isn’t a bad thing but it does become infuriating when miraculous escapes are pulled from seemingly nowhere (although totally within the realms of canon). It is a hell of a ride, though.