I particularly enjoyed that this book gave a coherent and sympathetic voice to the people who are usually dismissed as "savages" (in fantasy as well as in history/reality). It was a little unbalanced in terms of pace: a long build-up and then a great deal of significance happens in the final 100 pages. I think it is a pity that Lilit was essentially one-dimensional and only a tool of the plot, when I had come to know the other characters in-depth, created with nuance and credibility, more so than usually found in story-driven genre fiction. I am looking forward to the remainder of the story, and hopefully meeting a few more interesting characters.