I tried to muscle through b/c i do think there is merit in this book, but was ultimately unsuccessful. I think Orullian has talent but the structure was terribly disruptive. He split the stort into a number of threads then was insistent on ending every chapter in a cliffhanger. At some point i couldnt keep track of what was happening in each storyline as the connective threads were cut each time something was happening. Really killed momentum. Did the editors think we wouldnt keep reading unless there was a cliffhanger? This isnt tv, please writers, STOP treating your narratives like there are commercial breaks and week-long waits until the next episode. Tell a full story in a scene/chapter.