Absolutely gorgeous descriptive narrative, fascinating and three dimensional, complex characters (as usual), and very intriguing plot. I loved this book for the most part, but it left me with so many unanswered questions (mild spoilers to follow). The ending was a bit unsatisfactory because of this, and because it felt like the overall story of this world was not significantly advanced by the actions of the characters in this book. Otherwise this was a wonderful book, and I am hoping for more answers to my burning questions in the next few (floating castle, anyone?).