I wouldn't need to waste words describing how wonderful this book is. There is plenty of that in the past 173 or so reviews. Although the length of the book may become a burden, anyone who can't take it might as well missed out on an epic tale. She has told a story of such immense size is a very short book. And I mean short. All 1000 pages of it. In just the first 300 pages I felt as if I've read a book twice or even three times a long. I'm not commenting on its lengthiness. In fact, I'm amazed at Marion Zimmer Bradley's ability to put so much into such a small book. This is the first of her books that I have read and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I would believe you would too, but that is as always up to you to decide.