I finally broke down and read this book because it appears on a lot of pagan reading lists.I found the story to be somewhat strained and disjointed. The author provides a long list of sources at the end but many of them are outdated and discredited works.I realise it's fiction but it's fiction based on fiction for the most part. Enjoy the read but take with a whole box of salt. Don't look for any historical logic (even of an alternative kind) or profound revelations.