One of the best books I have ever read (and I read a LOT). The author has come up with an extremely interesting and original world populated with characters that are real people- not just standard "Villain", "Hero", "Heroine" types. The characters show the complexity of how people are so thoroughly you feel you are traveling right along with them. This was a book that thoroughly captured my imagination and left me torn- if read it as fast as possible to find out what happens then it would be over that much sooner!