This long novel took some getting through. Many chapters are excellent in
themselves and the basic story an interesting one though it does get lost in the pyrotechnic display of information about the mecahnics of magic. I have
read it over a quite lengthy period as the book is too large for reading on the
train etc., but it was interesting enough for me to persevere to the end. I
don't know if I would have rated it more highly had I read it more immediately
but I think not - well written and plotted but too diverse.