This book suffers the same problems as Pandora's Star - it's too bloated. It could be half as long and tell the same tale. As it is, I was desperate to finish it. It's better than the first, but only just.

Overall, too many characters, and too many two-dimensional characters. The whole plot arc of Ozzie walking the Silfen paths had absolutely no impact on the story, and the resolution to his story was a bit out of nowhere, a real Deus Ex. The final third features the least exciting chase I've ever read, and the ending was a bit limp.

There were interesting bits, but they were few and far between.