A real page-turner and full of twists. It does feel like it's getting long after the halfway mark (like watching Lost), which could be expected after reading the author's post summary describing how he published the first few chapters as a novelette before getting unexpected attention and then expanding it into a book (and now a trilogy). This is also a real inspiration for those who self-publish. Anyway, the world-building is amazing, and I'm glad I started reading this after watching the TV pilot so I didn't spoil the book (it's one or the other). Now onto the second book.