The basic idea, that of vengeance (in dish best served ice cold) and sacrifice of an entire life in the name of an ideal, but a concrete goal and with a very long and patient underground organization, is interesting and handled very well. The characters are not passionate fanaticism and all have a carefully defined personality, through no fault of your (except for Brandin whose nobility of soul does not agree with his actions - I am not speaking here of consumed iced, but its use casual torture, particularly atrocious, but what do they have these fantasy writers to bask in the nameless?). Many characters are treated in this book, with a scale from one to the other balanced (no annoying interruption dramatic moments, for example). I regretted, however (with the points below) mania of the author to start each chapter with "he" or "she" rather than specifying the name. You have to read a good page each time to know who we speak; I finally scanner systematically start each chapter to find out who it was, before returning to the beginning ... What bothered me the most, overall, is that I do not share the enthusiasm, (inexhaustible and exhausting) of the author for his "world" (geography, customs, religion). It describes at length at every opportunity, with art and not heavy, certainly, but without justification either. As a secondary character (the thirtieth genre) is it described by a plump paragraph - where some words were enough in my opinion. The landscape and the framework are often generously described, everything is meticulously detailed. Flashbacks are common, but too long and too detailed, affecting the rhythm. Every time connecting the small stage of history, instead of being simple and concise, is diluted at will. In summary, I suffered successive waves of interest and boredom, which penalized my reading, which was thus conducted in fits from start to finish. I also found that damage the feelings of all the characters, very fine in their nature, are sometimes overexposed. The author insists, as if afraid that we did not understand, not beyond the heaviness by his talent (I found the narrative style very good, if not superfluous!). I would have also appreciated that some relationships are enhanced by actions or dialogues rather than the author's allegations, especially as it regularly shows he knows quite well do so. This book, pruned to half of its text, I probably would have really liked ... 3.5 stars.
