I'm about a third into the book. Having been forewarned by Brian about multiple characters, I attacked this like a Russian Novel and kept a list of the characters I encountered, which now looks like overkill, I have found the book to be intriguing and I would definitely agree, Epic Fantasy with a twist which makes it slide subtly into the S.F. realm. ---- Perhaps proven by the fact that unlike most Fantasy books I've read I don't have to force myself to continue reading it. ---- That's high praise for Fantasy for me.