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Overall the story does tie together very well, things that the reader may not give a second thought to in the beginning become very important latter on. It however, is not a story for everyone as it does touch on a lot of sensitive subject matters through the duration. It makes the line between good and evil very defined and the reader knows even before the characters do who they should trust and who they shouldn’t. Not a classic for me but definitely a very interesting read.

The novel begins in a real time and place and does an amazing job portraying the setting to the reader, however, this is just a starting point as the story progresses to connect London to settings in the British Empire and then eventually to the mythical land of Yount. Each location is painted as exotic and exciting as if each were an invention of the imagination. If the settings are exciting they are nothing when compared to the host of colourful characters that are introduced. Before long the reader has many different favourites to choose from. While the names are difficult to work through at first they become easier to navigate as the novel progresses.