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I am amazed at all the 5 star reviews this book received. The book got off to a good start and the author did conceive of an interesting premise but after a few chapters it quickly became tedious and disjointed. It didn't hold my attention and I found my mind drifting as I struggled to finish the book. As a result, I had a hard time following the plot as it skipped around geographically and historically. The characters had little depth and I could not empathize with any of them. To further add to the tedium and confusion, the main characters all had multiple sets of names. I forced myself to finish the book hoping that my perseverance would pay off with a great ending but instead the ending was largely unsatisfying and disappointing. The author chose to resolve little and left most of the plots "open" in order to write a sequel. A sequel which I have absolutely no interest in reading. I feel this book would have greatly benefited from professional editing. Perhaps some solid editorial advice could have helped the author change some of the convoluted, rambling plot lines and make the book more concise and interesting. This book had the potential to be very good unfortunately it never came close to reaching that potential.