I understood the idea for the story and i think it could have been a very good story if there had been less going on. Everything gets tied together in the last quarter of the book which usually I would love as it keeps you guessing for the most part. However I found this book to be far too confusing to follow. Each chapter follows a different background story, there are just too many to keep track off. I spent most of the time trying to figure out what was happening. By the end I did find that it was a very good story line, I just think that maybe a little less background detail was needed. From the first impression I was very eager to read this but I am not sure if I want to read anything else by this author.