aaight. its been a while since i read all this, but i want to be clear: the tapestry has a hell of a lot going for it. brilliant melding of the heroic to the mundane in the verdant world it crafts for itself, excellent symblolisms so subtle they are easy to miss absolutely riddling the book, action sequences and tender moments so well paced you feel you are there in it, and glorious melding of myth, magic, fantasy, and science fiction in a saga that tenderly recalls the heroic irish spirit. the whole series is a must. it is better than harry potter, percy jackson and the olympians,and is on a level with the dresden files and the chronicles of camoor. no question. some reservations; thought the final portrayal of astaroth to be a bit hamfisted, thought the investigation to discover who he was to be rather simple, and the glitch with the book of thoth was poorly built up. the ending was unclear. still an aewsome book in an awesome series; not the most awesome in my opinion; thats either book 2 or 3.

Need. This. Now.