So, this entire book is based on history, which sounds weird maybe, but is true. And history, on the grand scale like this, is really not my thing. It's probably not surprising, then, that I was not thrilled by this one. The history was hard for me to keep track of and figure out. It was also kind of boring (to me, mind you). In all, this was not the book for me. I read it because the third book in the series, Seeker, won a Nebula. So, I have to assume that the series gets better. Fingers crossed!