I’m almost halfway through this book and loving it. The text is lyrical, the characterizations intense. The females are realistic. Good job getting women right! I like the compartmentalization in some of the characters’ minds. They love/love intensely, yet are resource rivals with opposing agendas. Like between Ebn and Pol and between Vedas, Churls, and Berun.
Berun is my favorite character. I can’t wait to see what he does.