Aeons old conspiracies, shape shifters, sibling rivalries between twin necromancers, quantum level magiks and nuclear weapons – this book has everything. What makes it really special is the author’s unique ability to world build, to make places and people real. He can take a flea bitten village in the middle of nowhere in eastern Anatolia and bring it to life so you can almost taste the dust, then few pages later ultra upscale Paris as only the old moneyed class knows it. The depth of scene setting makes what would otherwise be a linear dungeon crawl come alive to the reader. The author even resurrects the Orient Express for a scene complete with a locked room murder and makes that work. Weaving plot elements on three continents the book races ahead to a conclusion that will leave you shocked until you go back and reflect on the prior clues you’ve been given. A wonderful tale that leaves you hoping this series just keep going. ( )