I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/12082975 ( )

It's a very good story, eventually. I don't remember being this confused at the beginning of Fire Dancer, but my first read of that was a looooong time ago. The whole za' and Kiri and tabu thing had me as puzzled as Jode - fortunately he was there to explain and be explained to, so by the end of the book it was all (reasonably) clear to me as well. Interesting people - I liked Sharia and Kane, Jode, Dani, even Merone. The setup was weird, but neat - and the solution handled everything nicely. It did depend, a little too much, on what they'd learned and gained from random encounters and events previously in the story - the azir, for instance, are the only reason they survive the final encounter long enough to implement their solution. But acceptable. This, like the Fire Dancer books, will definitely reward a reread. Also, more Ann Maxwell, please! ( )