A huge amount of work has obviously gone into this fantasy/science fiction story of assassins in a world of aliens, robots and god-figures. There's a lot of it with explanations, tons of illustrations and it's all beautifully-executed but it also comes over as a bit of a vanity project, overly-complicated and not always clear - a bit clever-clever. I enjoyed the experience, especially the varied artwork. It's a bit of an effort but worthwhile in the end. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily