This series is just dense with characters, places, tribes, stories, ghosts, you name it. Reality is not always reality - they can step into the past, they can be in dreams, they can shift into a dimension just a little off from their own. I am still having a problem visualizing what's happening; there's a lot of verbiage but Hodgell doesn't always explain what's going on well enough for me to "see" it in my mind's eye. The list of characters in front helps, and the maps do a little although even that wasn't always helpful. This book alternates POV between Jame and her twin brother Torisen, with a few brief sidesteps into other characters. Both Jame and Tori are quite likable, Marc has potential, the others are just supporting players. Definitely going to read the next in the series as this is a very intriguing setup.
