This was one of the most amazing books I have ever read. I could not put it down, starting the very first scene on the very first page! It jumped right in and never let up. It was so original...so well thought out and perfectly crafted. I feel like he managed to do with his words exactly what he was writing about them doing...so powerful! I loved the characters, all of them (even Yeats), but I particularly liked Eliot. And what an original concept written with such drama. A totally creative spin on the typical ideas of magicians. And the use of the set questions: dogs vs. cats, pick a number, 'why did you do it?' was both a completely fun and out of the blue set of things at the beginning but also so well explained and used that by the end that it didn't seem odd anymore. A scifi thriller so well done that it didn't even seem like scifi. That's talent right there Mr. Barry and I plan to pick up another of your books asap because this one was beyond good. I am so impressed and I loved it so much! It's one of my Top 5 for sure.