Densely plotted, hectically fast-paced space opera inspired by Wagner's Ring cycle - this is about the third time I've been through it (the last time was a while back), and I'm still struck by Donaldson's ability to subject his characters and situations to such uncompromising stress and to work his way through their labyrinthine plotting against each other. This is really good story-telling, in a mode that seems distinctly Donaldson's own.
(An insightful and impressively detailed commentary is here.)
