This entertaining novel takes sci-fi and fantasy elements and merges them in a way where it feels like both genres, and neither; it's both familiar and fresh at the same time. Imagine, for example, that the members of the Fellowship of the ring were Blade Runner characters caught up in a space western like Firefly (without going to space), and you're getting a sense of what this book is like. The story also drums up concerns of modern relevance regarding trauma, the abuse of power, and the relativity of ethics in an increasingly troubled world. This is an entertaining story full of likable characters. Excited for the next book in the series.