The Order

A very well-written and polished story.  It is nice to see a story where the main characters are a group of men rather than teenagers.

This is a long story with many characters that requires concentration to read.  It is worth the effort.  I suggest that you either make notes of the members of the order from the prologue or print out the very first part of the appendix with the entries on the 10 major characters ('Bodies' and 'Mentalists') Don't spoil the plot by reading the whole appendix first.

The author has worked hard to produce an interesting and detailed story.  It is worth reading even if it takes a month or two for you to finish.  Most chapters have subsection headings so you don't have to read an entire chapter at each sitting.  I finished the story today and am beginning my second read.

First of all, this is a wonderful epic tale. It goes beyond the classic Good vs. Evil. 

Secondly. Yes, it's very long. There are themes that are repetitive but the repetitiveness works because of the length of the story. 

Thirdly. The characters are complex, both in their relationships to each other and the emotions they invoke.

Last of all, the story runs the gamut of emotions. There are plenty of moments of love, laughter, anger, frustration....you name it, it's there. 

The only difficulty for me was the length of the chapters, rather than the length of the story itself. My real world rarely gave me enough time to read a chapter in its entirety in one sitting. Other than that I  really enjoyed it. 

You have a tremendous imagination and an incredible background.  I am not surprised it took 4 years to write this story.  Looking forward to the gifts.