I have had mixed emotions about the entire Vampire Chronicles. As in the first four books of the series, I found the language almost poetic, the story fascinating, the characters 3-dimensional, and yet, I wasn't satisfied. Most of our old friends make cameo appearances, including David, Louis and Armand. I was pleased to see that the author did not worry about negative press regarding Memnoch's views on Christianity, etc. She definitely pulled no punches. At a minimum, this novel serves as a commentary on the world's religious history and at least should make readers think about the bloody history of organized religion in our world society. I found some parts of the novel a little too poetic in that the language threw me off track. But I suppose it is quite difficult to create believable dialogue when you are using God and the Devil as your characters. Occasionally I was lost and found myself daydreaming. The threads of the story line were so long though, that I didn't seem to have missed much. Still, the book is worth reading, whether for the religious viewpoint or the continuing story of the Vampires.