A very impressive space-opera from Jonathan Hickman; as large as a goodly chunk of East of West. Like that series, this book has major and minor chords of religion and science-fiction with a bit of violence and gore. I really liked Mike Huddleston's various graphic styles for the different areas/factions of the galaxy, especially the abstraction of the Church of the Singularity. I liked the design of the inter-pages except for the faint grey text on white background, which this older reader had to squint to see. My only beef about the plot was that it seemed a little rushed at the end. However there is a sequel planned so I will look forward to that one. ( )