I think I liked this book the best and while I saw the dramatic climax when Prim was killed coming from halfway through the book it was still sad when it happened (though I was surprised that Annie, one of the peripheral characters survived without going totally insane) A nice ending though I fear not really a very believable one, I suspect peace is fleeting both in their world and in ours. Loved all the Roman allegory, the sly references to myth, legend, other novels, authors etc.