The ending very much surprised me, it blew away a theory I had had for years about how it would finish.
I ended up reading the second half in one lump, just couldn't put it down. No fucking clue why though, 2011 before we get to the proper end, I didn't really need to rush
Edit - negged for "cry baby mode" ? I thought the book forum was immune to most of the fuckwits that troll mmorpg general, I guess not. Oh well, shame people who write those don't have the braincells to rub together to generate a relevant response instead of a random load of nonsense that doesnt relate to what I said.