One of the problems is the English translation is a bit painful in places – the future history section near the beginning, for one. That’s been a definite reading block for me. Another issue that is very distracting to me is the mess they made of Islamic cultures. I wish they could have kept the deities as Islamic saints, and not broken the monotheism. To me this shows a disinterest in the cultures they are trying like hell to evoke. So when I run this, I will probably demote the deities to saint status.