Hi Michael,
It seems like I missed another AMA!!!
First, let me say that the last chapter to Age of Legends was... I can't even find the words. It's one of those scenes that will stick with your forever.
Also, I don't think it was a cliffhanger since it's clear what will happen next, at least the broad strokes.
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Mine isn't a question, but a minor criticism. As much as I love your work, I do find that some of your characters are coming off as somewhat one dimensional or just hard to believe to be a real person. I want to stress "some" because the majority of your characters are fantastically well fleshed out and believable.
Let's start with the ones I are well rounded and realistic:
And now the ones that I felt were 1-dimensional or just hard to believe:
Again, I want to be clear that I love 99.99% of your books. I wait eagerly for each one. They're the best I've read in the genre, bar none.