The premise of this story is intriguing right from the start. It's clear that whether these dates that were given were true or not wouldn't matter ultimately. Even a crazy theory would have a dramatic effect, and this effect is clearly different for each of the four. For the most part, I enjoyed the writing style. But there were blips where it seemed to fall into a trap of becoming a bit too "forced literary," for my taste. I do love the cover art, though!