The Bands of Mourning

PROS:
I love the story of Wax and Wayne. Both are fun characters, and I enjoy their time on the page together.
The sisters Marasi and Steris are enjoyable in their unique ways and their interactions as well.
I also enjoyed the bits with the Uncle and the Sister, and their part of this novel added good intellectual depth.
Also, finding the bands of mourning felt, to me, a bit like the Indiana Jones Raiders opening or Last Crusade ending. Not a bad thing, and done very well.

CONS:
Prologue was overly long and useless to telling the tale. this is strange coming from Brandon Sanderson who talks about not using a prologue unless you need it. "Do as I say not as I do" I guess.
Epilogue, same feelings as the Prologue.
Denouement felt overly long, detailed, and took the wind out of an otherwise great novel.