Spaceships and small gods FTW! Ending is middling, though; I think he got to the end and thought, "Hmm, this isn't confusing enough," so you get this sudden whiplash of characters no longer being identifiable by their behavior. I don't mind confusion, just, you know, make up your mind, plan for it, spread it out, foreshadow, show don't tell. Otherwise there's just no way to make the arc of a story feel like it's coming to a natural conclusion.