After finishing the literary behemoth that is Cyteen, I still cannot help but be a little bit confused about certain aspects of the novel. Although Cherryh does her best to explain all of the details of her world, it seems impossible to ever fully grasp everything that happens within Resuene. Although I enjoyed the book, I felt pretty much clueless at the end of 680 pages. One of its most confusing aspects is the fact that the entire civilization is split into two fundamental groups: the azi and the CIT’s.