A very satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. The setting and the plot are original and a great innovation, departing from Abercrombie's other books. You cheer for the underdog as Yarvi plots the defence of his little kingdom from an overwhelming superpower, but the moral ambiguity of the characters and their actions give the series a lot of depth. I suspect a bit of anti-YA snobbery might be suppressing some of the acclaim, but I thought this was on a par with the books in his "First Law" universe.