I really got into this: I’d been looking forward to reading it for ages and circumstances conspired to me having to wait a week or so from release date.

I wondered how it would go when our intrepid sage and his cantor started going their separate ways, but it turned out to work out very well indeed. The chapters hurl you from one pulse-pounding action to another and end in delightful spots, particularly the seventeenth, nineteenth, twenty-sixth and its successor. The adventure keeps you on your toes throughout and, immediately after reading Ironfoot for catch-up, was a true delight start to finish.