I've made the mistake of underestimating Duncan before, so I won't abandon this series just yet. There seems to be a big world out there of which this is just a part.

Traditionally I've never seen the twists in the plot coming. This holds for TV shows too, it's not limited to books - and so any writing transparent enough that even I can see where it's going is cause for pause. But though I latched immediately onto some of the big factors, the story remained unpredictable enough to hold me and the last few pages certainly ramp up the tension. The output from the Casement, which was so underplayed and avoided all the way through, becomes the burning question, and I can only hope that as with the Kings Blades, this series picks up for me.