The fallout of Red Seas Under Red Skies, greatly influences the premise behind this book, as this book is set about two months after the last one. In my mind is this a strength of the narrative as we for once know the same things as the main characters. The story is interesting and it contains a few huge revelations about some of the characters. The character development is great and the world feels like lived in real place even though we again have new locations. The one big downside of the book is that it ends on a cliffhanger and that it is eleven year since this book was released.

If you liked any of the previous books read it, and I think most people that like fantasy will enjoy what we currently have of the Gentleman Bastards. My suggestion is to start at the first book however you should be fine starting on this one instead.