Now that all five books are finally out, I want to reread them in chronological order and compare that to publication order. I wonder how that would change my view of the characters and how they evolve.
Also, still amazing! What's so great about Gladstone is that the conceit never gets old (epic fantasy with late stage capitalism!) as you get used to it and the stories themselves never feel like gimmicks, but like fully realized fantasy stories that ask complex questions about good and evil and agency without ever slackening the pace.
This has become one of those series where I need to get paper copies of it to lend out.