Not as good as the other books. There were storylines that seems unnecessary or could have been shrunk a ton. BUT, pulled on my heart strings for the characters I love.

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My heart is mourning...again! Stop taking characters I love away from me! 😭

Glen Cook does a great job of having us care for random, new, side characters. Smeds grew on me over time. Old Man Fish is a bad ass mo-fo.