Hilarious, and once again kind, Victoria Goddard managed to write a charming follow-up to the events in The Hands of the Emperor covering the start of His Radiancy's quest to find an heir, albeit in a very different style. (If you've read The Hands of the Emperor the continual references to Kip will bring a smile to your face.)

The Return of Fitzroy Angursell does continue the theme of what it means to be truly known from The Hands of the Emperor, and covers the trials of finding your footing in once again interacting with the world instead of simply acting on the world. I'm still not sure if Fitzroy/Artorin is a character that things happen to or if he is a character that happens to things. His adventures contain a highly impressive amount of chaos and happenstance.

Friendship, hilarious misunderstandings, adventures, and some tantalizing hints at prior adventures round up this book. I am definitely looking forward to more as it breaks off at a decent stopping point but without answering many of the questions that pop-up and before the old gang is all back together.

There are grammatical errors, rambling sentences, and some interesting pacing choices (starts off a bit like shooting out of a canon before slowing to a ramble), but I am glad to have my hands on this story - reading it was a blast.