Empire of Ivory

Cliffhanger endings are horrible. They're made much worse when the first third of the book felt drawn out, like the author was stalling and trying to make sure they would end on said cliffhanger.

Aside from that, this was enjoyable, I guess? Much of what I liked about the earlier parts of the series was still there. The Africa plot/worldbuilding was really fascinating; it was great to see more of hue he dragoning world.