The Emerald Storm

3.0 out of 5 stars – see this review and others at The Speculative Shelf.

Royce and Hadrian continue their journey to locate the Heir of Novron and install him to his rightful throne. On this adventure they board The Emerald Storm, a New Empire ship with a crew whose allegiance is never quite what it seems.

This ship tale was not on par with Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders or Scott Lynch's Red Seas Under Red Skies, but it's another satisfactory installment in the series. I found this second pair of books to be less compelling than the first pair, perhaps because I've become more invested in the overarching story that spans the series rather than the plots of each individual book. Luckily, Royce and Hadrian continue to be a fun duo and I will see their journey through to the end.