Plus the hints we see of the Roths (the focus on the companion book) made me very excited for that. Cue lots of emotional strain on the crew that threatens to break them apart. It was also fun to see the crew of the Marigold dumped out of their comfort zone, and then West is made to choose what’s important to him. The locations and prizes are new, to help keep them interesting and fresh, and this time there are physical and human dangers to avoid. I always love seeing worlds expand, and for it to be in a political direction was just perfect! There are more dredging scenes, and a side character returns from the first book to help.

We leave the Narrows behind and head across the Untamed Sea to Bastion, getting tangled in the politics of trade (cue squealing.) We get to see how the trade agreements shape livelihoods, or destroy them, and Fable’s drawn into the web. The world expands massively in this book. If Fable is going to save them, then she must risk everything-including the boy she loves and the home she has finally found. In order to get to her intended destination, she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems.Īs Fable descends deeper into a world of betrayal and deception, she learns that the secrets her mother took to her grave are now putting the people Fable cares about in danger. That freedom is short-lived when Fable becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and the rest of the crew were set to start over.

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