Return of the Whalefleet

Patrick keeps up the pacing and the weirdness in Darkstar's sequel.

This book is definitely the middle of a series, beginning mid-action and ending on a character arc, but it is full of the same wildly imaginative elements that make Darkstar Dragon so much fun to read. Many of the threads woven through the first novel are pulled together into Min's story and, without spoiling too much, the twists are both clearly well-laid yet still compelling.

Definitely a series I plan to follow to the end.