A decent strong, a bit of a soft middle but picked up in the final half for a solid finish. Soulsmith picks up from the action and moves Lindon and Yerin further in to the wild and unknown.

I was worried that Eithan may be a drop in character like Suriel from Cradle #1 but I was happily surprised that Eithan stuck around and appears to be setting up roots in the story. Like Suriel, Eithan offers insight to the size of Cradle and the vastness that awaits our intrepid gang.

I'm enjoying the series and have no issues with continuing so on to Cradle #3 I go.