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Naomi Novik: Black Powder War (2006, Ballantine Books)

In the wake of their adventure in China, Captain Will Laurence of His Majesty's Aerial …

Review of 'Black Powder War' on 'Goodreads'

Enjoyed it, but not quite as much as the first two. It has that "middle of the series" feel and too much of it is about getting from A to B or B to C, which are still interesting, but not really what I want to be reading about most.

New characters Iskierka and Tharkay are very good, but Laurence's behaviour seems inconsistent at times, and I felt there were too many ends left dangling and questions left unanswered. Hoping the next book gets back up to the standard of the first.