The pieces come together.

ive enjoyed the series to this point, but this is by far the best of the bunch so far. much like many authors in the genre its taken time for him to move away from the endless status menus and skill descriptions in favor for much, much more story content and it pays well. this was the first time i was actually moved to almost tears, as well as a few moments i had to stop what i was doing to laugh and gather my self.

another good note that this book does is the quotes in the start of most chapters now come from the future, giving small glimpses into the world that is yet to come. from an ant that is writing the history of the colony to a merchant who lives in a city taken over by the colony.

the only bad thing i can say is, now that ive finished this book, what now? do i just restart the series? its set a bar that i have trouble finding anything to match.