There are two volumes and two titles, but the first book ends in a ridiculous cliffhanger where everyone (literally) is seconds away from death. So the two volumes are really one book (with a beginning, a middle, and an end). And the plot is fun but the reduction in awe-and-wonder mystery of space opera, along with the usual lazy writing deus est machina arbitrary changes to the magic system are grating. However, like many readers of Alanson's books, I have become comfortable with all the characters and universe of the stories so I am willing to suspend disbelief. I plan to finish reading all the others and go back to the other series by the author in this universe. 4/5 Stars.
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