content: Not as good as 'The Winter Queen' or even 'Murder on the Leviathan' (which I did not like all that much).Had a hard time keeping track of all the characters and military movements.I'm very disappointed, as 'The Winter Queen' was so entralling; a classic mystery if ever there was. Unfortunately, this series seems to be going precipitously down hill with each succeeding book.BUT... I hope the next one will be better.