I enjoyed this series immensely. Tamas is a gruff, opinionated old fighting mage, and he carries the weight of the story, along with Inspector Adamat. But the entire supporting cast, Taniel, Ka-Poel, Vlora, Bo, and Nila (along with the union leaders and other largely featured minor characters) are well written, believable people in their own right. No shallow-plot-hole-filling-minions in this story. Sure, it has it's "wow, that was convenient" moments, but what story doesn't? (view spoiler)[ It does wind up with the great god of the people, "vive la republique" to rescue the citizens of Adro from the gods and tyrant kings, but what else do you expect in this day and age? Kudos to McClellan for not turning any of the final battles into magic-slapping, out of body, "spiritual" experiences. 
 I will be waiting for more. (hide spoiler)]