In time I may add more to this review after giving it awhile to sink in. So much of this book was easily a 5-star read for me, hampered, if only slightly, by stops and starts. Some of the best writing of the series was included here, along with perfectly intense pacing and plot. Then, the story would slow, or as in the last 50 pages, come to a near halt by suddenly taking a different path. ThataEUR(tm)s not new for HobbaEUR(tm)s works. Typically, I love that new and unexpected path. This time I just wanted Fitz to run with the ball; knock the enemy on his ass; score the touchdown. But then things would be over, and that I do not want, at least not yet.