The Dagger and the Coin series is rapidly becoming one of my favorite ever. (Elevator pitch: banking + dragons. Obviously, my objectivity is compromised.)
It is the rare work that grows in ambition over time and simultaneously in skill to meet it.
It is the rare work that grows in ambition over time and simultaneously in skill to meet it.
I don't want to spoil why but let me say that the central conceit of the series remains the central conceit of the series, has layers to it both in the plot and in the meta-plot that seem entirely earned rather than attempts to avoid retreading old ground, and gets *literary.*
Also quite possibly the best series I've ever read where every POV character thoroughly believes that they are the center of the story that most matters in the universe, which is a piece of writing advice mostly observed in the breach.
