I'm rereading all of the First Law books for the first time since publication in advance of reading the Age Of Madness for the first time.

This is another one that I don't really remember from the first time I read it but I think it's my favourite of them all. It's definitely the least standalone of the three post-original-trilogy books - it relies on you knowing the history of the many recurring characters in order to get the most out of it - but that just makes it even stronger in terms of emotional weight. Shivers' story especially is given a really good ending that feels incredibly satisfying after the journey we've seen him go on, and it's really nice to finally get to see Logen back in action after all this time.