The crown, true love with a commoner, and the destruction of a great city all hang on Alek's next--and final--move (Goodreads).
Westerfeld continues the relative consistency of his steampunk historical saga in this, the concluding novel. Again, his world continues to expand and grow in a detailed and intricate manner, while still maintaining a central plot and characters. The first two thirds of the novel are a bit slow moving and slightly muddled when it comes to the individual stakes of this particular book, but the whole trilogy is wrapped up very well in the final act, as the pace picks up again as the author handily executes a solid climax and resolution. The character conflict between the two protagonists is predictable and resolved a bit too slowly, but for the most part, Westerfeld ends his unique trilogy in a highly enjoyable and entertaining fashion. 7.9/10
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