This was (expectedly) magnificent. The book is a Kickstarted collection of short(ish) pieces in and around Hogarth's Princes' Game series; I do _not_ recommend starting with this, but if you've read the Princes' Game (or at least the summary) and want more, this is fantastic. Major and (so far) minor characters, depicted in all the events that happened in between the major events shown in the mainline books - things that were referenced in the books, and things that must have happened though they weren't explicitly mentioned. Also POVs that got little or no air in the main books - I particularly loved Amber's note (letter?), and Maia. Some of these are quite short; some grew past novella and into short novel lengths! It was a lot of fun being updated on the progress of the stories as they were written, and helping with edit passes; the Kickstarter was delightful. But the book that grew out of it is even better. The worst Hogarth I've read was only mildly interesting; most of her stuff is 5-star, for me. So it's not at all surprising that this book is as good as it is. ( )