This book picks up immediately after the previous one ends. To the second. You might be able to pick up the pieces but probably not - there isn't a lot of explanation in it.

The Tinker families are in trouble: the DEA and FBI are hunting them in the USA. The usurper king in Gruinmarkt is hunting them, and bribing supporters with a share of the money from the tinkers. Just to add to the fun, the victorian world is in deep shit too.

The story weaves back and forward across worlds, across elements of plot: warfare, intrigue, espionage and more. However, all the parts are nicely linked and woven together seamlessly.

Well worth the read, and it starts on a high, and ends on a rather grip plot twist. ( )

My second favorite of the series . The first one was the best in my opinion, perhaps because the world-walking plot was first introduced.

Moving between three separate worlds in this book with the introduction of a fourth. Current day Boston and New Britian were well written about -- I lost interest in what was transpiring in Niejwein.

The new world found by Huw, Elena and Yul was left wanting for any closure. Sure, leaves open another book but would be nice to ( )

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This book was a good installment in the Merchant Princes story. I liked the various storyline featuring other characters which intersect at the end. I look forward to finding out what happens next in The Revolution Business. ( )

This ongoing story finds Mirjam Beckstein, a Boston journalist, worlds away from her home after escaping an attempt on her life. Finding herself in another world and just as much danger she tries to cope with the twisting plots of her long lost family (the Clan) and come to terms with who she is. In the meantime her family is having problems of their own and increasingly finds need of Mirjam.
Each book in this series tends to lead to the next so if you start in the middle you will be completely lost, but that said each book is well worth reading. ( )