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Description:The fate of the Cinder Spires may be decided by crossed swords in the next exhilarating fantasy adventure in the New York Times bestselling series of noble families, swordplay, and airships.

For centuries the Cinder Spires have safeguarded humanity, rising far above the deadly surface world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses rule, developing scientific marvels and building fleets of airships for defense and trade.

Now, the Spires hover on the brink of open war.

Everyone knows it’s coming. The guns of the great airship fleets that control the skies between the last bastions of humanity will soon speak in anger, and Spire Albion stands alone against the overwhelming might of Spire Aurora’s Armada and its new secret weapon–one capable of destroying the populations of entire Spires.

A trading summit at Spire Olympia provides an opportunity for the Spirearch, Lord Albion, to secure alliances that will shape the outcomes of the war, and to that end he dispatches privateer Captain Francis Madison Grimm and the crew of the AMS Predator to bolster the Spirearch’s diplomatic agents.

It will take daring, skill, and no small amount of showmanship to convince the world to stand with Spire Albion–assuming that it is not already too late.

I was lost and had to restart this one. Im good now. Love the kittens!

This one is going to take me a few extra days just because I have a super busy week. So if I'm not commenting, it's just because I'm being slow :)

Sheri wrote: "This one is going to take me a few extra days just because I have a super busy week. So if I'm not commenting, it's just because I'm being slow :)"

To be honest, I'm having a hard time keeping track of the names of characters and who they are in relation to the story. Not sure why it is more difficult for this story than the first one.

Oh no, maybe I'll have to take notes, lol

Leigh wrote: "I was lost and had to restart this one. Im good now. Love the kittens!"

I get what you're saying with the names, lol. The kittens are adorable!

I love the Silent Paws. That the cats have their own society is so much fun, lol.

Sheri wrote: "I love the Silent Paws. That the cats have their own society is so much fun, lol."

Yes, love them! I like the new between Rowe and the kittens. Miss Cavanagh is absolutely crazy!!!! I would not make any deals with her. She is quite powerful and the creatures she controls gross.

Finished. What an ending!! I assume there will be a next book in the series. I enjoyed it.

Finished. I love the story. It does sound like there will be another, and I'm pretty sure we'll need to re-read before the next one, lol. I think (besides the cats) Gwendolyn is my favorite character. I love that she's a rich girl who could've stayed home and done nothing, but she chose to travel and fight with her friends.

Sheri wrote: "Finished. I love the story. It does sound like there will be another, and I'm pretty sure we'll need to re-read before the next one, lol. I think (besides the cats) Gwendolyn is my favorite charact..."

Yes, we sure will need to re-read before the next one comes out. I liked her, too. What did you think of that ending? I was so not expecting that. What do you want to read next?
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Leigh wrote: "Sheri wrote: "Finished. I love the story. It does sound like there will be another, and I'm pretty sure we'll need to re-read before the next one, lol. I think (besides the cats) Gwendolyn is my fa..."

I wasn't expecting the ending either. It sets up the next book nicely, though.
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