Knight's Shadow

Wow. This was an incredible read. I read de Castell's Spellslinger series first, which I enjoyed very much, before moving on to the Greatcoat series. Joe Jameson is an excellent narrator for both series.
But Greatcoats is impressing me in a way that Spellslinger didn't. The depth of characters is shared between the books, but this book routinely took turns I didn't expect. de Castell leads you to thinking one thing will happen and following a very different path indeed.

There is a detailed graphic scene near the end that I had to skip through (CW: sexual assault & violence). Honestly ordinarily that would be a deal breaker for me, and I understand if it is for anyone else. But the narrative really pushes me forward to keep reading and seeing what's going on down the line for this cast.