Paper and Fire

This is definitely a transition book - building off the worldbuilding and character development of book 1, but clearly leading to bigger, better things in book 3. Unfortunately it suffers a bit as a result, the overarching canon of Caine's bigger picture took priority so the insular story of this book seemed a little shallow. But this also did a lot of obvious and important setup, ensuring characters have expanded their skillsets and learned valuable information that will surely lead them on their way.