Yeah, I was looking stuff up about it last night. Seems like people were really divided on the pirate stuff, and there’s a sense that the third book might be okay in context when the next book comes out but by itself is “fluff.” I’m fairly content to let it be until he has more stuff out. I don’t waste time anymore on authors who stop writing series after cliffhangers. I’m glad Lies works as a standalone, at least.