I really enjoyed the entire series. For me, I'm a bit of a steam-punk junkie, and I love fantasy/adventure/action/romance books. Frankly, the series took everything I loved and put it into one tale. I recommend it as an excellent read. Personally, I found the ending left me in triumph, and joy, but just a touch of sadness that it's over, and the heroes lives will go on without me being able to read them. Crazy as it sounds, for me, they're real, and alive somewhere, living their lives. I've never encountered this feeling with any other book or series, and it's on par, or a tee up from even Harry Potter. Nothing pretencious, just simple humour, wit and an epic journey. Loved it. ( )