Cloak of Titans – Jonathan Moeller

Reviewing book 11 in a series - actually more like book 23, counting books in the predecessor series - is different from reviewing a stand-alone novel. People likely to read it have already read book 10 - and 9 and 8… So the questions a latest-in-a-series review need to answer are

1. Should you keep reading this series? Yes. If you enjoyed book 10 - and 9 and 8… - you’ll enjoy this one. The four-star rating is basically a state-of-the-series rating.

2. Is this a good jumping-in book if you haven’t been reading the series? Nope. Read “Cloak Games: Thief Trap” and decide whether you like it.

3. How was this book compared to its predecessors? Weaker, actually. The book fails the “if I were an evil overlord” test several times - e.g. the doomsday device has a single point of failure and a countdown - to the point of being distracting.

4. Does the book do anything particularly interesting? Yes. This is not a spoiler, because I’m speculating, but I think a rescue is being foreshadowed for people lost in the final battle on Kalvarion.