So I have read the Bridgemint series. All of them. I find this a masterpiece!
Not only because the wealth of characters in it and the way Mark tells the
story, but also because of the background of this story.
I mean, late 18th century Napoleonic war? WOW! Not to mention the
knowledge of life on the high seas, the habits of that time and the names
of the things that were once back there. Groug, grout, etc. This story must
have required substantial research!
As it is however, I am distressed by the deaths and injuries in this series.
The deaths of people like Shafte, Grafton, etc and the injuries suffered by
Cavendish are, well, disheartening to say the least. I find myself alarmed
at any new people who gets close with Granger because I think that sooner or
later their number will be "up" and they will be either dead or crippled :(
Can't Mark do something? Limit the deaths of people we like or something
like that? This series has been an emotional roller coaster....