A review by mwplante
Blood of the Mantis by Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.0

With this third, tiny entry in the series, Tchaikovsky is just showing off his ability to get things done. He carries forward the war in the lowlands while opening new fronts in the fringes of the Spiderlands and a tiny smuggling town called Jerez, (one that conceals a fascinating secret beneath its neighboring lake). A fun book but not quite as exhilirating as its predecessor. Still, Mr. Tchaikovsky lays a ton of groundwork here that I have no doubt will pay off in future volumes.