A review by ergative
The Ace of Skulls by Chris Wooding

5.0

 This was a great end to the series. It tied up all the plot threads that had been building throughout the previous four books: the rising tensions with Samarla, the growing influence of the Awakeners, Jez's growing Mainish tendencies, Silo's growth as a leader, Frey and Trinica's reconciliation--all of it followed so naturally from what had come before, and resolved itself so satisfyingly. I liked that the Ketty Jay didn't break up permanently. It reshuffled and rearranged itself, and made plans to continue swashbuckling into those hints of other stories that were dropped previously in the series. Great job, all around!