In many ways Emberdark is the opposite of Wind and Truth, the last "main" Cosmere novel that I read. It's concise (well, relatively anyway), it doesn't hold back on the fun - it even goes to a pretty extreme length to catch the reader up in the form of recounting the previous short story set in First of the Sun in the form of flashbacks.
The characterisation falters at times (I've somewhat given up on searching for this in the Cosmere now) but the story and worldbuilding is more than enough to carry it all through. Yes, there are implications and teases, but these seem far more respectful of the reader than they do elsewhere - I suspect due to the shorter length of this book.
Emberdark has quickly become one of my more favoured Cosmere novels and reminds me why I've put so much into this universe so far. Recommended.
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