Ink & Sigil is a return to the magical world introduced in The Iron Druid Chronicles with all-new eccentric characters to love and a whole new aspect of magic and the Fae to explore.
This time, our guide is a dapper, older Scottish gentleman who is a Sigil Agent who polices the Fae whenever they deal in the human world. He does this with the help of sigils created by Brighid (Queen of the Fae) and inks made of both magical and mundane ingredients. It all starts when Al MacBharraisis loses his seventh apprentice to seemingly accidental death and it leads to an unpleasant discovery that leaves Al in charge of a crazily enjoyable hobgoblin and a mystery to solve.
The cast of characters goes from eccentric to insane and are all incredibly enjoyable to read about. From MacBharraisis himself to the various Fae he deals with to the other humans who help MacBharraisis on his quest to solve the mystery, everyone brings something to enjoy to the story.
There is a small appearance by Iron Druid Atticus, but this story is all about Al MacBharraisis the Sigil Agent and the Fae's interference with our world. I think it can definitely be enjoyed on its own as it presents all the key players and fantastic elements incredibly well.
The only thing that might make this a bit of a challenge to read is that Hearne went incredibly authentic and writes the dialogue as true to Scottish as I've ever seen and if you've ever had a hard time understanding a Scottsman talk, then you're probably going to struggle a bit to read it. There's a pronunciation guide and it helps to try reading the lines out loud, but there was many a time when I had to read something over to make sure I understood it.
So besides the somewhat hard to decipher Scottish, I found absolutely nothing I did not like and enjoy immensely about Ink & Sigil. Hearne has once again created a world that is both familiar and magical and I enjoyed every word of it.

Huge thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the awesome sneak peek!