I've been rereading these in publication order, but in chronological order, this would have come before Jhereg.

In this particular book, we're reading two timelines that converge into the current framework chronology. My biggest issue with that is that there were no obvious breakpoints or formatting to let you know that the timelines switched, so it took a bit minute and some backtracking in the reading to get bearings. This pretty much happened every chapter, so it got annoying, but predictable.

This is the story of how Aliera got Pathfinder. A Dragon steals something from another Dragon and the Dragons go to war. Vlad enlists, partly because he wants revenge on a Dragon, partly because he works for another Dragon, and does his thing. It's alright. I got bored with the war part of it and the whole 'military camaraderie' thing. It does showcase Dragons and their mentality and gives us bonus Sethra Lavode, which I always appreciate.

Solid, but not one of my favorites in the series.