First -- read through volume 14 of the main line before reading this book!
It is with mixed feelings that I write this. I am both thrilled with it, and sad to see the end of this storyline of Sword Oratoria. Sounds like we might get some more side story later from the afterword but we'll have to wait and see.
What a huge volume. Not just the 350+ page count, but so much going on. We get to see so many old friends, neighbors, companions, frenemies, enemies and monsters. With such a large cast you may feel your favorites did or did not get enough page time, but on the whole I was content with the conclusion. It is rather EPIC.
So while it was amazing, I am still sorry to see it done because I don't know how much of these various characters we'll see in the mainline and I've loved many of them even more than the mainline characters.
But it was a grand and glorious conclusion for this chapter of Sword Oratoria. Definitely worth the read.