Orb Sceptre Throne was everything I'd been waiting for the Novels of the Malazan Empire series to become. It helped that the cast was comprised almost entirely of returning characters that readers of the Book of the Fallen are already very familiar with, but aside from that, Esslemont seems to have hit his stride here with regards to being able to deliver a cohesive narrative where all of the various threads the reader experiences come together in a satisfying way. Everything about this was great in my mind, and I couldn't wait to continue the series when I finished it. So I didn't! And spoiler alert: I'm currently 60% of the way through Blood and Bone, and loving that as well.