Pretty good entry from Esslemont, having read this after the Erikson series brings a different sort of experience, as I know what happens and how these thread do or do not end up tied up with TCG. Writing style this time seems much tighter, which I appreciate a lot, the characters are all interesting, although the plot with Antsy was somewhat pointless in the grand scheme of things.
I also found it very jarring to have the whole scene with the Malazans and their reactions to the Moranth munitions that they themselves would've used in practically the same fashion, I get the anti-war sentiment but the scene would've held up much better without the drama before the real drama at the end of it.