As of November 2008, the first draft of this is done. I’m not going to say too much about this for now, until at least a few people have read The Adamantine Palace. Suffice to say that it picks up right where The Adamantine Palace left off. There are a couple of new major characters and one or two of the minor figures from TAP are getting beefed up. The pace is maybe a little more measured than TAP - I suspect this will please some and disappoint others. On the other hand, it isn’t finished until it’s finished. Mooted chapters on dragon anatomy and a cameo appearance by a flight of were-ducks have been firmly rejected, however.