no pressure, try picking up the first book or borrowing it somehow at the library or from someone, and read it at your leisurely pace...or in the toilet? lol? haha! anyways, it's a series and the 4th book is out. I have a feeling it should have ended at book 3 but was extended due to popularity so it's still an ongoing series. if you'd like to read it when it's complete, then no rush. ^_^;; cuz naomi novik releases perhaps one book in a year.