I think his strongest book in the series is probably Midnight Tides... from the writing and storytelling aspect. The problem that I have post Midnight Tides is that the books themselves, the story contained within the single volume, get increasingly messy... mass PoVs moving around events, choppy plotting, less access but more things happening. It seems the books are sacrificed to move the whole... which is working on a series level, but I find each book to be less satisfying and engrossing as a singular object.

There is no denying the import of those books, or that Erikson is really working dynamic ideas and struggles through his characters. There are a lot of things to truly like about the series... I just think the books themselves, and the stories contained just between those covers, are devolving.