The Inquisition picks up a year after the end of the Novice. At the end of the tournament, the final big set piece of book 1, Fletcher is picked up by the Justices of the Peace (the Pinkertons), and is taken to prison back in Pelt.
Fletcher is put on trial for the murder of his nemesis in Pelt but, thanks to Arcturus, he is freed. However, trouble soon comes in the form of the rise in orc wars to the south. A secret plot has been discovered - the orcs are breeding thousands of goblins, and they need to be destroyed. Fletcher and other teams form to go into the orc jungles, find the eggs and destroy them.
The novel takes us away from Vocans and Corcillum, but the themes of friendship, politics, and identity remain. We delve a lot deeper into demon mythology and the origins of the wars between the orcs and the rest of the empire.
The suspense really builds in The Inquisition. There is a lot more present danger than in the last book, as Fletcher and his friends are not just looking over their shoulder for orcs but for the other teams as well, whom have set themselves as not just rivals but enemies as well. The worldbuilding and pace of their journey through the jungles is superbly written, with each page bringing new and fresh revelations about the world that Matharu has built.
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