I was wildly disappointed in that series. A great premise that fizzled out about 3/4ths of the way through the first book. I powered through, and started the second, and gave up maybe five chapters in.
If the concept of world-hopping intrigues you, Charles Stross's "Merchant Princes" series does it better.
If the concept of world-hopping intrigues you, Charles Stross's "Merchant Princes" series does it better.