Thanks for the response! Yea I didn't enjoy how heavy handed the anti-colonialism was in Babel so I'm guessing Poppy Wars is also the same.

Is it worth reading Poppy War if I didn't like Babel all that much? My specific issues with Babel was that it was far too heavy handed.

He stared death straight in the face and pulled out his monster dong and death had to look away.

If you haven't seen Black sails, you should.