I’ve got the paper version and my partner referred to the sex as gratuitous. However, it is Artesia after all (although she doesn’t feature) so of course I got it. I do wish Smylie would finish the last miniseries. You can largely skip the sex but some of the plot hangs on it.
Incidentally, it’s £1.49 on Amazon.co.uk:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Barrow-Mark...ds=Mark+smylie
You may want to look at the website for backgroud information:
http://swordandbarrow.com/wp/