This is the seventh volume in Carey and Gross' Unwritten series, which focuses on Tom Taylor and the Harry Potter-esque Tommy Taylor book series written by his father. The series explores both Tom and the cult of Tommy, as well as the lines that may or may not be drawn between fiction and reality. In Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice, Carey and Gross provide a much-needed backstory, interspersing the story of Tom's childhood with the plot of the first Tommy Taylor novel.
While I don't normally recommend reading series out of order, this may be the exception. The Unwritten is a confusing but compelling tale, and it's possible that reading this volume first would provide the foundation to make reading the rest of the series much less confusing. That said, many of the earlier novels are dedicated to Tom's confusion and his attempts to understand his life and how it intertwines with Tommy's, so perhaps the relative clarity provided here is simply a manifestation of Tom's own sense of understanding.
I would recommend this series to fans of literary graphic novels, such as Fables, as well as to fans of Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series, though this is much more solemn than either of those series.
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