Loved it!
This book was just as good, if not better, than the first. There are some pretty serious battles, gore, magic, sex, dragons, love, hate and a huge amount of killing but overall the combination of all was done so artfully that you never get tired of reading it even though it seems to go on forever. I love how the authors main characters are not who you would think the main characters should be. The story never comes from the kings themselves - it's the servants, children, and family of these larger than life folks who see the truth (or so they think). The women are just as strong and courageous as the kings and knights even though they are treated so differently. I will definately keep reading this series.