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May 17, 2012andreareads rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is the sequel to _Speak to the Devil_, and really the two together are one big book, so don't read one without the other. It's a dark world these characters are living in, filled with brutal warfare, devastating disease, corrupt clergy and treacherous politics. While the powers that be use Europe as a giant chessboard, the poor pawns try to survive the game, sometimes with surprising success. Plenty of twists and turns in this tale as the plot races along. My only complaint is that after so much dramatic action in and around Castle Gallant the spotlight shifted elsewhere, and somehow I wanted a more up close and personal resolution to that part of the story. Well, wishing a book could be just a little bit longer and that you could see just a little bit more of certain characters is a good thing, all told.