Fevered Star was the stunning follow up to Black Sun and it was just as adventurous and brimming with political intrigue as the first. The city of Tova tips more and more towards chaos and certain death with the Sun Priest and the Crow God battling each other for dominiance. There were many plot points that were carefully introduced and played out quite nicely. A lot of it you could see how it would eventually end, it was more about the journey of how it all gets so messy and the impact of the inevitable showdown between all the characters. 

This book did not suffer middle book syndrome, thank the Heavens! It starts off right where book 1 leaves and it was an equally interesting and entertaining story, similarly to the first book. The same cast of characters were present in this story and their POV's intertwine in a way that was highly anticipated. I question some of the character's ambitions, however! Particularly Iktan. What was the goal in all that treachery? What did it gain you in the end? Maybe there's a lesson to be learned there, whether Iktan can make it right in the end is all up to xir. I think we can expect much more in the concluding book. 

I really liked the ending. I didn't expect it! I was thinking a final battle was imminent and only one could win, something else entirely happens instead. Which I think will make for a very riveting plot point in book 3. The tides have most definitely shifted, it is no longer Crow God versus Sun Priest. Rather, an incredibly unlikely alliance versus the cruel, selfish wealthy who wish to reign over Tova to presumably continue to enrich themselves off the labor of the oppressed. Like I said, riveting!