It's rare that I read such a beast of a book, but the 880 pages flew by. I had forgotten a lot of the details of The Priory of the Orange Tree and I was a bit distracted by trying to work out who or what I was meant to know about already. It's an entirely new cast except for some of the dragons, I think. Once all the new people are set out, it's a pacey and highly enjoyable tale, maybe a bit predictable in places, but perhaps that was info from the first book creeping through my subconscious.

Full review to follow.