Another superb historical novel of the Middle Ages. We're slowly catching up to the frame story and William Gold is a little older, wiser, and wearier.

William gets to spend a little more time with his friends in this book, which I think is good for his character development. This series is at its best when Gold and his friends take center stage. 

I really appreciate how Cameron weaves together real historical events with some invented ones that help flavor the story. I've looked up tons of things and people because of these books and really enjoy how he's managed to take real people about whom we know very little, and make them into fully fleshed-out human beings.

I'm disappointed that there will only one more book in the series, but Cameron has plenty of other series to dive into.