I was so glad to see another in this series. They’re charming !

Excellent continuation of the Paladin series. It returns much more to the themes of the Clocktaur duology than any of the previous Paladin books—bringing back one minor character and discussing or referring to others; the Dreaming God and his paladins play a much larger role than in any of the previous Paladin’s. It’s very much on a par with the others in terms of humor, romance, and plotting, so if you like the series and the world they’re set in, then you’ll probably like this one as well. The mystery of the Saint of Steel is not resolved, giving promise of future installments. Weirdly, there’s a complete lack of gnoles in this book—not even discussions or casual mentions. They formed such an integral part of the story in the two Clocktaur books, in Swordheart, and in the 2nd and 3rd Paladin books, that their absence is surprising, especially after the most recent book, and especially that pretty much the entire cast is of already-established characters. Ms. Kingfisher, where did they go?

like all of kingfisher’s work every part of this book is so tight and well put together. the protagonists are wonderful, the world building is a mastery and i am so ready to read the next book.

•flails around gibbering• Okay, there's the A plot! And the B plot! (Which one is which, the romance or the "save Marguerite's skin," is up to the reader.) And then there's the plot that's threading with all the others just a tad and that's picking up speeeeeed! In the last bit. •screams and flails more• Paladins are fun and sometimes numinous and sometimes very not and WELL. If you love or hate paladins in games or other books, you should read this series because you'll probably get some use out of these 'dins.