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801 pages, Hardcover
First published October 30, 2014
“I have been offered one of the daughters of the Sultan of Gatioch. She is said to be almost six foot tall, with fair skin and nipples the size of a flower.”
“Tariq sighed heavily, no doubt thinking regretfully of virginal beauties with flower-like nipples.”
“Tradition says one per year, Exalted One. The Gatioch girl will still have nipples like flowers next year.”
"She hated the way that her body could betray her and take pleasure in the filth."
“He lifted himself on his arms, though he stayed inside her, and stared down at her face. He looked like a demi-god. His heat and thickness inside her was filling her with a spreading warmth. Her hands involuntarily stroked his sides.”
Tension is very high, although it is not as action packed as the second book.
The most characters are just amiable, their development is comprehensible (with exemptions - see below).
It were the characters and the well thought-out magical world that kept me addicted to this book.
However there are some things that keep this novel and this series from being really great:
The events and developments, especially political intrigues, are too foreseeable.
The 'evil' POV characters are not well explained or developed.
Kazim's development is a bit too plain
Some characters actions are just nonsense.