"Williams knows exactly what to do with Quillifer, and it's hugely
entertaining." -Locus "Walter Jon Williams is always fun, but this
may be his best yet, a delight from start to finish, witty,
colorful, exciting and amusing by turns, exquisitely written."
-George R. R. Martin "Chock full of derring-do, blood and thunder,
swashbuckling, and other good stuff evocative of Rafael Sabatini,
Sir Walter Scott, and the penny-bloods." -Paul Di Filippo, author
of The Big Get-Even Quillifer-now a member of the nobility-finds
himself further immersed in court politics as the outcast princess
Floria is suddenly in a position of power with a rebellion stoked
by a certain brilliant tactician, in this thrilling sequel to
Quillifer. Rogue. Joker. Lover. Reluctant conspirator. The
ambitious young Quillifer was been knighted for services to the
crown, but was then banished from court by a queen who finds him
obnoxious. Now, after a two-year voyage to improve his fortunes,
Quillifer returns to court and is plunged immediately into a
maelstrom of intrigue that triggers duels, plots, amours, and
rollicking adventure. Bounding back and forth from the high
councils of state to the warm bed of his mistress, Quillifer must
exert every ounce of seductive charm and low cunning in order to
survive. Queen Berlauda's foreign husband brings war in his wake,
along with a clutch of officials who enforce the royal will with
violence, torture, and judicial murder. A dragon menaces the realm,
and political conspiracy threatens the life of Quillifer's young
patroness, Princess Floria. It's the traditional job of a knight to
fight dragons and rescue princesses, but Quillifer is hardly a
traditional knight, and he brings to the job an array of unorthodox
skills that dazzles his swarm of rivals, seduces their wives, and
threatens the realm. But there's a greater menace to Quillifer than
deadly political intrigue, for once again he finds himself hunted
by the cruel, beautiful, and vengeful goddess Orlanda.
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