Gen has taunted the Queen of Attolia too much. She knows she has to capture him and do something to maintain her power in her kingdom and not be overthrown. But the Queen of Eddis will not back down, and she will go to war for her Thief. 
 The King of Sounis is afraid of Eugenides, but if the Queen of Attolia takes care of him, he can go to war against Eddis. And a different and powerful kingdom has its eyes in Attolia, Eddis and Sounis, and is trying to manipulate them. 
 What an amazing book. The characters are even better than before. Gen becomes more mature and grows to be a great man, but he stills keeps a bit of that humor that I love. And we also get to see more of the queens, that we didn't get to know in the previous book, and they are definitively worth the time. 
 The story is mainly politics, conspiracy, and war. But its all handled so well, that its not boring nor overpowering. 
 My complain would be that I wasn't down much for the love part, or at least how it was handled. It was also a bit predictable. I would have also liked to see more of the Gods, as they were only tackled a bit at the end. 
 But overall, a great read.