In the first book a lot of character development took place, and it laid the foundation, albeit a tad methodically, but competently – it was an excellent read. In this book the second in the series the action takes off, good guys and bad guys are taking stage and they are great characters, there are several story lines developing and they are all solid attention getters. The story is thrilling and well told, I am hooked and cannot wait to listen to the third book in the series, so far this has been a great find. Highly recommended, if you like the genre this is exactly what you are looking for.