So, this is the continuation of the big battle from the previous book, and it's pretty awesome. Something this series lacks is a good ongoing villain. Fran pretty much just destroys all her villains, so they end up feeling like a bad guy of the week, rather than a true antagonist. Here, I thought the author was going to rectify that. We get a hugely powerful villain with deep and meaningful ties to Fran, and the curse that the gods placed upon her entire race. Surely this villain will last a few books, right. Aaaaaand, oh. She's dead. Well. There goes that. This book was still pretty good. It has a great villain, there's a lot of sacrifice needed to win, and it's really fun and epic. I only wish the villain had lasted more than one book.