I enjoyed the first 2/3rds of the book immensely. The last third felt tacked-on and didn't really have a satisfying end. The book doesn't so much end as just runs out of steam and stops.

Not my favourite of the Safehold books so far. Took forever to get going, and once it did, it was a fairly underwhelming. Mostly, it felt like he was laying the groundwork for later novels in the series.

Best Mark Lawrence book to date! Couldn't put it down. His main characters are always so much more interesting than the straight-laced "I'm going to go save the fair maiden"-types you so often see in most fantasy novels. Personally, I also find PRINCE Jal is much more likable than Jorg was in the first series. When I started Prince of Fools, I was worried that they would end up being basically the same, but was pleasantly surprised (especially in Liar's Key) to see just how different (yet still lovably despicable in his own right) Jal has turned out to be.

Easily one of my favourite books of all time. Just finished my third read-through. A gritty, pulpy noir detective novel with a twist, set in a hard sci-fi universe.