The Red Knight and his company have left Lissen Carak - which is still reeling from the war against the Wild - and are travelling to Liviapolis for their next commission: the Emperor of Morea has hired them for a small job and offered his daughter, the princess, as payment. But the Company soon find themselves fighting to save the empire from the Emperor's traitorous cousin who has taken the Emperor prisoner, leaving the princess to style herself Empress and seize control.
I've really enjoyed this book, but I think that readers who struggled with The Red Knight probably won't...
