Agree about your assessment of what marks a good story!
In "The Fall of the Kings", Katherine is a background character, a strong no-nonsense Duchess, although I don't think there's a lot of info in there about her. Marcus does make an appearance though. The main story is about the Mad Duke's son, Theron, and Theron's lover, Prof. Basil St. Cloud. Basil is unraveling the history of the kings and their wizards, getting them both embroiled in it.
"Swordspoint" takes place maybe 20 years before Privilege, and is about Alec (the future Mad Duke) and his swordsman Richard. They cause a lot of trouble. I had a little harder time understanding what was going on in this one, but that means I should probably read it again sometime. Both of these books are kind of slashy! (Is that a word?)
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In "The Fall of the Kings", Katherine is a background character, a strong no-nonsense Duchess, although I don't think there's a lot of info in there about her. Marcus does make an appearance though. The main story is about the Mad Duke's son, Theron, and Theron's lover, Prof. Basil St. Cloud. Basil is unraveling the history of the kings and their wizards, getting them both embroiled in it.
"Swordspoint" takes place maybe 20 years before Privilege, and is about Alec (the future Mad Duke) and his swordsman Richard. They cause a lot of trouble. I had a little harder time understanding what was going on in this one, but that means I should probably read it again sometime. Both of these books are kind of slashy! (Is that a word?)
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