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The characters in the setting are varied and each show a different aspect of Union society. As mentioned previously, Leo dan Brock, the Young Lion, a warrior and heir to the governorship of Angland, who is desperately trying to find glory on the battlefield and make a name for himself. Alongside him is Rikke, a young woman blessed (or cursed) with the Long Eye, which is the ability to see into the future (usually after having a violent fit). She is guided by Isern-i-Phail, a very caustic, world-wise woman who acts as both Rikke’s friend and tutor. The other side of the conflict is shown through the eyes of Clover (formerly Jonas Steepfield), a rather lazy combat teacher who only looks out for himself. In the south, the action is told through the eyes of Savine dan Glotka, a particularly ambitious, cut-throat member of the landed gentry, and daughter of High Inquisitor Glotka. She is in a no-strings-attached relationship with Crown Prince Orso, heir to the Union, a hedonistic young man with a self-deprecating sense of humour. The operations of the Breakers and Burners are told through both the eyes of Gunnar Broad, a family man and former soldier who really doesn’t want to be involved in more violence, and Vick Teufel, a secret agent for the Inquistion. With such a variety of characters, it does a good job of showing all these different facets of Union society.

Similar books by other authors:<br>

[[We Are The Dead by Mike Shackle]], a much more serious fantasy story which also takes place from multiple viewpoints.<br>

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