Immediate sequel to Spy Princess. Sartor has been under Norsundrian enchantment for the last hundred years. Now the last living member of the Sartorian ruling family is returning to break the enchantment and free her people. She has the aid of a motley collection of youngsters, including Lilah (heroine of the previous book). This can probably be enjoyed on its own merits, but reading the previous book first would help. As would familiarity with Sartorias-deles.

This flows much more smoothly than Spy Princess, and the narrative voices are much better. An excellent filling in of gaps in Sartorias-deles history. ( )