Thanks for your feedback, Nesa. Glad you liked the book so much. I've always liked Femke as a character from the moment she appeared in the Emperor's study in
First Sword I knew she was something special. It seems strange at the moment not to be writing about Shandar and Thrandor any more, but my new fantasy world has taken shape in my mind more quickly and far more completely than Thrandor and Shandar ever did.
I was more than a little proud of the Imperial Trilogy, but it already seems an age since I was working on it. At the moment it's dragons, mystical orbs, World War I and tantalising riddles that are playing with my mind. I'm busily drafting
Shadow, the second book in the Dragon Orb series, and I'm pleased to say that there are several key people at my publishers getting as excited as I am about the launch of
Firestorm next year.
As you enjoyed Imperial Spy, I feel confident that you will love
Assassin and
Traitor. I still feel as if I'm improving with every book, so there's plenty of fun and excitement left to come yet.