Could not put down.

I haven't read Red Queen's War yet, but this book feels very different from Broken Empire. The usual Mark Lawrence flair is there, and the violence, but the moral center is shifted back into the human spectrum. The world-building is sparse, but efficient, and the mix of science fiction and fantasy that ML has put into each of his worlds still feels fresh. It hints at more, but leaves plenty unresolved - yet it doesn't feel unsatisfactory.

Nona is a very fun protagonist as well. She feels very much like Arya, but the dream-Arya who returns to Westeros and murders her way across the kingdoms. The fight scenes are visceral.

Most importantly, the book is about magic warrior nuns.