I got some Game of Thrones vibes from this Novel. It's not GOT, but the major building blocks rime.

It's more YA, concentrating on the training and coming of age of the princes. This isn't competence porn, these heirs to the empire have allot to learn and they're not too bright.

This isn't the smartest fantasy novel I've read but it grabbed me. I listened to it at every opportunity, and because it wasn't too complicated it was easy to listen to in any situation.