Belligerati

Please excuse the light posting. I was in Texas at a conference and found myself exhausted and busy upon my return. I managed to work my way through The Tourmaline and most of  The White Tyger. They are the second and third books of The Princess of Romania series that I discussed in An enjoyable fantasy read. The series gets better and better.  Unlike most fantasy novels that do not discuss why certain people get the divine right to rule us, why technology exists if magic is possible, why the main characters seem not mind having their entire lives manipulated and planned by forces outside of their control, or how evil people think about what they do and manage to attract loyal followers, this book seriously engages the most interesting questions that fantasy novels leave inspected. The fantasy novel aspects are good and the writing is excellent as well.