After listening to Christa Lewis narrate Arrows of the Queen, I pressed on to the second book in the series and Christa once again did a more than serviceable job with the audio-book narration. The prose is clear and well paced and the main character voices are well realized. Being set on the road and containing fewer of the most well-loved characters in the Valdemar saga this one was even easier on the ears than volume one. Just re-listened to this one and it was more enjoyable listening a second time. In some ways, this is my favorite of the Heralds of Valdemar Trilogy. The issues seemed more focused and the continued character development was enjoyable. Of course, part of that might be my aversion to sad tales and knowing what's to come.

Wonderful continuation of the story. Excellent narrator - I love listening to her!