I am in complete agreement with the other people who have reviewed this book. I found it to be a griping somehow not trite quick paced fantasy.That said, I was quite surprised to find zero mention of Princess Julia in either of the reviews, or the book blurb. Based on the reviews, a reader would be left with the erroneous impression that Prince Rupert saves the world all by his lonesome, and that Julia just does some tasteful swooning as needed. Rest assured Fisher fans, Princess Julia is anything but tame and ladylike, and she is by no means forgettable. In many ways she just doesn't steal the show, she is the show.So, for those of you who, like me, read the Hawk and Fisher books because you like Fisher, don't be fooled by these reviews. Fisher/Julia has her customary leading role in Blue Moon Rising.