Cullen is on a role with these Historical adventures! I have to be honest here, I missed the first two books in this series, but even so, I thoroughly enjoyed Winter Warrior and had no trouble following along. If Cullen didn't explain it himself, it was either self explanatory or I did a web search on any questions I may have had. Styrkar is a magnificent character and I know I must start from the beginning to learn his full scope. Ronan is the slimy, dirty dealing kind of character you love to hate. This is already the second book of Richard Cullen's I've read this year, the other being Crusade, so I think this is going to be a banner year for Historical Novels!