The historical part of the novel was interesting enough but given it's not an era of history I'm well-versed in (especially the British stuff) I wasn't as interested in some of the historical cameos. On the other hand, I would expect such complexities offer a lot in the sense of rereading value, which I'll definitely do in the future as I really enjoyed it. Personally, I prefer my plots to be a bit more straightforward and not spending the last fifth of the book asking myself who this character is or how those characters met. I would personally recommend taking some notes on a couple of the recurring characters just to be able to know which side everyone's on and who's backstabbing who. The action also jumps from character to character and from scene to scene, which further messes up the action. This is partially because a lot of the English nobles have the same names (Richard, Edward, etc) but also because the author calls them by both their names and surnames from time to time. The plot revolves around the War of the Roses (a civil war that took place in England during the second half of the 15th century) and it's quite hard to follow, especially during the second half of the book. The Dragon Waiting is a historical fantasy novel set in the late 15th century (early Renaissance) in an alternate universe in which the Byzantine empire has become more and more powerful instead of decaying during the middle ages.

The dragon waiting john m ford