I enjoyed this sequel to the first Dirge for Prester John though not as much as I liked the first (or either of the Orphan Tales). I might be suffering from Valente fatigue (I can't imagine why), which is just what happens when you find a new author and devour read their books. (Given the fate of poor Hiob, I'll probably not devour books any time soon.
Overall, this book was good, though it did suffer a bit from sequelitis, which is that it doesn't really do any of the exciting stuff that the first book did, because you're no longer getting to know the world and discovering it, but it also doesn't really have a sense of conclusion. It's "The Two Towers" of the series, I suppose. Still, I really enjoyed it and, overall, think that Valente's take on the Prester John story is brilliant.