2 Days to Go: 5 Things you Should Know about ‘Palace’ (very minor spoilers/hints)

I’ve provided a few hints below to whet your appetite without spoiling the plot, but I know that some of you hate spoilers in any fashion, so I’m putting the text below behind a click-through.  Proceed if you can’t wait, or stop now if you prefer.

1. ‘Palace of Asteria’ is over twice the length of the first book.
2. We learn a lot more about Jagor’s past.
3. We go at last to Asteria.  Are the stories true?  Is Lucy ready?
4. We meet Jagor’s folks, the King and Queen (and you thought meeting your in-laws for the first time was a big deal)
5. Monaco.  Casino.  Tuxedo.  Jagor.