What to expect:
Lore, lots of lore. If you're not familiar with the minor houses of Dorne, Reach, and Stormlands, you will be after reading this novel. There will be a lot of politics involving these minor houses, which I think is awesome because it gives you a greater sense of how big the world is.
About the MC: Just like in my other novel (read it), he's not an emotionless block of ice with zero real interpersonal relationships. He's colder than the other MC, but not yet to the point where you could diagnose him with psychopathy.