So, having read the books, I decided I’d check out the TV show. I was pleased to find that it had just wrapped up last month and so there’s no need to wait to finish it. Made it through season 1 so far, and I’m pretty pleased with how well the story translated. As with the books, you have to be willing to overlook the cheesy whirlwind true-love-in-a-few-days romance, but beyond that it’s well done. I’d have rather they picked a Miriam about six inches shorter and an Ysabeau 20 years younger, to be more like the characters in the novels, but that’s just nitpicking. And in at least one aspect I think the show is quite a bit better than the books…the danger posed by the Congregation and their allies is much more obvious, building throughout the story instead of just popping up in a couple of places.