I really enjoyed this over the first one as I it explained these characters in more detail. Good for us that havent followed the books. I am not sure about the added battle sequence as I was too blown away by the inprovement in sound, over a already wonderful orig. track. But, the DTS-ES again is, clearly, superior. I kept turning my head backwards from the discrete use of the rear surrounds. Its such an improvement over the matrix DD-ES version. Cant wait for more!!