I agree, Morgan Llewellyn's Lion of Ireland is excellent!
I just discovered a new author named Scott Lynch, finished his first, The Lies of Locke Lamora and am more than halfway through Red Seas Under Red Skies.
Incidentally, for those who watched the third Presidential debate, Bob Schieffer has an autobiography out that's very interesting. He started as a newspaper reporter in TX and has had a most interesting career.