Synopsis:
For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take
for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned to judge
people quickly - and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo
Blint.
But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life
and embrace a new identity and name. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate
the assassins' world of dangerous politics and strange magics - and cultivate a
flair for death.
Review:
This trilogy had so much
potential. The plot was compelling, the storyline sound. The book has some
great characters you can follow. Personally I think this should not have been a
trilogy, but a series. The author should have expanded and given more time to
tell the whole story.
I hate how after one part, it
will skip to another part days later without even a clear explanation on what
happened. At times, the timeline would be confusing, skipping ahead or zeroing
on some characters view which is different from the view of the previous
chapter.
There are some useless characters
that were given limelight. The author should have just focus on the important
characters POV instead of inserting background characters POV thus the reason
for the confusion. There are even characters who are important at the start who
slowly dwindled to being background characters, losing their solid part in the
story.
Sad, but I was disappointed. I
just finish the whole thing so I could honestly say that.
~ Djan
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