I bought this book as I wanted something catagorised in the fantasy genre, but at the same time something a bit more original.

I was very impressed. I loved the style of writing, the choice of words themselves as well as the settings, the characters and the story which is very in-depth and suprising.

At certain parts of the book, the story does seem a little disjointed, where a chapter will start somewhere you don't expect it, thought with a little further reading, it's easy to understand where the author is coming from.

Highly recommended.

This book and trilogy is great. Ill be honest, I was put of by the cover and story description but this is one these books you cant put down. Durzo is one of the best characters ever and the assassin training is depicted realistically and brutal. The "talent " aspect annoyed me a little, as I thought it was a bit of an easy option to enhance the story. However its not a blatant magic and kind of has parallels with Jedi powers (without sounding cheesy). Anyway, don't just think you need to only enjoy modern fiction to enjoy this, I only thought I liked sci-fi novels until I read this! A great read, that'll put a smile across your face. Note to other reviewer. How can you review half a book?

A good story - not the usual good vs evil fantasy plot; some really good ideas... Sure, the book isn't perfect, but has this something that makes reading it a real pleasure... Waiting for more, Mr Weeks :D