While at the end of the first book everything goes to hell, it still ended on a happy note, with the main character (Azoth) giving up his life of being a deadly shadow and instead moving to another town with his girlfriend (Doll Girl) and adoptive daughter (almost inconsequential except being a living macguffin). The ending causes it to trip up as it starts moving REALLY fast (to fast) and has everything go to hell to set up the second "act" (book). There were some bad spots to me, like the idea that the world needs to have the underworld highly organized and structured in order for the nation to work (basically being the honest to god shadow government). It builds itself well, explains it's own mythos and allows for the reader to be drawn into the world, even if (after a bit) you start to loose track of a few characters. Well paced the characters are fun, and it's not so bleak that you loose all hope. I read it before going out and buying the second and third books because I don't want to buy them and then regret my purchase (which is ultimately what ended up happening anyway). Understand, this isn't going to be a comprehensive review, it's going to be more of a rant.Įarlier this year I was playing AC and needed some more Assassiny stuff to work with in my head, so I picked up the first book in the Trilogy.
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