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Livak is bored. Winter in the Kellarin colony has its amusements but she's pretty much exhausted them and is eager to be doing something else. When Ryshad and Temar tell her of their plan to reclaim the southern settlement established by the original colonists, Livak reckons she may as well go along too. What she doesn't reckon on are the pirates looting the midway islands. Meanwhile In Hadrumal, the wizards are increasingly enmeshed in their own politics ... With magical storytelling, show more powerful characters and a richly detailed world, Juliet E. McKenna concludes her wonderful Tales of Einarinn with THE ASSASSIN'S EDGE. Find out more about this title and others at www.orbitbooks.co.uk show lessTags
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The fifth in Juliet McKenna's Einarinn series, of which I am a moderate fan (see third and fourth books previously). Once again, competently done, and most of the threads from the first four books pulled together (though I did want to hear more of the lascivious island race from book #2). Among McKenna's strengths (others are mentioned in my previous reviews) are decent battle scenes - just enough detail to make you feel that it's a confusing, violent situation to be in, without at the same time confusing the reader (or at least this reader). There's also a wonderfully described bath scene. And the final confrontations with the bad guys are most satisfying. I was slightly surprised, though it's not show more really a criticism, by the low-key tone of the final wrap-up chapters after the plot is basically over; I'd somehow expected something more dramatic after five books and 2500 pages. But perhaps McKenna is just trying to tell us that life goes on. show less
The fifth in Juliet McKenna's Einarinn series, of which I am a moderate fan (see third and fourth books previously). Once again, competently done, and most of the threads from the first four books pulled together (though I did want to hear more of the lascivious island race from book #2). Among McKenna's strengths (others are mentioned in my previous reviews) are decent battle scenes - just enough detail to make you feel that it's a confusing, violent situation to be in, without at the same time confusing the reader (or at least this reader). There's also a wonderfully described bath scene. And the final confrontations with the bad guys are most satisfying. I was slightly surprised, though it's not show more really a criticism, by the low-key tone of the final wrap-up chapters after the plot is basically over; I'd somehow expected something more dramatic after five books and 2500 pages. But perhaps McKenna is just trying to tell us that life goes on. show less
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- Canonical title
- The Assassin's Edge
- Original title
- The Assassin's Edge
- Original publication date
- 2002 (1st published in Great Britain by Orbit) (1st published in Great Britain by Orbit); 2003-12 (1st Eos paperback printing) (1st Eos paperback printing)
- People/Characters
- Livak; Ryshad
- Dedication
- For Marior and Michael, Corinne and Helen, Rae and with fond memories, George. So much support, in so many ways, for so many years.
- First words
- Notice from the Prefecture of the University of Col
To all Resident Mentors and Scholars
By long tradition festivals at the turn of every season are a time for this university to welcome visitors from other seats of lea... (show all)rning. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I kissed him and it was enough, more than enough, for that blissful moment and, as far as I could see, it always would be.
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- Jones, J.V.
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- Engels
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