If I could give this book ten stars, I would have. It is a rare book that will make me care for the society that promotes values so different from my own. I could not believe that I actually sympathized with the society that makes murders for hire part of their everyday life. Um, they call them swor...
I adored this when I first read it over a year ago. It's my first time re-reading it since I read the sequel, and it's interesting to keep in mind the things you learn about Alec in that book. Beyond that, my thoughts are much like they were the first time I read it: Alec is my favorite forever, and...
My first stab (no pun intended) at fantasy. There's no magic or other races to speak of here, it's just fantasy in that it's a fictitious place and time, so it feels alot like a historical swashbuckler. A very good historical swashbuckler.
Not your traditional fantasy. It has swordfighting, mystery, a intense nontraditional love affair between the 2 main characters...both males. The writing was lush and the world created strange, but familiar. Nice reading.
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